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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Berta
2-6 176.84
190.1
 
VS
proj
Flag on The Play
152.46 5-3
182.32

Flag on The Play fall to Berta, 176.84-152.46

Flag on The Play were unable to bring their A game, as Berta earned a 176.84-152.46 win. Berta never trailed in this one after grabbing a 25.20-point lead on Thursday behind Julio Jones (20.7 points) and Foye Oluokun (4.5). Allen Robinson II (20.7 points) and Jared Cook (16.1) carried the flag for Flag on The Play in the loss. This marks the first time this season Berta have knocked off Flag on The Play, after falling 192.28-158.6 in their last matchup. Berta (2-6) will look to sustain their momentum against Mack North, while Flag on The Play (5-3) match up against Axel in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Berta   Flag on The Play

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Woods scored 28.4 points in a 28-17 loss to the Dolphins to more-than-double his 14.15-point projection. He caught 7 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Berta this week. Woods will go up against the Seahawks in Week 9.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

Berta
Points
% of total points 176.84
1
Robert Woods
WR
28.4
14.15
16.1%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
25.8
18.73
14.6%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
22.54
20.73
12.7%
4
Julio Jones
WR
20.7
18.28
11.7%
Flag on The Play
Points
% of total points 152.46
1
Allen Robinson II
WR
20.7
15.43
13.6%
2
Jared Cook
TE
16.1
9.94
10.6%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
12.8
16.66
8.4%
4
David Montgomery
RB
12.5
15.77
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Berta emerged with a 146.84-65.26 lead. Tyreek Hill had a 41-yard touchdown catch and a 36-yard touchdown catch for Berta, while Aaron Rodgers had a 45-yard pass. Josh Allen made the highlight reel for Flag on The Play with a 41-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Allen Robinson II had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Flag on The Play, who trailed 155.34-129.86 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  Berta   Flag on The Play

What If

Berta would have beaten four other teams besides Flag on The Play this week.
Flag on The Play would have lost to five other teams besides Berta this week.
Berta would be 2-6 if they played Flag on The Play every week.
Last week, Flag on The Play would have been victorious over Berta 211.58-159.72.
Berta would be 1-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Flag on The Play.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Berta, Flag on The Play would be 1-5.
If Berta had played every team in the league each week, they would be 10-46.
If they played every team every week, Flag on The Play would be 24-32.

Next Week Preview

Berta
Berta (2-6) face Mack North (3-5) in a Week 9 showdown between teams separated by just a game in the standings. Each team has players on bye next week, as Robert Woods, Jared Goff, John Johnson III, and John Ross III are off for Berta, while Mack North will be missing Aaron Donald and Myles Garrett. When it comes to recent scoring output, these two teams have been mirror images of each other lately. Berta have scored 162.72 points per game over the last three weeks, while Mack North have averaged 161.15 per matchup over that same span.
Flag on The Play
The road ahead gets no easier for fourth-place Flag on The Play, as they'll now get to go up against first-place Axel in Week 9. Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 9, as Cooper Kupp, Giovani Bernard, Tyler Boyd, Jessie Bates III, A.J. Green, Dallas Goedert, Derek Barnett, and Joe Mixon are off for Axel and Brandon Graham, Malcolm Brown, B.J. Goodson, Austin Hooper, and Nathan Gerry will be out for Flag on The Play.