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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Texas Cubbie
3-4 122
94.66
 
VS
proj
Gorillas in Boots
98 4-3
91.66

Texas Cubbie defeat Gorillas in Boots in 122-98 rout

Despite similar records, Gorillas in Boots held a big season point advantage over Texas Cubbie coming into this one (898-692). But the trend wouldn't continue this week with Texas Cubbie cruising to a 122-98 victory. There wasn't much drama in this one, as Texas Cubbie took a 51-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive efforts from Mitchell Trubisky and Greg Zuerlein. Trubisky passed for 333 yards , ran for 81 yards and scored 3 touchdowns for 40 points, while Zuerlein made all 3 of his FG attempts (13 points). Drew Brees (212 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Darius Leonard (17 Tackles) did everything they could for Gorillas in Boots in defeat. Texas Cubbie (3-4) will look to sustain their winning ways against David's Team, while Gorillas in Boots (4-3) will take on NoDirtyLandry in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Texas Cubbie   Gorillas in Boots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 6.98 points, Brown more-than-tripled that amount by scoring 24 points 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 highest percentage of any player on Texas Cubbie this week. Next week, Brown will play the Panthers.
John Brown

Top Player Comparison

Texas Cubbie
Points
% of total points 122
1
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
40
18.89
32.8%
2
John Brown
WR
24
6.98
19.7%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
10.58
10.7%
4
Devin Funchess
WR
12
7.56
9.8%
Gorillas in Boots
Points
% of total points 98
1
Drew Brees
QB
19
21.78
19.4%
2
Darius Leonard
LB
19
10.1
19.4%
3
Tevin Coleman
RB
14
11.44
14.3%
4
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
14
5.11
14.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Texas Cubbie emerged with a 98-47 lead. For Texas Cubbie, Mitchell Trubisky had a 54-yard pass. Matt Prater made the highlight reel for Gorillas in Boots with a 50-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
John Brown had a 56-yard catch for Texas Cubbie, contributing to a 122-69 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 43-yard catch for Gorillas in Boots, who trailed 122-80 after Sunday Night Football.
Monday
Tevin Coleman had a 30-yard touchdown run for Gorillas in Boots.

Points By Position

  Texas Cubbie   Gorillas in Boots
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, meaning it's time to catch up on the Standings.
Texas Cubbie
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Texas Cubbie making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 99 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
1997 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs, 111 Rush Yds
Ben Roethlisberger
Best Drafted
2033 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Mitchell Trubisky
Best Acquisition
1594 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 245 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Gorillas in Boots
Gorillas in Boots 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 3rd-most points per game in the league (128 ppg), propelling Gorillas in Boots to No. 5 in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
1870 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Melvin Gordon III
Best Drafted
466 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 279 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Andy Dalton
Best Acquisition
1822 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs

StatSmack

Texas Cubbie must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (122) than their season average (98.86).
Gorillas in Boots would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
You can't win if you don't play. Texas Cubbie has left fewer points on the bench this season (285) than Gorillas in Boots (353).
By position, Texas Cubbie have outscored Gorillas in Boots at QB this season.
Texas Cubbie was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (3) than Gorillas in Boots (0).
Don't worry Gorillas in Boots, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!