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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Detroit Lions
6-1 225.26
227.06
 
VS
proj
Miami Dolphins
182.54 2-5
190.84

Detroit Lions defeat Miami Dolphins for fifth straight win, 225.26-182.54

Detroit Lions extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought win over Miami Dolphins, coming out on top with a 225.26-182.54 victory. Detroit Lions jumped out to a 67.16-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 54.56 points from Matthew Stafford (364 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Eric Ebron (4 Rec, 70 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Alex Erickson (21.5 points) and Logan Ryan (17.5) were the leading scorers for Miami Dolphins in the loss. Detroit Lions (6-1) will look to build on their success against New York Giants, while Miami Dolphins (2-5) try to develop some positive momentum against Baltimore Ravens.

Matchup Timeline

  Detroit Lions   Miami Dolphins

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 4 passes for 70 yards and a touchdown against the Texans, Ebron tallied 17 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.6-point projection and was much higher than his 7.37-point season scoring average. Ebron will face the Broncos next week.
Eric Ebron

Top Player Comparison

Detroit Lions
Points
% of total points 225.26
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
37.56
19.73
16.7%
2
Eric Ebron
TE
17
6.6
7.5%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
16.8
14.71
7.5%
4
Golden Tate
WR
14
13.52
6.2%
Miami Dolphins
Points
% of total points 182.54
1
Alex Erickson
WR
21.5
6.21
11.8%
2
Logan Ryan
CB
17.5
9.88
9.6%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
17.34
26.3
9.5%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
16.4
13.83
9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Detroit Lions emerged with a 175.56-108.40 lead. Matthew Stafford had a 47-yard pass for Detroit Lions, while Matt Bryant had a 52-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Alex Erickson had a 48-yard catch for Miami Dolphins, while Josh Jacobs had a 42-yard run.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after all the points were tallied, Detroit Lions had a 209.86-169.14 lead. For Detroit Lions, Miles Boykin had a 50-yard catch. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for Miami Dolphins with a 48-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Detroit Lions   Miami Dolphins
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. We’re already midway through the season, meaning it's about time to catch up on the Standings.
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 230.81 points per game through seven weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the unit ranks No. 3 in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
618 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 305 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Matthew Stafford
Best Drafted
1751 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Charvarius Ward
Best Acquisition
39 Tackles, 2 Ints
Miami Dolphins
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Miami Dolphins making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 184.10 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
1945 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 178 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Julio Jones
Best Drafted
40 Rec, 560 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Jake Kumerow
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

Only 10 of the 23 starting players on Detroit Lions exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Miami Dolphins had only nine of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Detroit Lions had one starter score zero points, while Miami Dolphins had four.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
Not only did Detroit Lions earn the W, but they also covered the 36.22-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Alex Erickson (21.5 points) recorded the fifth-highest score for a WR this week.