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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Manchester Mercs
4-3 103.34
103.81
 
VS
proj
The Corporate Clowns
61.14 2-5
102

The Corporate Clowns lose to Manchester Mercs in 103.34-61.14 rout

The Corporate Clowns failed to rise to the occasion, as Manchester Mercs cruised to a 103.34-61.14 victory. Manchester Mercs got out to a 12.00-point lead on Thursday behind Harrison Butker and never let it go. Derrick Henry (17.3 points) and Justin Tucker (12) were the leaders for The Corporate Clowns in the loss. Manchester Mercs (4-3) will look to build on their success against The Air Raid, while The Corporate Clowns (2-5) face Russ's Miracle Water in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Manchester Mercs   The Corporate Clowns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 4 passes for 70 yards and a touchdown against the Texans, Ebron scored 15 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 5.37-point projection and was much higher than his 6.44-point season scoring average. Ebron will face the Broncos next week.
Eric Ebron

Top Player Comparison

Manchester Mercs
Points
% of total points 103.34
1
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
17
8.2
16.5%
2
T.Y. Hilton
WR
16.4
12.4
15.9%
3
Eric Ebron
TE
15
5.37
14.5%
4
Harrison Butker
K
12
9.22
11.6%
The Corporate Clowns
Points
% of total points 61.14
1
Derrick Henry
RB
17.3
12.84
28.3%
2
Justin Tucker
K
12
9.5
19.6%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
10
7.01
16.4%
4
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
7.04
16.81
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Manchester Mercs became the proud owner of a 95.50-8.84 lead. For Manchester Mercs, Adam Thielen had a 25-yard touchdown catch. Jimmy Garoppolo made the highlight reel for The Corporate Clowns with a 40-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Carson Wentz had a 28-yard touchdown pass for Manchester Mercs to contribute to a 103.34-59.64 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Manchester Mercs   The Corporate Clowns
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already midway through the season, meaning it's time take a closer look at the Standings.
Manchester Mercs
Manchester Mercs will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 114.91 points per game through seven weeks, 3rd-best in the league, the squad finds itself currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
618 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 305 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Carson Wentz
Best Drafted
1649 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Frank Gore
Best Acquisition
388 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
The Corporate Clowns
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on The Corporate Clowns making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team currently finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 95.24 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
David Johnson
MVP
300 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 315 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Derrick Henry
Best Drafted
506 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 120 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Chase Edmonds
Best Acquisition
287 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 100 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

What If

Manchester Mercs would have beaten six other teams besides The Corporate Clowns this week.
The Corporate Clowns would have lost to nine other teams besides Manchester Mercs this week.
If Manchester Mercs played The Corporate Clowns every week this season, they'd be 6-1.
Last week, The Corporate Clowns would have been victorious over Manchester Mercs 109.62-92.04.
Manchester Mercs would be 4-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Corporate Clowns.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Manchester Mercs, The Corporate Clowns would be 2-4.
If Manchester Mercs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 52-25.
If they played every team every week, The Corporate Clowns would be 25-52.