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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Coolrunnings
2-5 189.27
128.23
 
VS
proj
Gotham Giants
109.52 2-5
106.25

Coolrunnings defy expectations, knock off Gotham Giants in 189.27-109.52 rout

Coolrunnings stepped up and exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 189.27-109.52 victory over Gotham Giants. Coolrunnings pulled out to a 9.51-point lead on Thursday behind the Philadelphia Eagles defense and never looked back. Todd Gurley II (63 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 19 Rec Yds) and Matt Ryan (338 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) carried the flag for Gotham Giants in defeat. Coolrunnings (2-5) will look to add to their success against The Big G 🤓, while Gotham Giants (2-5) attempt to develop some positive momentum against Deshaun of the Dead.

Matchup Timeline

  Coolrunnings   Gotham Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 13.83 points, Lockett more-than-tripled that amount by scoring 49.02 points as the Seahawks lost to the Cardinals 37-34. He caught 15 passes for 200 yards and 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Coolrunnings this week. Next week, Lockett will go up against the 49ers.
Tyler Lockett

Top Player Comparison

Coolrunnings
Points
% of total points 189.27
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
49.02
13.83
25.9%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
38.64
19.31
20.4%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
25.8
11.95
13.6%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
16.75
12.96
8.8%
Gotham Giants
Points
% of total points 109.52
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
20.7
13.41
18.9%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
17.52
19.92
16%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
15.55
8.26
14.2%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
13.45
7.17
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 73-yard touchdown catch for Coolrunnings, while Terry McLaurin had a 52-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 139.35-52.47 lead for Coolrunnings.
Sunday Late
Tyler Lockett had a 47-yard touchdown catch for Coolrunnings, contributing to a 189.27-73.57 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Coolrunnings   Gotham Giants
Standings Update
Let's take a closer look at the Standings. After all, we're already midway through the season, believe it or not.
Coolrunnings
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Coolrunnings making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 107.66 points per game through seven weeks, 13th-best in the league.
Important Players
Tyler Lockett
MVP
47 Rec, 581 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Joe Burrow
Best Drafted
2023 Pass Yds, 9 Pass TDs, 121 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Lamar Jackson
Best Acquisition
955 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs, 346 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Gotham Giants
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Gotham Giants making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 119.88 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Todd Gurley II
MVP
485 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
31 Rec, 439 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Nick Boyle
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

Only seven of the 16 starters on Coolrunnings scored more than their projected point totals.
Gotham Giants had only six of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Coolrunnings had two starters score zero points, while Gotham Giants had four.
Coolrunnings had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Gotham Giants.
Coolrunnings put up more points than their season scoring average (107.66) while Gotham Giants fell short of theirs (119.88).
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The 189.27 points scored by Coolrunnings are the 2nd-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 79.75-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This win snaps a streak of three straight losses for Coolrunnings.
Not only did Coolrunnings earn the win, but they also easily covered the 21.98-point projected margin of victory.
Coolrunnings moves to (1-4) in blowout games this year, while Gotham Giants falls to (1-3).
Despite the loss, Todd Gurley II recorded 20.7 points, the second-highest score for a RB this week.