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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Phran Tarkenton
3-4 121.34
138.2
 
VS
proj
Bye Week
112 3-4
139.13

Back-and-forth battle ends with Phran Tarkenton coming back to top Bye Week, 121.34-112.00

Well, that was exhilarating! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Phran Tarkenton earned a come-from-behind win over Bye Week, coming back to earn a 121.34-112.00 victory. Trailing 112.00-111.14 heading into Monday night, Phran Tarkenton made a comeback behind Julian Edelman (20 Rush Yds, 47 Rec Yds). The Los Angeles Rams defense (10 Pts Allowed, 224 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Dak Prescott (239 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 30 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) led the charge for Bye Week in the loss. Phran Tarkenton (3-4) will look to build on their success against Out for Blood, while Bye Week (3-4) will attempt to get some positive momentum against OUT in Turtle Town.

Matchup Timeline

  Phran Tarkenton   Bye Week

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Raiders in Week 7, Rodgers passed for 429 yards and 5 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 43.76 points to more-than-double his 19.36-point projection, the highest percent increase of any QB in the league this season. In Week 8, Rodgers and the Packers will play the Chiefs.
Aaron Rodgers

Top Player Comparison

Phran Tarkenton
Points
% of total points 121.34
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
43.76
19.36
36.1%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
17.7
11.53
14.6%
3
Austin Hooper
TE
12.6
11.62
10.4%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
10.2
14.95
8.4%
Bye Week
Points
% of total points 112
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
21
6.41
18.8%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
20.56
20.27
18.4%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
11.9
12.36
10.6%
4
Jason Myers
K
10
9.35
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Patrick Mahomes had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Bye Week, contributing to a 15.84-3.70 lead for Bye Week.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Phran Tarkenton became the proud owner of a 91.94-65.84 lead. Aaron Rodgers had a 74-yard touchdown pass and a 37-yard touchdown pass for Phran Tarkenton, while Stefon Diggs had a 66-yard catch. Adam Thielen made the highlight reel for Bye Week with a 25-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Dak Prescott had a 44-yard pass for Bye Week, contributing to a 112.00-111.14 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Phran Tarkenton   Bye Week
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already halfway through the season, meaning we ought to catch up on the Standings.
Phran Tarkenton
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Phran Tarkenton making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 132.81 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
2019 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Austin Hooper
Best Drafted
46 Rec, 526 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Devonta Freeman
Best Acquisition
294 Rush Yds, 209 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Bye Week
Bye Week 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 5th-most points per game in the league (138.90 ppg), leaving Bye Week on the outside looking in for the playoffs at No. 8 in the Standings.
Important Players
Dak Prescott
MVP
2123 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs, 163 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Patrick Mahomes
Best Drafted
2180 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Jason Myers
Best Acquisition
8-11 FG, 42 long, 19-20 XP

Game Notes

Phran Tarkenton won despite the fact that only five of their 12 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Bye Week had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Phran Tarkenton won despite starting Brandon McManus, who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Bye Week ranked 9th in the league in scoring this week, while Phran Tarkenton ranked 8th.
The matchup's 9.34-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In comeback games this year, Phran Tarkenton moves to (2-0), while Bye Week falls to (1-2).
For Bye Week, the Los Angeles Rams defense registered 21 points, the third-highest score for a DEF this week.