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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
The Dragons
3-4 103.85
78.55
 
VS
proj
Pugs
77.58 5-2
76.47

The Dragons knock Pugs from 1st place in 103.85-77.58 rout

The Dragons cruised to a 103.85-77.58 victory over Pugs, knocking them out of the top spot in Raider Nation Football League. The Dragons pulled out to a 5.00-point lead on Thursday behind Tyrann Mathieu and never gave it back. Philip Rivers (329 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and DeAndre Hopkins (9 Rec, 106 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for Pugs in the loss. The Dragons (3-4) will look to sustain their momentum against FF5, while Pugs (5-2) will attempt to get back on track against Crazed Doggs.

Matchup Timeline

  The Dragons   Pugs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Amendola (8 Rec, 105 Rec Yds) scored 10.25 points against the Vikings in Week 7. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 2.43-point projection and was much higher than his 2.07-point season scoring average. Amendola will face the Giants next week.
Danny Amendola

Top Player Comparison

The Dragons
Points
% of total points 103.85
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
43.45
16.23
41.8%
2
Justin Tucker
K
12
9.88
11.6%
3
Danny Amendola
WR
10.25
2.43
9.9%
4
Corey Davis
WR
10
3.24
9.6%
Pugs
Points
% of total points 77.58
1
Philip Rivers
QB
17.48
14.32
22.5%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
16.3
7.78
21%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
10.3
6.28
13.3%
4
Cameron Jordan
DE
10
5.48
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 74-yard touchdown pass and a 37-yard touchdown pass for The Dragons, helping the team to a 68.70-31.45 lead.
Sunday Late
Philip Rivers had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Pugs, who trailed 101.05-60.48 after the late afternoon action.
Sunday Night
Amari Cooper had a 44-yard catch for Pugs, who trailed 103.85-75.03 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  The Dragons   Pugs
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means we ought to check in on the Standings.
The Dragons
The Dragons 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 7th-most points per game in the league (86.64 ppg), leaving The Dragons with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 11 in the Standings.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
2019 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Nick Chubb
Best Drafted
607 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 128 Rec Yds
Nick Bosa
Best Acquisition
16 Tackles, 4 Sacks
Pugs
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to see Pugs holding onto No. 2 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit is averaging only 85.85 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Pugs is easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Amari Cooper
MVP
38 Rec, 621 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Jamie Collins Sr.
Best Drafted
31 Tackles, 4.5 Sacks, 3 Ints
Brandon McManus
Best Acquisition
12-15 FG, 53 long, 8-9 XP

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. The Dragons scored more points in this matchup (103.85) than their season average (86.64).
Even the machines think The Dragons have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (91.7) than Pugs (83.63).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Pugs has left more points on the bench this season (293.32) than The Dragons (214.44).
The Dragons don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Pugs (2 vs 1).
By position, The Dragons have outscored Pugs at QB, RB, and K this season.
The starters for The Dragons had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Pugs (2).
There's not much good to say about Pugs this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!