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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Naked Canadians
5-2 81.96
83.48
 
VS
proj
PICKERS
73.04 3-4
76.44

Naked Canadians come back to beat PICKERS, 81.96-73.04

Naked Canadians earned a come-from-behind win over PICKERS, coming back to earn a 81.96-73.04 victory. Naked Canadians trailed 73.04-44.98 heading into Monday night, but the squad came storming back behind Sterling Shepard (5 Rec, 167 Rec Yds) and Matt Ryan (379 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD). Tom Brady (17.14 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (11) led the way for PICKERS in the loss. Naked Canadians (5-2) will look to add to their success against sbmurks, while PICKERS (3-4) will match up against Blue Crabs in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Naked Canadians   PICKERS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Shepard caught 5 passes for 167 yards as the Giants lost to the Falcons 23-20. In doing so, he put up 19.7 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Naked Canadians this week. Next week, Shepard will battle the Redskins.
Sterling Shepard

Top Player Comparison

Naked Canadians
Points
% of total points 81.96
1
Adam Thielen
WR
20
13.28
24.4%
2
Sterling Shepard
WR
19.7
7.54
24%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
14.68
15.05
17.9%
4
Jordan Howard
RB
10.8
10.53
13.2%
PICKERS
Points
% of total points 73.04
1
Tom Brady
QB
17.14
13.88
23.5%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
11
11.46
15.1%
3
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
11
7.67
15.1%
4
Royce Freeman
RB
9.7
7.98
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which PICKERS became the proud owner of a 73.04-38.98 lead. For Naked Canadians, Adam Thielen had a 34-yard touchdown catch. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for PICKERS with a 55-yard pass.
Monday
Sterling Shepard had a 58-yard catch and a 53-yard catch for Naked Canadians, while Matt Ryan had a 47-yard touchdown pass during Monday Night Football, helping lead Naked Canadians to the win.

Points By Position

  Naked Canadians   PICKERS
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the midway mark. Let's take a closer look at the Standings.
Naked Canadians
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to count on Naked Canadians holding onto the No. 2 position in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit is averaging only 90.25 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Naked Canadians is comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Adam Thielen
MVP
67 Rec, 822 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Matt Ryan
Best Drafted
2335 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
the Chicago Bears defense
Best Acquisition
22.3 Avg Pts Allowed, 350.0 Avg Yds Allowed, 17 Turnovers
PICKERS
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine PICKERS making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 84.49 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
1876 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
47 Rec, 707 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Eric Ebron
Best Acquisition
33 Rec, 357 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Naked Canadians scored fewer points in this one (81.96) than their season average of 90.25.
We heard scoring helps you win. PICKERS need some help then, averaging just 84.49 versus Naked Canadians's 90.25.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Naked Canadians (5-2) have a better record than PICKERS (3-4).
Naked Canadians play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than PICKERS (1).
Naked Canadians don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than PICKERS (0 vs 1).
By position, Naked Canadians have outscored PICKERS at QB, RB, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Naked Canadians had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for PICKERS (1).
Don't worry PICKERS, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!