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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
神奇De里瓦尔多
4-4 97.04
105.46
 
VS
proj
librabian
87.3 2-6
101.17

librabian succumb to 神奇De里瓦尔多, 97.04-87.30

There's no way around it, librabian underperformed, at least based on projections, as 神奇De里瓦尔多 earned a 97.04-87.30 win. 神奇De里瓦尔多 never trailed in this one after earning a 5.54-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Todd Gurley II (27.5 points) and Tarik Cohen (17). Andy Dalton (20.2 points) and Kareem Hunt (14.6) did everything they could for librabian in the loss. 神奇De里瓦尔多 (4-4) will look to build on their success against TD Murray, while librabian (2-6) attempt to develop some positive momentum against yaoge221.

Matchup Timeline

  神奇De里瓦尔多   librabian

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Olsen (4 Rec, 56 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 11.6 points in a 36-21 win over the Ravens in Week 8. His scoring output nearly doubled his 6.17-point projection and was much higher than his 4.37-point season scoring average. Olsen will face the Buccaneers next week.
Greg Olsen

Top Player Comparison

神奇De里瓦尔多
Points
% of total points 97.04
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
27.5
22.32
28.3%
2
Tarik Cohen
RB
17
10.54
17.5%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
15.94
22.4
16.4%
4
Greg Olsen
TE
11.6
6.17
12%
librabian
Points
% of total points 87.3
1
Andy Dalton
QB
20.2
20.36
23.1%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
14.6
15.8
16.7%
3
O.J. Howard
TE
12.8
6.16
14.7%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
8.6
11.25
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the dust settled, 神奇De里瓦尔多 became the proud owner of a 92.84-87.30 lead. Aaron Rodgers had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard pass for 神奇De里瓦尔多, while Todd Gurley II had a 30-yard touchdown catch. Kareem Hunt made the highlight reel for librabian with a 23-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  神奇De里瓦尔多   librabian
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means it's about time to catch up on the Standings.
神奇De里瓦尔多
神奇De里瓦尔多 may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the unit is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (101.84 ppg), propelling 神奇De里瓦尔多 to No. 5 in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Todd Gurley II
MVP
800 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 351 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Aaron Rodgers
Best Drafted
2283 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 116 Rush Yds
the Arizona Cardinals defense
Best Acquisition
24.9 Avg Pts Allowed, 367.8 Avg Yds Allowed, 12 Turnovers
librabian
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine librabian making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad currently finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 94.41 points per game through eight weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Kareem Hunt
MVP
592 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 262 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Zach Ertz
Best Drafted
61 Rec, 644 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Andy Dalton
Best Acquisition
2102 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. librabian need some help then, averaging just 94.41 versus 神奇De里瓦尔多's 101.84.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" 神奇De里瓦尔多 (4-4) have a better record than librabian (2-6).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. 神奇De里瓦尔多 has left fewer points on the bench this season (291.72) than librabian (330.78).
Once 神奇De里瓦尔多 put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than librabian (1 vs 0).
神奇De里瓦尔多 are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than librabian (1).
神奇De里瓦尔多 have the clutch gene, with more close wins than librabian (1 vs 0).
By position, 神奇De里瓦尔多 have outscored librabian at QB, RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for 神奇De里瓦尔多 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for librabian (1).
Hey librabian, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!