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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
The Dogs of War
5-2 147.45
139.65
 
VS
proj
Dirty Hippies
137.6 1-6
131.34

The Dogs of War come back to defeat Dirty Hippies for fifth straight win, 147.45-137.60

The Dogs of War extended their win streak to five games with a come-from-behind win over Dirty Hippies, coming back to earn a 147.45-137.60 victory. It was the fourth straight loss for Dirty Hippies. The Dogs of War trailed 137.60-132.95 heading into Sunday night, but the team made a comeback behind Travis Kelce (14.5 points). Marlon Mack (126 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 33 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Trey Burton (9 Rec, 126 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Dirty Hippies in defeat. The Dogs of War (5-2) will look to add to their success against Lucky Enuf, while Dirty Hippies (1-6) will take on Hangovers in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  The Dogs of War   Dirty Hippies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 14.5 points against his 6.7-point projection. In a 20-19 loss to the Chargers, he racked up 65 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Henry will face the Cowboys next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

The Dogs of War
Points
% of total points 147.45
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
23.95
26.06
16.2%
2
George Kittle
TE
20.8
11.74
14.1%
3
Donte Moncrief
WR
14.6
9.94
9.9%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
14.5
6.7
9.8%
Dirty Hippies
Points
% of total points 137.6
1
Marlon Mack
RB
31.9
10.65
23.2%
2
Trey Burton
TE
27.6
11.27
20.1%
3
John Brown
WR
26.4
10.65
19.2%
4
Drew Brees
QB
22.9
26.08
16.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was The Dogs of War who took the lead, 110.95-82.30. For The Dogs of War, Kirk Cousins had multiple 34-yard touchdown passes. Marlon Mack made the highlight reel for Dirty Hippies with a 29-yard touchdown catch and a 20-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
John Brown had a 56-yard catch for Dirty Hippies, contributing to a 137.60-132.95 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 43-yard catch for The Dogs of War, helping the team to a 147.45-137.60 lead.

Points By Position

  The Dogs of War   Dirty Hippies
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already at the midpoint of the season, meaning we ought refresh the Standings.
The Dogs of War
The Dogs of War 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 6th-most points per game in the league (149.67 ppg), propelling The Dogs of War to the No. 4 spot in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Kirk Cousins
MVP
2162 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Robert Woods
Best Drafted
41 Rec, 602 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Dallas Goedert
Best Acquisition
17 Rec, 156 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Dirty Hippies
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Dirty Hippies making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 130.18 points per game through seven weeks, 13th-best in the league.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
1870 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
John Brown
Best Drafted
28 Rec, 558 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
James Conner
Best Acquisition
453 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 257 Rec Yds

Game Notes

Only four of the 11 starters on The Dogs of War scored higher than their point projections.
Dirty Hippies had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Dirty Hippies can partially blame the loss on Jermaine Kearse, who didn't score any points.
The three highest scorers for Dirty Hippies scored more points than Kirk Cousins, the leading scorer for The Dogs of War.
The Dogs of War put up fewer points than their season scoring average (149.67) while Dirty Hippies scored above theirs (130.18).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 9.85-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did The Dogs of War win, but they also covered the 8.31-point predicted margin of victory.
The Dogs of War moves to (1-1) in comeback games this year, while Dirty Hippies falls to (0-2).
Despite the loss, Marlon Mack (31.9 points) posted the second-best score for a RB this week.