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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Tripping Billies
4-3 89.8
95.86
 
VS
proj
Gerbschmidt
68.23 3-4
76.4

Tripping Billies defeat Gerbschmidt, 89.80-68.23

Despite similar records, Tripping Billies held a significant season point advantage over Gerbschmidt coming into this one (701-538), and they lived up to their reputation with a hard-fought win, emerging victorious with an 89.80-68.23 victory. Tripping Billies grabbed an early 7.26-point lead on Thursday. Gerbschmidt came back to take the lead during the early games on Sunday, powered by Kyle Allen (20.43 points) and Keenan Allen (13.33). Not to be deterred, Tripping Billies rallied later that afternoon, as Russell Wilson (42 points) and Jason Myers (12) put them back in the lead for good. Tripping Billies (4-3) will look to keep it rolling against Miller Time, while Gerbschmidt (3-4) meet Black Widows in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Tripping Billies   Gerbschmidt

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Scott racked up 92 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass as the Eagles beat the Giants 22-21. In doing so, he put up 12.13 points and scored 50.7% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Tripping Billies this week. Next week, Scott will square off against the Cowboys.
Boston Scott

Top Player Comparison

Tripping Billies
Points
% of total points 89.8
1
Russell Wilson
QB
42
30.14
46.8%
2
Boston Scott
RB
12.13
8.05
13.5%
3
Jason Myers
K
12
7.98
13.4%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
9.67
8.22
10.8%
Gerbschmidt
Points
% of total points 68.23
1
Kyle Allen
QB
20.43
19.02
29.9%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
13.33
7.8
19.5%
3
Randy Bullock
K
10
7.47
14.7%
4
Travis Fulgham
WR
4.87
6.05
7.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Travis Fulgham had a 40-yard catch for Gerbschmidt for the team, who trailed 12.13-4.87 after the Thursday night game.
Sunday Early
Kyle Allen had a 52-yard touchdown pass for Gerbschmidt to contribute to a 57.49-18.19 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 47-yard touchdown pass for Tripping Billies, contributing to an 83.93-66.16 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Tripping Billies   Gerbschmidt
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already at the midpoint of the season, meaning we ought refresh the Standings.
Tripping Billies
Tripping Billies 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 unit is averaging the 6th-most points per game in the league (100.19 ppg), leaving Tripping Billies on the outside looking in for the playoffs at No. 5 in the Standings.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
2250 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 242 Rush Yds
Justin Jefferson
Best Drafted
28 Rec, 537 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Joey Slye
Best Acquisition
17-20 FG, 48 long, 13-15 XP
Gerbschmidt
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Gerbschmidt making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 76.81 points per game through seven weeks, 13th-best in the league.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
955 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs, 346 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Jonathan Taylor
Best Drafted
367 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 162 Rec Yds
Kyle Allen
Best Acquisition
548 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs

Game Notes

Tripping Billies won despite the fact that only four of their 10 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Gerbschmidt had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Tripping Billies won despite starting the Seattle Seahawks defense, who scored zero points.
Tripping Billies emerged victorious despite recording a season-low 89.8 points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The defeat snaps a two-game winning streak for Gerbschmidt.
Not only did Tripping Billies win, but they also covered the 19.46-point forecasted margin of victory.