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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
The Real Slim Brady
6-1 136.31
138.04
 
VS
proj
Noah's team
136.09 0-7
131.11

Back-and-forth battle ends with The Real Slim Brady coming back to beat Noah's team in 136.31-136.09 battle

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, The Real Slim Brady extended their win streak to five games with a come-from-behind win over Noah's team, coming back to earn a 136.31-136.09 victory. Trailing 136.09-128.51 heading into Monday night, The Real Slim Brady rallied behind Austin Hooper, who caught 3 passes for 48 yards for 7.8 points. Emmanuel Sanders (28 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 102 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and John Brown (7 Rec, 134 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for Noah's team in the loss. The Real Slim Brady (6-1) have now won five straight matchups and will look to add to their success against Mahomes muscles. Noah's team (0-7) will face Team Double Dips in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  The Real Slim Brady   Noah's team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Patriots defense overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 21 points against their 9.51-point projection. In a 38-31 win over the Bears, they allowed 31 points, surrendered 453 yards, and intercepted 2 passes. The Patriots defense will face the Bills next week.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

The Real Slim Brady
Points
% of total points 136.31
1
Tom Brady
QB
53.68
48.19
39.4%
2
Latavius Murray
RB
22.3
12.79
16.4%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
21
9.51
15.4%
4
Cole Beasley
WR
13.33
11.34
9.8%
Noah's team
Points
% of total points 136.09
1
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
30.32
13.01
22.3%
2
John Brown
WR
26.4
10.65
19.4%
3
C.J. Beathard
QB
25.1
43.51
18.4%
4
Phillip Lindsay
RB
20.67
10.55
15.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Emmanuel Sanders had a 64-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown pass for Noah's team, while Phillip Lindsay had a 28-yard touchdown run, helping give Noah's team a 50.99-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 55-yard pass for The Real Slim Brady, while Latavius Murray had a 38-yard touchdown run to contribute to a 110.18-97.79 lead for The Real Slim Brady.
Sunday Late
John Brown had a 56-yard catch for Noah's team to contribute to a 130.39-128.51 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Real Slim Brady   Noah's team
Standings Update
How about we refresh the Standings? We're already at the midpoint of the season after all, believe it or not.
The Real Slim Brady
The Real Slim Brady may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the team is averaging the 6th-most points per game in the league (157.92 ppg), propelling The Real Slim Brady to the best record in the league and the top spot in the Standings.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
1876 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
47 Rec, 557 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Nyheim Hines
Best Acquisition
160 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 180 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Noah's team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Noah's team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 137.04 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
1997 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs, 111 Rush Yds
Emmanuel Sanders
Best Drafted
46 Rec, 603 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
C.J. Beathard
Best Acquisition
1062 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs

What If

The Real Slim Brady would have beaten only three other teams besides Noah's team this week.
Noah's team would have lost to seven other teams besides The Real Slim Brady this week.
The Real Slim Brady would be 6-1 if they played Noah's team every week.
Last week, Noah's team would have topped The Real Slim Brady 150.6-145.7.
The Real Slim Brady would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Noah's team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Real Slim Brady, Noah's team would be 4-2.
If The Real Slim Brady had played every team in the league each week, they would be 40-37.
If they played every team every week, Noah's team would be 22-55.