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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Sesquepedantic Squad
5-2 112.6
96.73
 
VS
proj
Packer backers
68.22 4-3
87.63

Sesquepedantic Squad beat Packer backers for third straight win in 112.60-68.22 rout

Sesquepedantic Squad extended their win streak to three games with a dominant win over Packer backers, cruising to a 112.60-68.22 victory. Sesquepedantic Squad nabbed a 15.48-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Matt Prater (16 points) and Cole Beasley (11.2) and never relinquished it. Matt Ryan (17.52 points) and Christian Kirk (15.7) carried the flag for Packer backers in the loss. Sesquepedantic Squad (5-2) will look to build on their success against Rookie, while Packer backers (4-3) will attempt to right the ship against Quaran-TEAM.

Matchup Timeline

  Sesquepedantic Squad   Packer backers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Cardinals in Week 7, Lockett scored 38 points to more-than-triple his 11.61-point projection. He caught 15 passes for 200 yards and 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any WR in the league this season. Lockett will face the 49ers next week.
Tyler Lockett

Top Player Comparison

Sesquepedantic Squad
Points
% of total points 112.6
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
38
11.61
33.7%
2
Matt Prater
K
16
8.64
14.2%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
15
7.49
13.3%
4
Patrick Mahomes
QB
12
24.19
10.7%
Packer backers
Points
% of total points 68.22
1
Matt Ryan
QB
17.52
19.92
25.7%
2
Christian Kirk
WR
15.7
6.45
23%
3
Ronald Jones II
RB
9.6
12.74
14.1%
4
Ryan Succop
K
9
7.66
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Prater had a 50-yard field goal and a 51-yard field goal for Sesquepedantic Squad, contributing to a 40.40-24.92 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Tyler Lockett had a 47-yard touchdown catch for Sesquepedantic Squad, helping the team to a 97.60-40.62 lead.

Points By Position

  Sesquepedantic Squad   Packer backers
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already halfway through the season, which means it's about time take a closer look at the Standings.
Sesquepedantic Squad
Sesquepedantic Squad will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 105.33 points per game through seven weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the team ranks No. 2 in the Standings, easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
1899 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 165 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Tyler Lockett
Best Drafted
47 Rec, 581 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Matt Prater
Best Acquisition
12-16 FG, 51 long, 16-16 XP
Packer backers
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Packer backers making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 90.76 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
2181 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Josh Jacobs
Best Drafted
394 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 122 Rec Yds
Christian Kirk
Best Acquisition
18 Rec, 277 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs

What If

Sesquepedantic Squad would have beaten seven other teams besides Packer backers this week.
Packer backers would have lost to nine other teams besides Sesquepedantic Squad this week.
Sesquepedantic Squad would be 5-2 if they played Packer backers every week.
Last week, Sesquepedantic Squad would have beaten Packer backers 102.6-98.04.
Sesquepedantic Squad would be 6-0 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Packer backers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Sesquepedantic Squad, Packer backers would be 3-3.
If Sesquepedantic Squad had played every team in the league each week, they would be 47-30.
If they played every team every week, Packer backers would be 31-46.