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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Roy's Rad Team
4-4 115.46
121.87
 
VS
proj
chicago bears
90.4 3-5
91.7

Offensively challenged Roy's Rad Team come back to knock off chicago bears, 115.46-90.40

Ranking eighth in the league in points scored for the week, Roy's Rad Team were lucky to earn a win against a team that had an even worse week, staging a comeback for a 115.46-90.40 win over chicago bears. Roy's Rad Team trailed 90.40-69.70 heading into Monday night, but the unit came storming back behind the New England Patriots defense, who allowed only 6 points, surrendered 333 yards, and forced 2 turnovers for 20 points, and Tom Brady, who passed for 324 yards (13.76 points). Tyler Boyd (9 Rec, 138 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and O.J. Howard (4 Rec, 68 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for chicago bears in the loss. Roy's Rad Team improve to 4-4 on the season, while chicago bears fall to 3-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Roy's Rad Team   chicago bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 9.56 points, the Patriots defense more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 20 points in a 25-6 win over the Bills. They allowed only 6 points, surrendered 333 yards, and forced 2 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Roy's Rad Team this week. Next week, the Patriots will go up against the Packers.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Roy's Rad Team
Points
% of total points 115.46
1
James Conner
RB
35.7
17.79
30.9%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
20
9.56
17.3%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
19.6
15.92
17%
4
Tom Brady
QB
13.76
20.42
11.9%
chicago bears
Points
% of total points 90.4
1
Tyler Boyd
WR
24.1
11.52
26.7%
2
O.J. Howard
TE
14.8
7.92
16.4%
3
DeSean Jackson
WR
14.7
8.97
16.3%
4
David Johnson
RB
12
13.78
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, after which chicago bears became the proud owner of a 82.60-69.70 lead. For Roy's Rad Team, James Conner had a 22-yard touchdown run. DeSean Jackson made the highlight reel for chicago bears with a 60-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Roy's Rad Team   chicago bears
Standings Update
How about we refresh the Standings? After all, we're already at the midpoint of the season, believe it or not.
Roy's Rad Team
Roy's Rad Team rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through eight weeks, the unit is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (119.84 ppg), leaving Roy's Rad Team on the outside looking in for the playoffs at No. 5 in the Standings.
Important Players
James Conner
MVP
599 Rush Yds, 9 Rush TDs, 323 Rec Yds
Best Drafted
the New England Patriots defense
Best Acquisition
23.1 Avg Pts Allowed, 382.8 Avg Yds Allowed, 16 Turnovers
chicago bears
To be fair, it could be worse. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 95.77, chicago bears hold the No. 9 spot in the Standings. While the team currently is on the outside looking in for the playoffs, there's still time to make a run.
Important Players
Julio Jones
MVP
53 Rec, 812 Rec Yds
Best Drafted
Matt Ryan
Best Acquisition
2335 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs

What If

Roy's Rad Team would have beaten only one other team besides chicago bears this week.
chicago bears would have lost to seven other teams besides Roy's Rad Team this week.
If they played chicago bears every week, Roy's Rad Team would be 6-2 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Roy's Rad Team would have beaten chicago bears 136.78-89.66.
Roy's Rad Team would be 5-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as chicago bears.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Roy's Rad Team, chicago bears would be 3-4.
If Roy's Rad Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 35-37.
If they played every team every week, chicago bears would be 14-58.