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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Beast Load
2-5 83.36
88.47
 
VS
proj
Doobrees
78.04 3-4
95.61

Doobrees fall short of projections, lose to Beast Load, 83.36-78.04

Doobrees failed to bring their A game, coming up short of their projected point total, as Beast Load earned a 83.36-78.04 victory. Doobrees jumped out to a 16.24-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 35.54 points from Andrew Luck (156 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and T.J. Yeldon (28 Rush Yds, 40 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). But Beast Load held the lead the rest of the way, powered by John Brown, who caught 7 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown for 19.4 points, and Matt Ryan, who passed for 379 yards and a touchdown (19.26 points). Beast Load (2-5) will look to sustain their winning ways against JJ What, while Doobrees (3-4) face Buckley in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Beast Load   Doobrees

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 19.4 points, Brown more-than-doubled his 7.29-point projection as the Ravens lost to the Saints 24-23. He caught 7 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any WR in the league this season. In Week 8, Brown and the Ravens will play the Panthers.
John Brown

Top Player Comparison

Beast Load
Points
% of total points 83.36
1
John Brown
WR
19.4
7.29
23.3%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
19.26
20.59
23.1%
3
Alshon Jeffery
WR
14.8
9.11
17.8%
4
Adrian Peterson
RB
10.7
10.26
12.8%
Doobrees
Points
% of total points 78.04
1
Andrew Luck
QB
22.74
19.15
29.1%
2
Giorgio Tavecchio
K
16
11.19
20.5%
3
T.J. Yeldon
RB
12.8
10.34
16.4%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
8
14.67
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Andrew Luck had a 29-yard touchdown pass for Doobrees to contribute to a 46.04-29.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
John Brown had a 56-yard catch for Beast Load, contributing to a 64.10-56.94 lead for the team.
Monday
There were players with standout moments on both teams on Monday night. For Beast Load, Matt Ryan had a 47-yard touchdown pass. Giorgio Tavecchio made the highlight reel for Doobrees with a 56-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Beast Load   Doobrees
Standings Update
Let's catch up on the Standings. After all, we're already at the midpoint of the season, if you can believe it.
Beast Load
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Beast Load 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 89.63 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
2335 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Aaron Rodgers
Best Drafted
1997 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs, 111 Rush Yds
John Brown
Best Acquisition
28 Rec, 558 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Doobrees
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to see Doobrees holding onto the No. 6 position in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit is averaging only 89.24 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Doobrees is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
1876 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
47 Rec, 557 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Giorgio Tavecchio
Best Acquisition
3-3 FG, 56 long, 2-2 XP

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Beast Load scored fewer points in this one (83.36) than their season average of 89.63.
You can't win if you don't play. Beast Load has left fewer points on the bench this season (262.68) than Doobrees (285.36).
Doobrees are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Beast Load (2 vs 1).
Beast Load see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Doobrees (0).
Beast Load should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Doobrees (3 vs 2).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Doobrees - they’ve made more transactions (1) than Beast Load (0) this season. That didn't seem to help them this week, though.
By position, Beast Load have outscored Doobrees at QB, TE, and K this season.
Don't worry Doobrees, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!