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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Oilers
2-5 198.22
176.51
 
VS
proj
Rawkfist
170.92 2-5
204.8

Oilers hand Rawkfist fourth straight loss, 198.22-170.92

Oilers earned a 198.22-170.92 victory to hand Rawkfist their fourth consecutive loss. Rawkfist grabbed a 10.30-point lead on Thursday, but Oilers held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Latavius Murray, who racked up 150 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 35.5 points, and Dalvin Cook, who ran for 142 yards and 2 touchdowns (30.4 points). Jared Goff (29.02 points) and Dede Westbrook (22.7) did everything they could for Rawkfist in the loss. Oilers (2-5) will look to rack up another W against Flight Crew, while Rawkfist (2-5) try to get back on track against Pisgah Pythons.

Matchup Timeline

  Oilers   Rawkfist

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 150 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Bears, Murray recorded 35.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 14.9-point projection and was much higher than his 10.79-point season scoring average. Murray will face the Cardinals next week.
Latavius Murray

Top Player Comparison

Oilers
Points
% of total points 198.22
1
Latavius Murray
RB
35.5
14.9
17.9%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
30.4
21.31
15.3%
3
Ryan Tannehill
QB
26.18
22.69
13.2%
4
Josh Allen
QB
25.28
23.57
12.8%
Rawkfist
Points
% of total points 170.92
1
Jared Goff
QB
29.02
25.27
17%
2
Dede Westbrook
WR
22.7
14.79
13.3%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
19.5
21.43
11.4%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
18.5
24.45
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tyreek Hill had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Rawkfist to contribute to a 17.90-7.60 lead for Rawkfist.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Rawkfist emerged with a 139.46-75.18 lead. For Oilers, Josh Allen had a 20-yard touchdown pass. Matt Bryant made the highlight reel for Rawkfist with a 52-yard field goal.
Monday
Tom Brady had a 26-yard touchdown pass for Rawkfist.

Points By Position

  Oilers   Rawkfist
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, meaning it's time to refresh the Standings.
Oilers
Oilers 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 4th-most points per game in the league (196.31 ppg), leaving Oilers on the outside looking in for the playoffs at No. 8 in the Standings.
Important Players
Dalvin Cook
MVP
725 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 220 Rec Yds
Jameis Winston
Best Drafted
1771 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Ryan Tannehill
Best Acquisition
456 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs
Rawkfist
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Rawkfist making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 175.10 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
1992 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs
Leonard Fournette
Best Drafted
715 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 203 Rec Yds
Dede Westbrook
Best Acquisition
32 Rec, 383 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

What If

Oilers would have beaten seven other teams besides Rawkfist this week.
Rawkfist would have lost to three other teams besides Oilers this week.
If Oilers played Rawkfist every week this season, they'd be 6-1.
Oilers would have defeated Rawkfist 162.22-152.86 had they played each other last week.
Oilers would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Rawkfist.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Oilers, Rawkfist would be 2-4.
If Oilers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 39-24.
If they played every team every week, Rawkfist would be 24-39.