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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Montys Dolphins
3-4 119.02
103.24
 
VS
proj
This is Seattle!
53.22 2-5
92.51

Montys Dolphins outperform predictions, earn win over This is Seattle! in 119.02-53.22 rout

Montys Dolphins brought their A game and beat their projected point total, cruising to a 119.02-53.22 victory over This is Seattle!, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to learn who would have the advantage in the matchup, as Montys Dolphins jumped out to a 47.52-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 40.32 points from Aaron Rodgers (283 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (9 Rec, 85 Rec Yds). Russell Wilson (32.92 points) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (6) did their part for This is Seattle! in defeat. Montys Dolphins (3-4) will look to sustain their momentum against Steve's Swell Team, while This is Seattle! (2-5) will try to get back in the win column against Kailey's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Montys Dolphins   This is Seattle!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Chiefs defense allowed 16 points, surrendered 391 yards, and forced 4 turnovers in a 43-16 win over the Broncos. In doing so, they put up 24 points to more-than-double their 8.68-point projection, the third-highest percent increase of any DEF in the league this season. In Week 8, the Chiefs will go up against the Jets.
The Kansas City Chiefs defense

Top Player Comparison

Montys Dolphins
Points
% of total points 119.02
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
27.32
20.67
23%
2
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
24
8.68
20.2%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
19.3
16.73
16.2%
4
Harrison Butker
K
14
10.15
11.8%
This is Seattle!
Points
% of total points 53.22
1
Russell Wilson
QB
32.92
25.23
61.9%
2
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
6
6.04
11.3%
3
Jimmy Graham
TE
5.6
7.54
10.5%
4
Adrian Peterson
RB
3.5
8.36
6.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 45-yard touchdown pass for Montys Dolphins, contributing to a 53.02-5.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Montys Dolphins became the proud owner of a 110.32-41.62 lead. For Montys Dolphins, DeAndre Hopkins had a 35-yard touchdown catch. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for This is Seattle! with a 47-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Montys Dolphins   This is Seattle!
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, meaning it's time to refresh the Standings.
Montys Dolphins
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Montys Dolphins making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 106.99 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
DeAndre Hopkins
MVP
57 Rec, 704 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
James Conner
Best Drafted
451 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 112 Rec Yds
Preston Williams
Best Acquisition
13 Rec, 228 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
This is Seattle!
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see This is Seattle! making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit currently is on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 101.20 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
2250 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 242 Rush Yds
DK Metcalf
Best Drafted
28 Rec, 625 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Nick Foles
Best Acquisition
1139 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Montys Dolphins scored higher than their projected point totals.
This is Seattle! had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Montys Dolphins had one starter score zero points, while This is Seattle! had two.
Montys Dolphins put up more points than their season scoring average (106.99) while This is Seattle! fell short of theirs (101.2).
Montys Dolphins scored more points than their projected total, while This is Seattle! failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 65.8-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Montys Dolphins win, but they also easily covered the 10.72-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Montys Dolphins moves to (2-1), while This is Seattle! falls to (1-3).
In a losing effort, Russell Wilson (32.92 points) posted the fifth-highest score in the league this week.