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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Sooners
3-4 114.75
99.53
 
VS
proj
What?!
80.25 3-4
75.63

Sooners defeat What?! in 114.75-80.25 rout

Sooners showed up, rolling to a 114.75-80.25 victory over What?!. There was very little drama in the matchup, as Sooners jumped out to a 55.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 51.25 points from the Los Angeles Rams defense (10 Pts Allowed, 228 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) and Trey Burton (9 Rec, 126 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Odell Beckham Jr. (20 points) and Drew Brees (17) led the way for What?! in the loss. Sooners improve to 3-4 on the season, while What?! fall to 3-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Sooners   What?!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 18 points, Burton nearly tripled his 6.08-point projection as the Bears lost to the Patriots 38-31. He caught 9 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the second-highest percentage of any TE in the league this season. In Week 8, Burton and the Bears will battle the Jets.
Trey Burton

Top Player Comparison

Sooners
Points
% of total points 114.75
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
33.25
12.43
29%
2
Trey Burton
TE
18
6.08
15.7%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
16
13.96
13.9%
4
Jared Goff
QB
15.5
21
13.5%
What?!
Points
% of total points 80.25
1
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
20
11.08
24.9%
2
Drew Brees
QB
17
19.75
21.2%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
16.25
11.48
20.2%
4
A.J. Green
WR
11
12.68
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Monday
Odell Beckham Jr. had a 51-yard catch for What?!.

Points By Position

  Sooners   What?!
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already halfway through the season, meaning it's about time take a closer look at the Standings.
Sooners
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Sooners making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 102.14 points per game through seven weeks, 5th-best in the league.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
363 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 362 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Best Drafted
Jared Goff
Best Acquisition
2130 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
What?!
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine What?! making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 91.64 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
1870 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Best Drafted
Andrew Luck
Best Acquisition
1948 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Sooners scored higher than their projected point totals.
What?! had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Was What?! even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Sooners put up more points than their season scoring average (102.14) while What?! fell short of theirs (91.64).
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
Not only did Sooners win, but they also covered the 23.9-point forecasted margin of victory.
Sooners moves to (1-2) in blowout games this year, while What?! falls to (2-3).
On the losing side, Odell Beckham Jr. scored 20 points, the top overall score for a wideout this week.