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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
James's Swell Team
4-4 132.6
119.72
 
VS
proj
Discount Belicheck
104.86 3-5
118.49

James's Swell Team outperform projections, knock off Discount Belicheck in 132.60-104.86 rout

James's Swell Team outperformed expectations, rolling to a 132.60-104.86 win over Discount Belicheck, who fell short of projections. Discount Belicheck grabbed a 4.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all James's Swell Team after that. They were led by Todd Gurley II, who racked up 195 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass for 30.5 points, and Joe Mixon, who racked up 138 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (27.3 points). Andrew Luck (239 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Adam Thielen (15 Rush Yds, 103 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Discount Belicheck in the loss. James's Swell Team (4-4) will look to build on their success against Matthew's Team, while Discount Belicheck (3-5) will face Dcchick in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  James's Swell Team   Discount Belicheck

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Saints defense (20 Pts Allowed, 423 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 15 points in a 30-20 win over the Vikings in Week 8. Their scoring output nearly tripled their 5.03-point projection and was much higher than their 4.38-point season scoring average. The Saints defense will face the Rams next week.
The New Orleans Saints defense

Top Player Comparison

James's Swell Team
Points
% of total points 132.6
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
30.5
24.44
23%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
27.3
16
20.6%
3
Mike Evans
WR
26.9
14.17
20.3%
4
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
15
5.03
11.3%
Discount Belicheck
Points
% of total points 104.86
1
Andrew Luck
QB
23.36
21.69
22.3%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
19.3
19.63
18.4%
3
A.J. Green
WR
16.1
17.26
15.4%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
15.6
9.51
14.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was James's Swell Team who took the lead, 90.00-74.86. Todd Gurley II had a 30-yard touchdown catch for James's Swell Team, while Joe Mixon had a 43-yard run. Meanwhile, Andrew Luck had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Discount Belicheck, while Aaron Jones had a 33-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  James's Swell Team   Discount Belicheck
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means we ought to refresh the Standings.
James's Swell Team
James's Swell 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 squad is averaging the 3rd-most points per game in the league (116.91 ppg), leaving James's Swell Team with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 5 in the Standings.
Important Players
Todd Gurley II
MVP
800 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 351 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Drew Brees
Best Drafted
1990 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Best Acquisition
Discount Belicheck
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Discount Belicheck making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit currently finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 108.90 points per game through eight weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Adam Thielen
MVP
74 Rec, 925 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Andrew Luck
Best Drafted
2187 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs
Aldrick Rosas
Best Acquisition
17-18 FG, 53 long, 9-9 XP

What If

James's Swell Team would have beaten six other teams besides Discount Belicheck this week.
Discount Belicheck would have lost to five other teams besides James's Swell Team this week.
If James's Swell Team played Discount Belicheck every week this season, they'd be 6-2.
Discount Belicheck would have been victorious over James's Swell Team 125.54-84.88 had they played each other last week.
James's Swell Team would be 5-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Discount Belicheck.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as James's Swell Team, Discount Belicheck would be 1-6.
If James's Swell Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 48-24.
If they played every team every week, Discount Belicheck would be 31-41.