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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Tampa Bay Hitmen
3-4 169.61
147.23
 
VS
proj
TechN9ne
143.07 2-5
139.93

Tampa Bay Hitmen hand TechN9ne third straight loss in 169.61-143.07 rout

Tampa Bay Hitmen cruised to a 169.61-143.07 victory to hand TechN9ne their third straight loss. Tampa Bay Hitmen got out to a 13.93-point lead on Thursday behind Tyreek Hill and never relinquished it. Marvin Jones Jr. (10 Rec, 93 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs) and Tom Brady (249 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) were the top performers for TechN9ne in defeat. Tampa Bay Hitmen (3-4) will look to keep it rolling against The Long Haulers, while TechN9ne (2-5) will try to right the ship against Roadrunner.

Matchup Timeline

  Tampa Bay Hitmen   TechN9ne

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ebron overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 14.67 points against his 5.72-point projection. During a 30-23 win over the Texans, he caught 4 passes for 70 yards and a touchdown. Ebron will face the Broncos next week.
Eric Ebron

Top Player Comparison

Tampa Bay Hitmen
Points
% of total points 169.61
1
Jacoby Brissett
QB
37.9
20.54
22.3%
2
Latavius Murray
RB
30.97
12.44
18.3%
3
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
17
8.2
10%
4
Eric Ebron
TE
14.67
5.72
8.6%
TechN9ne
Points
% of total points 143.07
1
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
40.2
8.79
28.1%
2
Tom Brady
QB
17.45
25.6
12.2%
3
John Brown
WR
16.53
10.77
11.6%
4
Jimmy Graham
TE
14.33
6.89
10%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tyreek Hill had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Tampa Bay Hitmen to contribute to a 13.93-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
John Brown had a 20-yard touchdown catch for TechN9ne, who trailed 132.64-104.29 after the early slate.
Monday
Tom Brady had a 26-yard touchdown pass for TechN9ne.

Points By Position

  Tampa Bay Hitmen   TechN9ne
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the midway mark. Let's refresh the Standings.
Tampa Bay Hitmen
Tampa Bay Hitmen 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 8th-most points per game in the league (144.98 ppg), leaving Tampa Bay Hitmen with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 9 in the Standings.
Important Players
Jacoby Brissett
MVP
1388 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Julio Jones
Best Drafted
40 Rec, 560 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Devin Bush
Best Acquisition
52 Tackles, 1 Sack, 2 Ints
TechN9ne
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on TechN9ne making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 127.43 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
1992 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs
Robert Woods
Best Drafted
36 Rec, 435 Rec Yds
John Brown
Best Acquisition
33 Rec, 473 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

What If

Tampa Bay Hitmen would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
TechN9ne would have lost to just four other teams besides Tampa Bay Hitmen this week.
If they played TechN9ne every week, Tampa Bay Hitmen would be 5-2 this season.
Tampa Bay Hitmen would have beaten TechN9ne 151.06-120.36 had they played each other last week.
Tampa Bay Hitmen would be 4-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as TechN9ne.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Tampa Bay Hitmen, TechN9ne would be 1-5.
If Tampa Bay Hitmen had played every team in the league each week, they would be 64-41.
If they played every team every week, TechN9ne would be 38-67.