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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
The Dominators
5-2 75.92
96.52
 
VS
proj
Minor Prophets
72.82 3-4
93.45

The Dominators come back to beat Minor Prophets in 75.92-72.82 battle despite coming up short of expectations

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, falling short of their projected point totals, but The Dominators did enough to knock off Minor Prophets, coming back for a 75.92-72.82 victory. After trailing 70.00-64.92 heading into Sunday night, The Dominators made a run behind Darren Waller (6 Rec, 50 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). DeAndre Hopkins (14.3 points) and Logan Thomas (12) led the charge for Minor Prophets in the loss. The Dominators (5-2) will look to sustain their momentum against The Phantom Limbs, while Minor Prophets (3-4) match up against Layne Ducks in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  The Dominators   Minor Prophets

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Wilson passed for 388 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 84 yards as the Seahawks lost to the Cardinals 37-34. In doing so, he put up 32.92 points and scored 30.4% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on The Dominators this week. In Week 8, Wilson and the Seahawks will square off against the 49ers.
Russell Wilson

Top Player Comparison

The Dominators
Points
% of total points 75.92
1
Russell Wilson
QB
32.92
25.24
43.4%
2
James Conner
RB
11.1
13.26
14.6%
3
Darren Waller
TE
11
8.76
14.5%
4
Robbie Gould
K
10
7.96
13.2%
Minor Prophets
Points
% of total points 72.82
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
14.3
13.19
19.6%
2
Logan Thomas
TE
12
5.17
16.5%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
11.4
11.55
15.7%
4
Wil Lutz
K
11
9.75
15.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was Minor Prophets who claimed the lead, 70.00-64.92. For The Dominators, Russell Wilson had a 47-yard touchdown pass. DeAndre Hopkins made the highlight reel for Minor Prophets with a 35-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  The Dominators   Minor Prophets
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means it's time to take a closer look at the Standings.
The Dominators
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to see The Dominators holding onto No. 3 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is averaging only 96.32 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league. Nevertheless, The Dominators is comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
2250 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 242 Rush Yds
Adam Thielen
Best Drafted
32 Rec, 415 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Frank Gore
Best Acquisition
310 Rush Yds
Minor Prophets
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Minor Prophets making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 88.76 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Dalvin Cook
MVP
489 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Cam Newton
Best Drafted
969 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 244 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Jared Goff
Best Acquisition
1789 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs

What If

The Dominators would have beaten only three other teams besides Minor Prophets this week.
Minor Prophets would have lost to seven other teams besides The Dominators this week.
If they played Minor Prophets every week, The Dominators would be 5-2 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Minor Prophets would have defeated The Dominators 69.18-54.92.
The Dominators would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Minor Prophets.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Dominators, Minor Prophets would be 2-4.
If The Dominators had played every team in the league each week, they would be 38-39.
If they played every team every week, Minor Prophets would be 31-46.