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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
HOTDISH HOOLIGANS
4-3 81.14
87.38
 
VS
proj
Nerd Herd
56.94 2-5
96.13

Offensively challenged HOTDISH HOOLIGANS top Nerd Herd, 81.14-56.94

HOTDISH HOOLIGANS secured an 81.14-56.94 victory over Nerd Herd despite ranking only 11th in the league in points scored for the week. HOTDISH HOOLIGANS never trailed in this one after taking a 2.86-point lead on Thursday behind Royce Freeman (12.7 points) and Damien Williams (0.6). John Brown (14.3 points) and Wil Lutz (10) carried the flag for Nerd Herd in the loss. HOTDISH HOOLIGANS improve to 4-3 on the season, while Nerd Herd fall to 2-5.

Matchup Timeline

  HOTDISH HOOLIGANS   Nerd Herd

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Vikings in Week 7, Jones Jr. caught 10 passes for 93 yards and 4 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 33.3 points to score more than 5 times his 6.49-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. Next week, Jones Jr. will play the Giants.
Marvin Jones Jr.

Top Player Comparison

HOTDISH HOOLIGANS
Points
% of total points 81.14
1
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
33.3
6.49
41%
2
Royce Freeman
RB
12.7
7.19
15.7%
3
Julio Jones
WR
9.3
12.67
11.5%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
7.84
20.13
9.7%
Nerd Herd
Points
% of total points 56.94
1
John Brown
WR
14.3
9.17
25.1%
2
Wil Lutz
K
10
7.4
17.6%
3
Robert Woods
WR
8.6
8.98
15.1%
4
Patrick Mahomes
QB
7.24
25.43
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Patrick Mahomes had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Nerd Herd for the team, who trailed 13.30-10.44 after the opening game of the week.
Sunday Early
John Brown had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Nerd Herd, who trailed 69.30-37.54 after the early slate.
Sunday Night
Carson Wentz had a 28-yard touchdown pass for HOTDISH HOOLIGANS to contribute to an 81.14-56.94 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  HOTDISH HOOLIGANS   Nerd Herd

What If

HOTDISH HOOLIGANS would not have beaten any other team in the league besides Nerd Herd this week.
Nerd Herd would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
HOTDISH HOOLIGANS would be 3-4 if they played Nerd Herd every week.
Nerd Herd would have been victorious over HOTDISH HOOLIGANS 81.92-76.8 had they played each other last week.
HOTDISH HOOLIGANS would be 1-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Nerd Herd.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as HOTDISH HOOLIGANS, Nerd Herd would be 2-4.
If HOTDISH HOOLIGANS had played every team in the league each week, they would be 23-54.
If they played every team every week, Nerd Herd would be 29-48.

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