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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Dirty 54
4-3 236.4
221.94
 
VS
proj
Naked Bootlegs
211.05 3-4
200.71

Dirty 54 knock off Naked Bootlegs for fourth straight win, 236.40-211.05

Dirty 54 extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over Naked Bootlegs, earning a 236.40-211.05 victory. Naked Bootlegs nabbed a 10.90-point lead on Thursday, but Dirty 54 held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Deshaun Watson (31.25 points) and A.J. Brown (27.3). Russell Wilson (388 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 84 Rush Yds) and Ben Roethlisberger (268 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) led the charge for Naked Bootlegs in the loss. Dirty 54 (4-3) will look to sustain their momentum against Night Hawk, while Naked Bootlegs (3-4) will try to get back on track against Doc's Devils.

Matchup Timeline

  Dirty 54   Naked Bootlegs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Lions in Week 7, Gurley II racked up 82 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 21.2 points to scored 38.7% higher than his 15.29-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Dirty 54 this week. In Week 8, Gurley II and the Falcons will face the Panthers.
Todd Gurley II

Top Player Comparison

Dirty 54
Points
% of total points 236.4
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
31.25
29.57
13.2%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
27.3
15.94
11.5%
3
Gardner Minshew II
QB
24.75
25.32
10.5%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
21.2
15.29
9%
Naked Bootlegs
Points
% of total points 211.05
1
Russell Wilson
QB
42.8
33.22
20.3%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
22.3
25.44
10.6%
3
Giovani Bernard
RB
21.8
14.16
10.3%
4
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
19
9.37
9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 73-yard touchdown catch for Dirty 54, while Gardner Minshew II had a 28-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 204.90-106.60 lead for Dirty 54.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 47-yard touchdown pass for Naked Bootlegs, who trailed 236.40-199.35 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Dirty 54   Naked Bootlegs
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means it's about time to check in on the Standings.
Dirty 54
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to see Dirty 54 holding onto No. 4 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is averaging only 204.30 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Dirty 54 is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
2095 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 147 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Lamar Jackson
Best Drafted
955 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs, 346 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Chris Boswell
Best Acquisition
9-9 FG, 41 long, 20-21 XP
Naked Bootlegs
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Naked Bootlegs making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 202.28 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
Ben Roethlisberger
Best Drafted
1446 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Jimmy Garoppolo
Best Acquisition
1012 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs

What If

Dirty 54 would have beaten seven other teams besides Naked Bootlegs this week.
Naked Bootlegs would have lost to five other teams besides Dirty 54 this week.
If Dirty 54 played Naked Bootlegs every week this season, they'd be 4-3.
Last week, Dirty 54 would have defeated Naked Bootlegs 201.6-188.1.
Dirty 54 would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Naked Bootlegs.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dirty 54, Naked Bootlegs would be 4-2.
If Dirty 54 had played every team in the league each week, they would be 28-35.
If they played every team every week, Naked Bootlegs would be 23-40.