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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Dead Again
4-3 143.95
148.3
 
VS
proj
Soonerjack
129.7 3-4
121.69

Dead Again come back to knock off Soonerjack, 143.95-129.70

Dead Again earned a come-from-behind win over Soonerjack, staging a comeback for a 143.95-129.70 victory. Dead Again trailed 129.70-99.55 heading into Sunday night, but the team came storming back behind Patrick Mahomes (44.4 points). Andrew Luck (156 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Emmanuel Sanders (28 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 102 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Soonerjack in the loss. Dead Again (4-3) will look to rack up another W against Whackers, while Soonerjack (3-4) will attempt to get back on track against Arrogant Americans.

Matchup Timeline

  Dead Again   Soonerjack

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Colts defense overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 19 points against their 8.41-point projection. During a 37-5 win over the Bills, they allowed only 5 points, surrendered 303 yards, and forced 5 turnovers. The Colts defense will face the Raiders next week.
The Indianapolis Colts defense

Top Player Comparison

Dead Again
Points
% of total points 143.95
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
44.4
31.27
30.8%
2
Tarik Cohen
RB
23.15
16
16.1%
3
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
19
8.41
13.2%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
14
21.39
9.7%
Soonerjack
Points
% of total points 129.7
1
Andrew Luck
QB
32.3
25.96
24.9%
2
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
29.6
13.01
22.8%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
12.2
16.27
9.4%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
12
7.4
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Emmanuel Sanders had a 64-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown pass for Soonerjack, helping give Soonerjack a 32.80-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Soonerjack who owned the lead, 116.70-99.55. For Dead Again, Mike Williams had a 55-yard touchdown catch. Andrew Luck made the highlight reel for Soonerjack with a 29-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 50-yard pass and a 43-yard pass for Dead Again to contribute to a 143.95-129.70 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Dead Again   Soonerjack
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means it's time to check in on the Standings.
Dead Again
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Dead Again making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 130.99 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2223 Pass Yds, 22 Pass TDs, 120 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Christian McCaffrey
Best Drafted
378 Rush Yds, 289 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Mitchell Trubisky
Best Acquisition
1594 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 245 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Soonerjack
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Soonerjack making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 145.64 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Emmanuel Sanders
MVP
46 Rec, 603 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Andrew Luck
Best Drafted
1948 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Best Acquisition
12 Rec, 212 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

Game Notes

Dead Again got the win despite the fact that only four of their 11 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Soonerjack had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Dead Again put up more points than their season scoring average (130.99) while Soonerjack fell short of theirs (145.64).
Dead Again got the W despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Soonerjack outscored their projection.
The loss concludes a two-game unbeaten streak for Soonerjack.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Dead Again. They got the win, but failed to cover the 26.61-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this year, Dead Again moves to (3-0), while Soonerjack falls to (1-1).
For Soonerjack, Andrew Luck (32.3 points) registered the fourth-highest score in the league this week.