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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Leave It To Beckham
5-2 284.1
286.33
 
VS
proj
Pack Rats
230.5 2-5
239.46

Despite top scorer Brady, Pack Rats fall to Leave It To Beckham, 284.10-230.50

Pack Rats had the highest scorer in the matchup with QB Tom Brady racking up 37.8 points, the fourth-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to vanquish Leave It To Beckham, who rallied to earn a 284.10-230.50 win. Leave It To Beckham trailed 230.50-229.50 heading into Monday night, but the squad charged back behind Odell Beckham Jr. (8 Rec, 143 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Julio Jones (9 Rec, 104 Rec Yds). Tom Brady (37.8 points) and James White (37.15) were the leaders for Pack Rats in defeat. Leave It To Beckham improve to 5-2 on the season, while Pack Rats fall to 2-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Leave It To Beckham   Pack Rats

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown scored 29.55 points against the Saints in Week 7 to more-than-double his 12.1-point projection. He caught 7 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Leave It To Beckham this week. Brown will go up against the Panthers in Week 8.
John Brown

Top Player Comparison

Leave It To Beckham
Points
% of total points 284.1
1
Andrew Luck
QB
36.8
32.75
13%
2
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
32.15
21.51
11.3%
3
John Brown
WR
29.55
12.1
10.4%
4
C.J. Mosley
LB
29.5
17.05
10.4%
Pack Rats
Points
% of total points 230.5
1
Tom Brady
QB
37.8
32.42
16.4%
2
James White
RB
37.15
20.32
16.1%
3
T.J. Yeldon
RB
28.25
19.72
12.3%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
16.1
15.85
7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which Pack Rats became the proud owner of a 196.15-119.70 lead. For Leave It To Beckham, Andrew Luck had a 29-yard touchdown pass. Tom Brady had a 55-yard pass for Pack Rats, while Robbie Gould had a 51-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
John Brown had a 56-yard catch for Leave It To Beckham, who trailed 230.50-199.30 after the late slate.
Monday
Odell Beckham Jr. had a 51-yard catch for Leave It To Beckham during Monday Night Football, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Leave It To Beckham   Pack Rats
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, meaning we ought to catch up on the Standings.
Leave It To Beckham
Leave It To Beckham may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the unit is averaging the 3rd-most points per game in the league (272.36 ppg), propelling Leave It To Beckham to No. 3 in the Standings, well within playoff position.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
1937 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 216 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Best Drafted
Andrew Luck
Best Acquisition
1948 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs
Pack Rats
Pack Rats may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (233.39 ppg), propelling Pack Rats to No. 7 in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
1876 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Best Drafted
James White
Best Acquisition
189 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 380 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Only seven of the 16 starting players on Leave It To Beckham exceeded their scoring projections.
Pack Rats had only five of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
Pack Rats can partially blame the loss on Tre Boston, who didn't score any points.
Tom Brady and James White both outscored Andrew Luck, the leading scorer for Leave It To Beckham.
Leave It To Beckham put up more points than their season scoring average (272.36) while Pack Rats fell short of theirs (233.39).
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Not only did Leave It To Beckham win, but they also covered the 46.87-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, Leave It To Beckham moves to (1-0), while Pack Rats falls to (0-2).
Despite the loss, Tom Brady recorded 37.8 points, the fourth-best score in the league this week.