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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Wildebeasts
1-6 162.24
106.29
 
VS
proj
THE Hawaii Buckeyes
130.26 2-5
110.32

Wildebeasts hand THE Hawaii Buckeyes third straight loss in 162.24-130.26 rout

Wildebeasts cruised to a 162.24-130.26 victory to hand THE Hawaii Buckeyes their third consecutive loss. Wildebeasts pulled out to a 2.78-point lead early Sunday afternoon. THE Hawaii Buckeyes came back to take the lead during the late slate on Sunday, powered by Michael Thomas (19.9 points). Not to be deterred, Wildebeasts made a run later that night, as Kareem Hunt (43.1 points) and Harrison Butker (8) put them back ahead for good. Wildebeasts improve to 1-6 on the season, while THE Hawaii Buckeyes fall to 2-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Wildebeasts   THE Hawaii Buckeyes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Burton caught 9 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown as the Bears lost to the Patriots 38-31. In doing so, he put up 32.6 points and nearly tripled his scoring projection, the third-highest percent increase of any TE in the league this season. In Week 8, Burton and the Bears will face the Jets.
Trey Burton

Top Player Comparison

Wildebeasts
Points
% of total points 162.24
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
43.1
22.26
26.6%
2
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
33.2
18.5
20.5%
3
Trey Burton
TE
32.6
11.2
20.1%
4
Alshon Jeffery
WR
21.8
13.08
13.4%
THE Hawaii Buckeyes
Points
% of total points 130.26
1
Cam Newton
QB
29.66
24.87
22.8%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
23
9.2
17.7%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
19.9
19.19
15.3%
4
Tevin Coleman
RB
19.2
18.07
14.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a pair of 34-yard touchdown passes for Wildebeasts, contributing to a 77.94-75.16 lead for the team.
Monday
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Monday night. For Wildebeasts, Odell Beckham Jr. had a 51-yard catch. Giorgio Tavecchio had a 56-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for THE Hawaii Buckeyes, while Tevin Coleman had a 30-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Wildebeasts   THE Hawaii Buckeyes
Standings Update
How about we check in on the Standings? After all, we're already at the midpoint of the season, believe it or not.
Wildebeasts
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Wildebeasts 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 116.59 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Odell Beckham Jr.
MVP
53 Rec, 649 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Best Drafted
Kareem Hunt
Best Acquisition
542 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 226 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
THE Hawaii Buckeyes
THE Hawaii Buckeyes 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 unit is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (129.82 ppg), leaving THE Hawaii Buckeyes with some work to do in order to get into playoff position at No. 7 in the Standings.
Important Players
Cam Newton
MVP
1427 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs, 257 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Best Drafted
Andy Dalton
Best Acquisition
1822 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs

Game Notes

Wildebeasts had four of their seven starters exceed their projected point totals.
Despite five of their seven starters exceeding their projected points, THE Hawaii Buckeyes lost.
Wildebeasts had three players score more points than the leading scorer for THE Hawaii Buckeyes.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
THE Hawaii Buckeyes ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while Wildebeasts ranked 1st.
Wildebeasts moves to (1-1) in blowout games this season, while THE Hawaii Buckeyes falls to (1-2).
A bright spot in the loss, Cam Newton recorded 29.66 points, the fourth-best score for a quarterback this week.