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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
My Broken Johnson
4-3 125.98
151.72
 
VS
proj
Steve's Swag Team
113.26 3-4
138.74

My Broken Johnson find way to defeat Steve's Swag Team 125.98-113.26

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, but My Broken Johnson did enough to take down Steve's Swag Team, earning a 125.98-113.26 victory. My Broken Johnson nabbed a 28.50-point lead on Thursday behind stellar showings from David Johnson and Courtland Sutton. Johnson racked up 70 yards from scrimmage for 11 points, while Sutton caught one pass for 28 yards and a touchdown (9.8 points). Steve's Swag Team came back to take the lead during the late games on Sunday, powered by Ezekiel Elliott (6.2 points). Not to be deterred, My Broken Johnson made a run later that night, as Tyreek Hill (17.6 points) and Joe Mixon (8.1) put them back on top for good. My Broken Johnson improve to 4-3 on the season, while Steve's Swag Team fall to 3-4.

Matchup Timeline

  My Broken Johnson   Steve's Swag Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Colts defense allowed only 5 points, surrendered 303 yards, and forced 5 turnovers in a 37-5 win over the Bills. In doing so, they put up 18 points to scored 66.8% higher than their 10.79-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on My Broken Johnson this week. The Colts will battle the Raiders next week.
The Indianapolis Colts defense

Top Player Comparison

My Broken Johnson
Points
% of total points 125.98
1
Jared Goff
QB
20.48
25.05
16.3%
2
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
18
10.79
14.3%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
17.6
15.73
14%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
17.1
13.35
13.6%
Steve's Swag Team
Points
% of total points 113.26
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
15.7
10.66
13.9%
2
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
15
10.18
13.2%
3
Julio Jones
WR
14.4
17.27
12.7%
4
Deshaun Watson
QB
13.86
24.93
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Courtland Sutton had a 28-yard touchdown catch for My Broken Johnson, helping to give the team a 28.50-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Kenyan Drake had a 54-yard touchdown run for Steve's Swag Team, while Mike Williams had a 55-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 96.68-92.66 after the early games.

Points By Position

  My Broken Johnson   Steve's Swag Team
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already halfway through the season, which means it's about time catch up on the Standings.
My Broken Johnson
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to count on My Broken Johnson holding onto No. 5 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit is averaging only 144.77 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league. Nevertheless, My Broken Johnson is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
2130 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Best Drafted
Mitchell Trubisky
Best Acquisition
1594 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 245 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Steve's Swag Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Steve's Swag Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 136.35 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
1937 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 216 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Best Drafted
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Acquisition
619 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 175 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

Game Notes

My Broken Johnson got the victory despite the fact that only four of their 11 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Steve's Swag Team had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
My Broken Johnson had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Steve's Swag Team.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Steve's Swag Team ranked 9th in the league in points scored this week, while My Broken Johnson ranked 8th.
The matchup's 12.72-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The defeat concludes a two-game winning streak for Steve's Swag Team.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with My Broken Johnson. They got the W, but failed to cover the 12.98-point projected margin of victory.