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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
O'Doyle Rules!
3-4 120.8
125.02
 
VS
proj
The Dingle Berrys
88.36 2-5
122.44

The Dingle Berrys come up short of expectations, succumb to O'Doyle Rules! in 120.80-88.36 rout

There's no sugarcoating it, The Dingle Berrys didn't do their job, at least compared to projections, as O'Doyle Rules! rolled to a 120.80-88.36 victory. O'Doyle Rules! earned a 10.40-point lead on Thursday behind Travis Kelce and never let it go. Michael Thomas (9 Rec, 131 Rec Yds) and Aaron Jones (50 Rush Yds, 33 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for The Dingle Berrys in defeat. O'Doyle Rules! (3-4) will look to earn another W against The Ghost of Bob, while The Dingle Berrys (2-5) take on CC15 in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  O'Doyle Rules!   The Dingle Berrys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 150 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Bears, Murray scored 32 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 13.25-point projection and was much higher than his 12.05-point season scoring average. Murray will face the Cardinals next week.
Latavius Murray

Top Player Comparison

O'Doyle Rules!
Points
% of total points 120.8
1
Latavius Murray
RB
32
13.25
26.5%
2
Jared Goff
QB
25.02
20.06
20.7%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
14.08
18.98
11.7%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
10.4
16.97
8.6%
The Dingle Berrys
Points
% of total points 88.36
1
Michael Thomas
WR
22.1
18.36
25%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
18.3
14.88
20.7%
3
Justin Tucker
K
12
9.5
13.6%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
9.5
15.07
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Jones had a 21-yard touchdown catch for The Dingle Berrys, while Adam Thielen had a 25-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 68.92-37.36 after the early action.

Points By Position

  O'Doyle Rules!   The Dingle Berrys
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already midway through the season, meaning it's time take a closer look at the Standings.
O'Doyle Rules!
O'Doyle Rules! 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 team is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (125.69 ppg), leaving O'Doyle Rules! with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 7 in the Standings.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
373 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 276 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Julian Edelman
Best Drafted
45 Rec, 496 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Latavius Murray
Best Acquisition
257 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
The Dingle Berrys
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see The Dingle Berrys making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 123.59 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Michael Thomas
MVP
62 Rec, 763 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
399 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 196 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Duke Johnson
Best Acquisition
273 Rush Yds, 127 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

Game Notes

O'Doyle Rules! got the W despite the fact that only three of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
The Dingle Berrys had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Dingle Berrys can partially blame the loss on Delanie Walker, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The win puts an end to a three-game losing skid for O'Doyle Rules!.
Not only did O'Doyle Rules! win, but they also covered the 2.58-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, O'Doyle Rules! moves to (2-2), while The Dingle Berrys falls to (1-2).
A bright spot in the defeat, Michael Thomas scored 22.1 points, the third-highest score for a WR this week.