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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS
7-0 165.89
138.77
 
VS
proj
My Name Is Prince
114.19 3-4
117.48

TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS beat My Name Is Prince to remain perfect in 165.89-114.19 rout

TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS won their seventh matchup in a row to open the season with a dominant win over My Name Is Prince, rolling to a 165.89-114.19 victory. My Name Is Prince got out to a 8.50-point lead on Thursday, but it was all TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS after that. They were led by Todd Gurley II (63 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 23 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Cam Newton (269 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 49 Rush Yds). Philip Rivers (306 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Saquon Barkley (43 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds) carried the flag for My Name Is Prince in defeat. TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS (7-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against NorthwestSalmonbelli, while My Name Is Prince (3-4) will attempt to get back in the win column against Wolverines.

Matchup Timeline

  TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS   My Name Is Prince

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Falcons in Week 7, Shepard caught 5 passes for 167 yards . In doing so, he put up 24.95 points and nearly tripled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS this week. Shepard will go up against the Redskins next week.
Sterling Shepard

Top Player Comparison

TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS
Points
% of total points 165.89
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
27.6
21.48
16.6%
2
Cam Newton
QB
26.16
19.46
15.8%
3
Sterling Shepard
WR
24.95
8.71
15%
4
Jadeveon Clowney
DE
18
6.41
10.9%
My Name Is Prince
Points
% of total points 114.19
1
Philip Rivers
QB
22.04
20.44
19.3%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
19.65
18.73
17.2%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
10.79
11.4%
4
Jordan Howard
RB
11.05
11.03
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Philip Rivers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 55-yard touchdown pass for My Name Is Prince, who trailed 135.44-89.54 after the early action.
Monday
Sterling Shepard had a 58-yard catch and a 53-yard catch for TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS   My Name Is Prince

Game Notes

Seven of the 14 starting players on TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS scored higher than their projected point totals.
My Name Is Prince lost despite seven of their 14 starters exceeding their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS had one starters score zero points, while My Name Is Prince had three.
Todd Gurley II, Cam Newton, and Sterling Shepard all scored more points than Philip Rivers, the leading scorer for My Name Is Prince.
TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS put up more points than their season scoring average (148.86) while My Name Is Prince fell short of theirs (130.19).
TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS scored more points than their projected total, while My Name Is Prince fell shy of their projection.
Not only did TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS win, but they also easily covered the 21.29-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS moves to (5-0), while My Name Is Prince falls to (2-3).

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