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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Butt Ruckers
5-2 114.08
100.63
 
VS
proj
TX4vida
85.1 3-4
111.7

Butt Ruckers knock off TX4vida, 114.08-85.10

Butt Ruckers showed up and exceeded their projected point total, securing a 114.08-85.10 victory over TX4vida, who fell short of projections. Butt Ruckers jumped out to a 30.98-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 28.68 points from Daniel Jones (187 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 92 Rush Yds) and Graham Gano (3-3 XP) and never looked back. Nelson Agholor (16.7 points) and David Johnson (12.4) led the way for TX4vida in the loss. Butt Ruckers (5-2) will look to add to their success against BuckeyeBall, while TX4vida (3-4) take on Old Leather Balls in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Butt Ruckers   TX4vida

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 7.03 points, Hockenson scored 69.3% more than that amount by scoring 11.9 points as the Lions beat the Falcons 23-22. He caught 5 passes for 59 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Butt Ruckers this week. Next week, Hockenson will go up against the Colts.
T.J. Hockenson

Top Player Comparison

Butt Ruckers
Points
% of total points 114.08
1
Daniel Jones
QB
25.68
19.63
22.5%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
14.9
11.2
13.1%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
13.2
15.66
11.6%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
11.9
7.03
10.4%
TX4vida
Points
% of total points 85.1
1
Nelson Agholor
WR
16.7
2.9
19.6%
2
David Johnson
RB
12.4
11.77
14.6%
3
Darren Waller
TE
11
8.76
12.9%
4
Will Fuller V
WR
9.5
10.02
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Daniel Jones had a 39-yard touchdown pass for Butt Ruckers to contribute to a 30.98-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Nelson Agholor had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 44-yard catch for TX4vida, who trailed 114.08-82.60 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Butt Ruckers   TX4vida
Standings Update
How about we check in on the Standings? We're already at the midpoint of the season after all, if you can believe it.
Butt Ruckers
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to count on Butt Ruckers holding onto the No. 7 spot in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit is averaging only 114.56 points per game through seven weeks, 12th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Butt Ruckers is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Kirk Cousins
MVP
1475 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs
Derrick Henry
Best Drafted
663 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Daniel Carlson
Best Acquisition
12-13 FG, 54 long, 18-19 XP
TX4vida
TX4vida 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 squad is averaging the 9th-most points per game in the league (118.99 ppg), leaving TX4vida on the outside looking in for the playoffs at No. 10 in the Standings.
Important Players
Philip Rivers
MVP
1598 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs
Will Fuller V
Best Drafted
31 Rec, 490 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Nelson Agholor
Best Acquisition
15 Rec, 292 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Butt Ruckers had eight of their 14 starters exceed their projected point totals.
TX4vida had only four of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Butt Ruckers recorded more points than their projected total, while TX4vida fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 28.98-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.