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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Brian's Bulldogs
3-4 98.6
98.88
 
VS
proj
Yosef's Team
39.04 1-6
42.47

Brian's Bulldogs hand Yosef's Team third straight loss in 98.60-39.04 rout

Brian's Bulldogs rolled to a 98.60-39.04 victory to hand Yosef's Team their third consecutive loss. It didn't take long to figure out who would be the frontrunner in this one, as Brian's Bulldogs leapt out to a 24.32-point lead on Thursday behind a outstanding showing from Emmanuel Sanders, who had 102 receiving yards , passed for 28 yards and scored 2 touchdowns. Kirk Cousins (17.54 points) and T.Y. Hilton (16.5) carried the flag for Yosef's Team in the loss. Brian's Bulldogs (3-4) will look to build on their success against Brendan's Bold Team, while Yosef's Team (1-6) meet Jackson's Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Brian's Bulldogs   Yosef's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders scored 24.32 points in a 45-10 win over the Cardinals to more-than-double his 10.7-point projection. He had 102 receiving yards , passed for 28 yards and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any WR in the league this season. In Week 8, Sanders and the Broncos will go up against the Chiefs.
Emmanuel Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Brian's Bulldogs
Points
% of total points 98.6
1
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
24.32
10.7
24.7%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
16.7
9.42
16.9%
3
Jared Goff
QB
16.48
21.16
16.7%
4
Julio Jones
WR
12.9
16.17
13.1%
Yosef's Team
Points
% of total points 39.04
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
17.54
19.95
44.9%
2
T.Y. Hilton
WR
16.5
10.73
42.3%
3
Justin Tucker
K
5
11.79
12.8%
4
%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Emmanuel Sanders had a 64-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown pass for Brian's Bulldogs to contribute to a 24.32-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which Brian's Bulldogs emerged with a 70.40-34.04 lead. For Brian's Bulldogs, Kenyan Drake had a 54-yard touchdown run. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for Yosef's Team with a couple of 34-yard touchdown passes.

Points By Position

  Brian's Bulldogs   Yosef's Team
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already midway through the season, meaning it's about time to refresh the Standings.
Brian's Bulldogs
Brian's Bulldogs 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 5th-most points per game in the league (107.15 ppg), leaving Brian's Bulldogs with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 7 in the Standings.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
2130 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Julio Jones
Best Drafted
53 Rec, 812 Rec Yds
Emmanuel Sanders
Best Acquisition
46 Rec, 603 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Yosef's Team
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 67.55, Yosef's Team is No. 10 in the Standings, leaving the unit with some work to do in order to get into playoff position.
Important Players
Kirk Cousins
MVP
2162 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
T.Y. Hilton
Best Drafted
25 Rec, 319 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

Brian's Bulldogs won even though only two of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Yosef's Team had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Brian's Bulldogs had one starters score zero points, while Yosef's Team had six.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
The win snaps a streak of four consecutive defeats for Brian's Bulldogs.
Not only did Brian's Bulldogs win, but they also covered the 56.41-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Brian's Bulldogs moves to (1-2), while Yosef's Team falls to (0-3).