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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Diddy
6-1 102.52
98.92
 
VS
proj
The Mad Scientist
89.32 4-3
98.2

Despite top scorer Murray, The Mad Scientist fall to Diddy, 102.52-89.32

The Mad Scientist had the highest scorer in the matchup with RB Latavius Murray accumulating 27 points, the fourth-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to defeat Diddy, who rallied for a 102.52-89.32 win. Trailing 89.32-77.52 heading into Monday night, Diddy came storming back behind the New England Patriots defense, who didn't allow any points, surrendered 154 yards, and forced 6 turnovers for 25 points. Latavius Murray (119 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 31 Rec Yds) and Deshaun Watson (308 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 32 Rush Yds) led the charge for The Mad Scientist in the loss. Diddy improve to 6-1 on the season, while The Mad Scientist fall to 4-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Diddy   The Mad Scientist

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Jets in Week 7, the Patriots defense scored 25 points to more-than-double their 8.98-point projection. They didn't allow any points, surrendered 154 yards, and forced 6 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Diddy this week. The Patriots will go up against the Browns in Week 8.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Diddy
Points
% of total points 102.52
1
Jared Goff
QB
25.02
20.86
24.4%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
25
8.98
24.4%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
14.5
15.28
14.1%
4
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
12
8.72
11.7%
The Mad Scientist
Points
% of total points 89.32
1
Latavius Murray
RB
27
10.1
30.2%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
17.52
22.04
19.6%
3
Brett Maher
K
15
9.03
16.8%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
13.4
11.61
15%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Courtland Sutton had a 41-yard catch for Diddy, helping the team to an 8.70-5.40 lead.
Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 45-yard pass and a 41-yard pass for The Mad Scientist, while Josh Jacobs had a 42-yard run for the team, who trailed 77.52-40.42 after the early games.
Sunday Night
Brett Maher had a 63-yard field goal for The Mad Scientist, helping the team to an 89.32-77.52 lead.

Points By Position

  Diddy   The Mad Scientist

Game Notes

Diddy emerged victorious even though only three of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
The Mad Scientist had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Diddy won despite starting Delanie Walker, who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Diddy scored more points than their projected total, while The Mad Scientist fell shy of their projection.
The defeat concludes a streak of two straight wins for The Mad Scientist.
Not only did Diddy win, but they also covered the 0.72-point projected margin of victory.
Diddy moves to (1-0) in comeback games this season, while The Mad Scientist falls to (0-1).
On the losing side, Latavius Murray (27 points) registered the highest score for a RB this week.

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