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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Square357
4-3 155
165.12
 
VS
proj
THE CIRCLE
150 4-3
187.25

THE CIRCLE fall short of predictions, lose to Square357 in 155-150 battle

There's no way around it, THE CIRCLE dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as Square357 staged an impressive comeback to earn a 155-150 victory. Square357 trailed 147-88 heading into Monday night, but the squad roared back behind the New England Patriots defense (0 Pts Allowed, 154 Yds Allowed, 6 Turnovers) and Tom Brady (249 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD). The Jacksonville Jaguars defense (17 Pts Allowed, 291 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) and Philip Rivers (329 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) carried the flag for THE CIRCLE in the loss. Square357 improve to 4-3 on the season, while THE CIRCLE fall to 4-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Square357   THE CIRCLE

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 30-16 loss to the Ravens, Wagner scored 15 points to beat his 9.15-point projection. He made 13 tackles to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Square357 this week. Next week, Wagner will battle the Falcons.
Bobby Wagner

Top Player Comparison

Square357
Points
% of total points 155
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
51
40.04
32.9%
2
Andy Dalton
QB
22
20.63
14.2%
3
Tom Brady
QB
16
26.22
10.3%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
16
21.61
10.3%
THE CIRCLE
Points
% of total points 150
1
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
41
36.03
27.3%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
31
22.73
20.7%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
21
19.03
14%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
20
15.73
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Patrick Mahomes had a 21-yard touchdown pass for THE CIRCLE, helping THE CIRCLE to a 9-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Andy Dalton had a 48-yard pass for Square357, who trailed 81-50 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Philip Rivers had a 41-yard touchdown pass for THE CIRCLE to contribute to a 147-83 lead for the team.
Monday
Tom Brady had a 26-yard touchdown pass for Square357 on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Square357   THE CIRCLE

What If

Square357 would have beaten three other teams besides THE CIRCLE this week.
THE CIRCLE would have lost to five other teams besides Square357 this week.
Square357 would be 5-2 if they played THE CIRCLE every week.
Last week, THE CIRCLE would have been victorious over Square357 227-153.
Square357 would be 4-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as THE CIRCLE.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Square357, THE CIRCLE would be 3-3.
If Square357 had played every team in the league each week, they would be 40-23.
If they played every team every week, THE CIRCLE would be 35-27-1.

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