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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Hilltoppers
1-6 68.88
89.4
 
VS
proj
sbmurks
65.3 4-3
63.55

Offensively challenged Hilltoppers knock off sbmurks in 68.88-65.30 battle

While they ranked only 11th in the league in points scored for the week, Hilltoppers eked out a 68.88-65.30 victory over sbmurks. sbmurks made a run at it on Monday night, but they came up short. Hilltoppers led 57.48-49.30 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 16 points from Giorgio Tavecchio on Monday night for sbmurks. Hilltoppers were led by Carson Wentz (310 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Brandin Cooks (4 Rec, 64 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Hilltoppers (1-6) will look to notch another W against Blacula's Bums, while sbmurks (4-3) will try to get some positive momentum against Naked Canadians.

Matchup Timeline

  Hilltoppers   sbmurks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the 49ers in Week 7, Cooks caught 4 passes for 64 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 13.1 points to scored 28.4% higher than his 10.2-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Hilltoppers this week. In Week 8, Cooks and the Rams will face the Packers.
Brandin Cooks

Top Player Comparison

Hilltoppers
Points
% of total points 68.88
1
Carson Wentz
QB
15.5
14.82
22.5%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
13.1
10.2
19%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
10.85
18.9%
4
Julio Jones
WR
11.4
12.87
16.6%
sbmurks
Points
% of total points 65.3
1
Giorgio Tavecchio
K
16
10.2
24.5%
2
T.Y. Hilton
WR
14.5
8.48
22.2%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
12.9
11.97
19.8%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
9.66
7.69
14.8%

Matchup Highlights

Monday
Giorgio Tavecchio had a 56-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for sbmurks.

Points By Position

  Hilltoppers   sbmurks
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means it's time to catch up on the Standings.
Hilltoppers
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 70.80, Hilltoppers holds the No. 12 spot in the Standings, leaving the team on the outside looking in for the playoffs.
Important Players
Julio Jones
MVP
53 Rec, 812 Rec Yds
Christian McCaffrey
Best Drafted
378 Rush Yds, 289 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Marlon Mack
Best Acquisition
249 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
sbmurks
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see sbmurks making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 82.34 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Melvin Gordon III
MVP
466 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 279 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Michael Thomas
Best Drafted
53 Rec, 588 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Giorgio Tavecchio
Best Acquisition
3-3 FG, 56 long, 2-2 XP

Game Notes

Only three of the eight starters on Hilltoppers exceeded their projected scoring totals.
sbmurks lost despite four of their eight starters exceeding their projected points.
sbmurks could have used points from Hayden Hurst and Melvin Gordon III, as both put up goose eggs.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Hilltoppers emerged victorious despite scoring fewer points than projected, while sbmurks outscored their projection.
This matchup included the two lowest-scoring teams of the week.
Hilltoppers managed to get the win, but did not cover the 25.85-point projected margin of victory.
Hilltoppers moves to (1-0) in close games this year, while sbmurks falls to (2-2).
In a losing effort, Giorgio Tavecchio registered 16 points, the best overall score for a K this week.