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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Brees Knees
3-3 94.6
94.26
 
VS
proj
Arakaans Assassins
94.36 2-4
66.98

Brees Knees top Arakaans Assassins in 94.60-94.36 battle

Despite similar records, Brees Knees held a significant season point advantage over Arakaans Assassins coming into this one (485-380). After some nervous moments, they lived up to their reputation with a close victory, narrowly earning a 94.60-94.36 win. Arakaans Assassins had a chance to come from behind on Sunday night, but they came up short. Brees Knees led 85.40-78.56 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 15.8 points from Adam Thielen on Sunday night for Arakaans Assassins. Brees Knees were led by James Conner (146 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 66 Rec Yds) and Jared Goff (295 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs). Brees Knees (3-3) will look to rack up another W against Kevins Micro Dongs, while Arakaans Assassins (2-4) try to get back on track against JS'S ESPNY!FFMFL.

Matchup Timeline

  Brees Knees   Arakaans Assassins

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 33.2 points, Conner more-than-doubled his 15.42-point projection as the Steelers beat the Browns 33-18. He racked up 212 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Brees Knees this week. Next week, Conner will face the Ravens.
James Conner

Top Player Comparison

Brees Knees
Points
% of total points 94.6
1
James Conner
RB
33.2
15.42
35.1%
2
Jared Goff
QB
26.5
21.14
28%
3
Davante Adams
WR
13.3
12.66
14.1%
4
Mark Ingram
RB
9.2
11.04
9.7%
Arakaans Assassins
Points
% of total points 94.36
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
20.2
13.52
21.4%
2
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB
19.56
0
20.7%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
15.8
15.32
16.7%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
14.6
8.47
15.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DeAndre Hopkins had a 49-yard touchdown catch for Arakaans Assassins, helping give Arakaans Assassins a 20.20--4.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were multiple players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Brees Knees had a 85.40-78.56 lead. Davante Adams had a 48-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for Brees Knees, while Jared Goff had a 30-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Ryan Fitzpatrick had a 72-yard touchdown pass for Arakaans Assassins, while Aaron Jones had a 33-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Brees Knees   Arakaans Assassins
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the halfway mark. How about we refresh the Standings?
Brees Knees
Brees Knees will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 98.18 points per game through five weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the squad finds itself well within playoff position.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
2425 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
James Conner
Best Drafted
599 Rush Yds, 9 Rush TDs, 323 Rec Yds
Best Acquisition
Arakaans Assassins
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Arakaans Assassins making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 77.10 points per game through five weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Adam Thielen
MVP
74 Rec, 925 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
53 Rec, 789 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

What If

Brees Knees would have beaten 11 other teams besides Arakaans Assassins this week.
Arakaans Assassins would have lost to just three other teams besides Brees Knees this week.
Brees Knees would be 5-1 if they played Arakaans Assassins every week.
Had they played each other last week, Brees Knees would have beaten Arakaans Assassins 70.38-55.9.
Brees Knees would be 4-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Arakaans Assassins.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Brees Knees, Arakaans Assassins would be 1-4.
If Brees Knees had played every team in the league each week, they would be 61-25.
If they played every team every week, Arakaans Assassins would be 36-50.