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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Jersey Boyz
5-2 294.5
297.93
 
VS
proj
Nebraska Corn Bores
185.45 5-2
297.06

Jersey Boyz overtake Nebraska Corn Bores for 1st place in 294.50-185.45 rout

Jersey Boyz overtook Nebraska Corn Bores in the standings, ascending to the top of the standings in YFBL2 with an easy win, rolling to a 294.50-185.45 victory. Nebraska Corn Bores pulled out to a 24.60-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Jersey Boyz after that. They were led by the Chicago Bears defense, who allowed 36 points and 424 yards for 43.8 points, and Russell Wilson, who passed for 241 yards and a touchdown and ran for 27 yards (41.25 points). The New Orleans Saints defense (25 Pts Allowed, 252 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Darius Leonard (10 Tackles, 1 Int) were the top scorers for Nebraska Corn Bores in defeat. Jersey Boyz (5-2) have now won five consecutive matchups and will look to maintain their momentum against Grapevine Gunslinger. Nebraska Corn Bores (5-2) attempt to get back in the win column against Iowa Barnstormers.

Matchup Timeline

  Jersey Boyz   Nebraska Corn Bores

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Diggs caught 7 passes for 142 yards as the Vikings beat the Lions 42-30. In doing so, he put up 31.2 points to scored 70.6% higher than his 18.29-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Jersey Boyz this week. Diggs will square off against the Redskins next week.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

Jersey Boyz
Points
% of total points 294.5
1
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
43.8
36.8
14.9%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
41.25
52.6
14%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
31.2
18.29
10.6%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
31.1
23.58
10.6%
Nebraska Corn Bores
Points
% of total points 185.45
1
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
46
35.67
24.8%
2
Darius Leonard
LB
21
19.27
11.3%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
18.65
52.24
10.1%
4
Patrick Mahomes
QB
17.5
60.12
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Patrick Mahomes had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Nebraska Corn Bores, contributing to a 24.60-0.00 lead for Nebraska Corn Bores.
Sunday Early
Stefon Diggs had a 66-yard catch for Jersey Boyz, while Jimmy Garoppolo had a 40-yard pass, contributing to a 125.55-104.35 lead for Jersey Boyz.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 48-yard pass for Jersey Boyz, contributing to a 271.40-159.65 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Brett Maher had a 63-yard field goal for Nebraska Corn Bores, who trailed 287.50-185.45 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Jersey Boyz   Nebraska Corn Bores
Standings Update
Let's check in on the Standings. After all, we're already at the midpoint of the season, if you can believe it.
Jersey Boyz
Jersey Boyz may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 3rd-most points per game in the league (308.06 ppg), propelling Jersey Boyz to the best record in the league and the top spot in the Standings.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
1945 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 178 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Chi Defense
Best Drafted
17.5 Avg Pts Allowed, 330.8 Avg Yds Allowed, 10 Turnovers
Jimmy Garoppolo
Best Acquisition
1314 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs
Nebraska Corn Bores
Nebraska Corn Bores may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (295.31 ppg), propelling Nebraska Corn Bores to the No. 2 position in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2180 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Deshaun Watson
Best Drafted
1952 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 196 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
NO Defense
Best Acquisition
21.0 Avg Pts Allowed, 327.9 Avg Yds Allowed, 9 Turnovers

StatSmack

Jersey Boyz are on a roll, with victories in five straight weeks.
Jersey Boyz don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Nebraska Corn Bores (1 vs 0).
Jersey Boyz have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Nebraska Corn Bores (2 vs 0).
Jersey Boyz should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Nebraska Corn Bores (4 vs 3).
Nebraska Corn Bores have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Jersey Boyz (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Jersey Boyz have outscored Nebraska Corn Bores at WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Jersey Boyz don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 23 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Jersey Boyz had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Nebraska Corn Bores (2).
Hey Nebraska Corn Bores, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!