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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
What?!
5-2 88.75
85.58
 
VS
proj
Sooners
83.5 3-4
110.66

Sooners fall short of projections, lose to What?!, 88.75-83.50

Sooners failed to rise to the occasion, as What?! secured an 88.75-83.50 victory. Sooners earned a 12.00-point lead on Thursday, but What?! held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Dalvin Cook (142 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and the Baltimore Ravens defense (16 Pts Allowed, 347 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers). The San Francisco 49ers defense (0 Pts Allowed, 154 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and Allen Robinson II (10 Rec, 87 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leading performers for Sooners in the loss. What?! improve to 5-2 on the season, while Sooners fall to 3-4.

Matchup Timeline

  What?!   Sooners

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Seahawks in Week 7, the Ravens defense allowed 16 points, surrendered 347 yards, and forced 2 turnovers. In doing so, they put up 21.75 points and nearly doubled their scoring projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any DEF in the league this season. In Week 8, the Ravens will play the Patriots.
The Baltimore Ravens defense

Top Player Comparison

What?!
Points
% of total points 88.75
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
29.5
17.46
33.2%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
21.75
11.05
24.5%
3
Justin Tucker
K
12
9.5
13.5%
4
Julio Jones
WR
11
14.25
12.4%
Sooners
Points
% of total points 83.5
1
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
20.75
16.56
24.9%
2
Allen Robinson II
WR
16.5
9.9
19.8%
3
Harrison Butker
K
12
9.23
14.4%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
8
13.2
9.6%

Points By Position

  What?!   Sooners

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. What?! scored less in this one (88.75) than their season average of 109.46.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" What?! (5-2) have a better record than Sooners (3-4).
What?! see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Sooners (0).
What?! are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Sooners (0 vs 1).
Sooners have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than What?! (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, What?! have outscored Sooners at WR, TE, and K this season.
There's not much good to say about Sooners this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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