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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Brian's Team
6-1 109.9
101.65
 
VS
proj
RooiwillieNFL04
42.5 4-3
88.61

Brian's Team top RooiwillieNFL04 for fifth straight win in 109.9-42.5 rout

Brian's Team extended their win streak to five games with an easy win over RooiwillieNFL04, rolling to a 109.9-42.5 victory. Brian's Team took a 13.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind DJ Moore (23.3 points) and Wil Lutz (11) and never looked back. Todd Gurley II (63 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 19 Rec Yds) and Mike Davis (12 Rush Yds, 24 Rec Yds) carried the flag for RooiwillieNFL04 in the loss. Brian's Team (6-1) will look to add to their success against Lazy Penguins, while RooiwillieNFL04 (4-3) meet Deborah's Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Brian's Team   RooiwillieNFL04

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore caught 4 passes for 93 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Panthers lost to the Saints 27-24. In doing so, he put up 23.3 points and nearly doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Brian's Team this week. Next week, Moore will face the Falcons.
DJ Moore

Top Player Comparison

Brian's Team
Points
% of total points 109.9
1
Kyler Murray
QB
38.1
24.34
34.7%
2
DJ Moore
WR
23.3
12.06
21.2%
3
Wil Lutz
K
11
9.75
10%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
11
5.72
10%
RooiwillieNFL04
Points
% of total points 42.5
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
21.2
14.07
49.9%
2
Mike Davis
RB
6.1
15.05
14.4%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
4.6
14.11
10.8%
4
Chris Carson
RB
4.6
14.53
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
DJ Moore had a 74-yard touchdown catch for Brian's Team, contributing to a 43.1-29.3 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Brian's Team to contribute to an 81.2-38.5 lead for the team.
Monday
Allen Robinson II had a 42-yard catch for Brian's Team during Monday Night Football, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Brian's Team   RooiwillieNFL04
Standings Update
How about we refresh the Standings? After all, we're already midway through the season, believe it or not.
Brian's Team
Brian's Team may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the unit is averaging the 3rd-most points per game in the league (113.8 ppg), propelling Brian's Team to the best record in the league and the No. 1 spot in the Standings.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
1847 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 437 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
458 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 210 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Dalton Schultz
Best Acquisition
25 Rec, 282 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
RooiwillieNFL04
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to count on RooiwillieNFL04 holding onto the No. 3 position in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is averaging only 102.5 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league. Nevertheless, RooiwillieNFL04 is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Todd Gurley II
MVP
485 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Travis Kelce
Best Drafted
40 Rec, 501 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Mike Davis
Best Acquisition
284 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 233 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Brian's Team won even though only four of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
RooiwillieNFL04 had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Brian's Team had one starter score zero points, while RooiwillieNFL04 had three.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Brian's Team recorded more points than their projected total, while RooiwillieNFL04 failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 67.4-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The defeat snaps a two-match unbeaten streak for RooiwillieNFL04.
Not only did Brian's Team win, but they also easily covered the 13.05-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Brian's Team moves to (3-1), while RooiwillieNFL04 falls to (2-2).
Despite the loss, Todd Gurley II (21.2 points) registered the second-best score for a RB this week.