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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Oakland Dirty Dawgs
4-3 147.2
150.48
 
VS
proj
Madden Legend
140.26 4-3
161.99

Madden Legend succumb to Oakland Dirty Dawgs, 147.20-140.26

There's no way around it, Madden Legend didn't do their job, at least based on projections, as Oakland Dirty Dawgs secured a 147.20-140.26 victory. Oakland Dirty Dawgs earned an early 18.74-point lead on Thursday. Madden Legend bounced back to take the lead during the late games on Sunday, powered by John Brown (19.7 points) and Alvin Kamara (15.43). Not to be deterred, Oakland Dirty Dawgs made a run later that night, as Kareem Hunt (34.35 points) put them back ahead once and for all. Oakland Dirty Dawgs (4-3) will look to keep it rolling against Chucky, while Madden Legend (4-3) take on Ballers in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Oakland Dirty Dawgs   Madden Legend

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 19 points, the Browns defense more-than-tripled their 6.1-point projection in a 26-23 loss to the Buccaneers. They allowed 26 points, surrendered 456 yards, and forced 4 turnovers to beat their projection by the second-highest percentage of any DEF in the league this season. Next week, the Browns will face the Steelers.
The Cleveland Browns defense

Top Player Comparison

Oakland Dirty Dawgs
Points
% of total points 147.2
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
34.35
16.83
23.3%
2
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
19
6.1
12.9%
3
Phillip Lindsay
RB
18.74
9.47
12.7%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
13.9
11.25
9.4%
Madden Legend
Points
% of total points 140.26
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
25.54
27.68
18.2%
2
John Brown
WR
19.7
7.99
14%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
15.43
17.44
11%
4
Tevin Coleman
RB
14.6
13.45
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Phillip Lindsay had a 28-yard touchdown run for Oakland Dirty Dawgs, helping to stake the team to a 18.74-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was Oakland Dirty Dawgs who emerged with the lead, 109.05-75.79. Josh Gordon had a 55-yard catch for Oakland Dirty Dawgs, while Robbie Gould had a 51-yard field goal. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for Madden Legend with a couple of 34-yard touchdown passes.
Sunday Late
John Brown had a 56-yard catch for Madden Legend to contribute to a 125.66-109.05 lead for the team.
Monday
Tevin Coleman had a 30-yard touchdown run for Madden Legend.

Points By Position

  Oakland Dirty Dawgs   Madden Legend
Standings Update
How about we check in on the Standings? We're already halfway through the season after all, believe it or not.
Oakland Dirty Dawgs
Oakland Dirty Dawgs rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 8th-most points per game in the league (151.88 ppg), leaving Oakland Dirty Dawgs with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 8 in the Standings.
Important Players
Kareem Hunt
MVP
542 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 226 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Deshaun Watson
Best Drafted
1937 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 216 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Brock Osweiler
Best Acquisition
654 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs
Madden Legend
Madden Legend will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 165.11 points per game through seven weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the team finds itself currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Kirk Cousins
MVP
2162 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
363 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 362 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Reuben Foster
Best Acquisition
28 Tackles

Game Notes

Just seven of the 16 starters on Oakland Dirty Dawgs exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Madden Legend had only six of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 6.94-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.