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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Dcchick
3-5 77
87.12
 
VS
proj
JENNIFER R's Team
66.36 4-4
110.15

Offensively challenged Dcchick knock off JENNIFER R's Team, 77.00-66.36

With the ninth-ranked point total in the league for the week, Dcchick were lucky to earn a win against an opponent that had an even worse week, securing a 77.00-66.36 win over JENNIFER R's Team. Dcchick took a 19.30-point lead on Thursday behind a outstanding effort from Lamar Miller and never looked back. Saquon Barkley (38 Rush Yds, 73 Rec Yds) and Tom Brady (324 Pass Yds) did their part for JENNIFER R's Team in the loss. Dcchick (3-5) will look to add to their success against Discount Belicheck, while JENNIFER R's Team (4-4) will try to generate some positive momentum against Espiritu de Noches.

Matchup Timeline

  Dcchick   JENNIFER R's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Miller ran for 133 yards and a touchdown as the Texans beat the Dolphins 42-23. In doing so, he put up 19.3 points to scored 67.8% higher than his 11.5-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Dcchick this week. Next week, Miller will play the Broncos.
Lamar Miller

Top Player Comparison

Dcchick
Points
% of total points 77
1
Jared Goff
QB
26.5
21.13
34.4%
2
Lamar Miller
RB
19.3
11.5
25.1%
3
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
8
6.52
10.4%
4
Nelson Agholor
WR
7.8
6.77
10.1%
JENNIFER R's Team
Points
% of total points 66.36
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
15.6
19.49
23.5%
2
Tom Brady
QB
13.76
20.42
20.7%
3
Eric Ebron
TE
11.2
9.02
16.9%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
8.5
16.27
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Lamar Miller had a 58-yard run for Dcchick, helping to stake the team to a 19.30-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Dcchick boasted a 77.00-50.60 lead. For Dcchick, Jared Goff had a 30-yard touchdown pass. Eric Ebron had a 20-yard touchdown catch for JENNIFER R's Team, while Tyreek Hill had a 40-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Dcchick   JENNIFER R's Team
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means it's about time take a closer look at the Standings.
Dcchick
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Dcchick making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 92.33 points per game through eight weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
2283 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 116 Rush Yds
Jared Goff
Best Drafted
2425 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
Geoff Swaim
Best Acquisition
19 Rec, 205 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
JENNIFER R's Team
JENNIFER R's Team will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 120.71 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the team finds itself currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Saquon Barkley
MVP
519 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 497 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
44 Rec, 705 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Eric Ebron
Best Acquisition
36 Rec, 394 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Dcchick won even though only four of their nine starters exceeded their projected scores.
JENNIFER R's Team had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Dcchick won despite starting Allen Robinson II, who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
This matchup featured the week's two lowest-scoring teams.
The matchup's 10.64-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
The defeat snaps a three-game winning streak for JENNIFER R's Team.
In upset games this season, Dcchick moves to (1-0), while JENNIFER R's Team falls to (0-2).