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Week 8 NFL Advanced Analytics Superstars

Aaron Watson  —  @AaronWatsonFF Oct 31st, 2017
Russell Wilson was superb in a shootout win in Week 8. According to our metrics, who were last week's other top performers?

Now at the halfway point in the NFL season, it's not uncommon to see plenty of the same names recurring on the Analytics Superstar list. Still, there is always room to accommodate emerging players such as JuJu Smith-Schuster or Alex Collins.

Each week in this space, we'll take a look at offensive players at each position who helped put their team in the best position to win. However, we'll be going beyond just the box score by diving into the impact of each player on their team's success.

To do this, we'll utilize our signature metric, Net Expected Points (NEP), which quantifies the number of points a player adds to his team versus how he's expected to perform. When a player rushes for 5 yards on a 3rd-and-3 and keeps the drive -- and potential for scoring points -- alive, he'll add more to his team's expected point total than when a player rushes for 5 yards on a 3rd-and-9 and forces his team to punt. You can learn more about NEP in our glossary.

So, who were Week 8's NEP superstars?

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