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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Erskine's Dawgs
2-5 274.7
203.4
 
VS
proj
Covid Bombers
210.02 3-4
211.82

Erskine's Dawgs defy projections, earn win against Covid Bombers, 274.70-210.02

Erskine's Dawgs showed up, earning a 274.70-210.02 victory over Covid Bombers, who fell short of projections. Erskine's Dawgs jumped out to a 106.79-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout efforts from Baker Mayfield and Todd Gurley II. Mayfield passed for 297 yards and 5 touchdowns for 50.78 points, while Gurley II racked up 82 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (21 points). Covid Bombers bounced back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by Kyler Murray (62.6 points) and Chase Edmonds (21.1). Unphased, Erskine's Dawgs rallied later that night, as Tom Brady (62.86 points) and Rob Gronkowski (12.45) put them back on top for good. Erskine's Dawgs (2-5) will look to keep it rolling against FantasyGod318, while Covid Bombers (3-4) meet GMEN4LYF in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Erskine's Dawgs   Covid Bombers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Raiders in Week 7, Brady passed for 369 yards and 4 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 62.86 points to scored 82.7% higher than his 34.4-point projection, the fourth-highest percentage of any QB in the league this season. Next week, Brady will square off against the Giants.
Tom Brady

Top Player Comparison

Erskine's Dawgs
Points
% of total points 274.7
1
Tom Brady
QB
62.86
34.4
22.9%
2
Baker Mayfield
QB
50.78
31.14
18.5%
3
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
26.7
15.01
9.7%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
21
14.63
7.6%
Covid Bombers
Points
% of total points 210.02
1
Kyler Murray
QB
62.6
38.5
29.8%
2
Chase Edmonds
RB
21.1
6.6
10%
3
Keanu Neal
S
20
10.98
9.5%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
16.4
8.77
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Baker Mayfield had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Erskine's Dawgs to contribute to a 154.89-48.10 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray connected with DeAndre Hopkins for a 35-yard touchdown pass for Covid Bombers. Murray also lit up the scoreboard with a 41-yard pass, helping Covid Bombers to a 197.70-172.69 lead.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 33-yard touchdown pass for Erskine's Dawgs, contributing to a 248.00-197.70 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Erskine's Dawgs   Covid Bombers
Standings Update
Let's catch up on the Standings. We're already at the midpoint of the season after all, if you can believe it.
Erskine's Dawgs
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Erskine's Dawgs making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team currently finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 201.65 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
1910 Pass Yds, 18 Pass TDs
Baker Mayfield
Best Drafted
1392 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Chris Boswell
Best Acquisition
9-9 FG, 41 long, 20-21 XP
Covid Bombers
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Covid Bombers making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 207.98 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
1847 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 437 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
57 Rec, 704 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Brandon Aiyuk
Best Acquisition
20 Rec, 280 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

StatSmack

Erskine's Dawgs must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (274.7) than their season average (201.65).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Covid Bombers has left more points on the bench this season (276.92) than Erskine's Dawgs (89.6).
Erskine's Dawgs don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Covid Bombers (0 vs 1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Covid Bombers - they’ve made more transactions (5) than Erskine's Dawgs (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Erskine's Dawgs have outscored Covid Bombers at QB and RB this season.
Don't worry Covid Bombers, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!