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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Sayers Monsters
6-1 141.96
137.08
 
VS
proj
Sandbagging
101.56 3-4
122.42

Sayers Monsters hand Sandbagging third consecutive loss in 141.96-101.56 rout

Sayers Monsters rolled to a 141.96-101.56 victory to hand Sandbagging their third consecutive loss. Sayers Monsters grabbed a 1.00-point lead on Thursday behind Blake Martinez (7 points) and never gave it back. Jared Goff (219 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Jamaal Williams (77 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 37 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Sandbagging in the loss. Sayers Monsters (6-1) will look to maintain their winning ways against Greathope4Houston, while Sandbagging (3-4) face JABarcher in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Sayers Monsters   Sandbagging

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 9.53 points, Moore more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 21.3 points as the Panthers lost to the Saints 27-24. He caught 4 passes for 93 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Sayers Monsters this week. In Week 8, Moore and the Panthers will face the Falcons.
DJ Moore

Top Player Comparison

Sayers Monsters
Points
% of total points 141.96
1
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
23.16
21
16.3%
2
DJ Moore
WR
21.3
9.53
15%
3
Ryan Tannehill
QB
21.3
22.81
15%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
14.8
17.44
10.4%
Sandbagging
Points
% of total points 101.56
1
Jared Goff
QB
20.86
21.35
20.5%
2
Jamaal Williams
RB
17.4
10.43
17.1%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
15
11.4
14.8%
4
Cole Beasley
WR
11.2
6.31
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Sayers Monsters who owned the lead, 134.16-75.20. Teddy Bridgewater linked up with DJ Moore for a 74-yard touchdown pass for Sayers Monsters. Terry McLaurin made the highlight reel for Sandbagging with a 52-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Sayers Monsters   Sandbagging
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already halfway through the season, meaning we ought to refresh the Standings.
Sayers Monsters
Sayers Monsters may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 6th-most points per game in the league (133.80 ppg), propelling Sayers Monsters to No. 3 in the Standings, well within playoff position.
Important Players
Ryan Tannehill
MVP
1588 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Teddy Bridgewater
Best Drafted
1930 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs, 131 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Blake Martinez
Best Acquisition
76 Tackles, 2 Sacks
Sandbagging
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Sandbagging making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 117.55 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
1789 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
458 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 210 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
NYG Defense
Best Acquisition
24.9 Avg Pts Allowed, 341.7 Avg Yds Allowed, 7 Turnovers

Game Notes

Sayers Monsters got the win despite the fact that only six of their 14 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Sandbagging had only three of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
Sandbagging can partially blame the loss on Cameron Heyward, who didn't score any points.
Teddy Bridgewater, DJ Moore, and Ryan Tannehill all scored more points than Jared Goff, the leading scorer for Sandbagging.
Sayers Monsters put up more points than their season scoring average (133.8) while Sandbagging fell short of theirs (117.55).
Sayers Monsters put up more points than their projected total, while Sandbagging fell short of their projection.
Not only did Sayers Monsters win, but they also easily covered the 14.66-point projected margin of victory.
All four of the losses for Sandbagging have been blowout losses.