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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Second half scrubs
3-4 122
101.5
 
VS
proj
Tanking for Trevor
70.5 1-6
91.52

Second half scrubs brush off projections, defeat Tanking for Trevor in 122.0-70.5 rout

Second half scrubs beat their projected point total, cruising to a 122.0-70.5 victory over Tanking for Trevor, who fell short of projections. Second half scrubs got out to a 0.9-point lead on Thursday behind the Philadelphia Eagles defense (9 points) and never let it go. Ryan Tannehill (220 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Zane Gonzalez (3-4 FG, 49 long, 4-4 XP) carried the flag for Tanking for Trevor in the loss. Second half scrubs (3-4) will look to get another win against Waynes Wacky Weasels, while Tanking for Trevor (1-6) face Patrick Mahomeless in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Second half scrubs   Tanking for Trevor

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Seahawks in Week 7, Murray passed for 360 yards , ran for 67 yards and scored 4 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 38.1 points to scored 56.5% higher than his 24.34-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Second half scrubs this week. Murray will battle the Dolphins next week.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

Second half scrubs
Points
% of total points 122
1
Kyler Murray
QB
38.1
24.34
31.2%
2
Davante Adams
WR
31.6
13.26
25.9%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
12.5
10.47
10.2%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
10
9.19
8.2%
Tanking for Trevor
Points
% of total points 70.5
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
17.3
19.29
24.5%
2
Zane Gonzalez
K
16
8.03
22.7%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
11.5
10.77
16.3%
4
Travis Fulgham
WR
7.3
8.03
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Travis Fulgham had a 40-yard catch for Tanking for Trevor for the team, who trailed 9.0-8.1 after Thursday Night Football.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Second half scrubs became the proud owner of a 68.4-31.4 lead. For Second half scrubs, Davante Adams had a 45-yard touchdown catch. Ryan Tannehill made the highlight reel for Tanking for Trevor with a 73-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Second half scrubs, contributing to a 122.0-66.8 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Second half scrubs   Tanking for Trevor
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the midway mark. How about we refresh the Standings?
Second half scrubs
Second half scrubs should be tough to beat given the points they are regularly putting up on the scoreboard. But despite averaging 102.6 points per game through seven weeks, 3rd-best in the league, the squad has some work to do in order to get into playoff position.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
1847 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 437 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
36 Rec, 449 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Tee Higgins
Best Acquisition
27 Rec, 410 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Tanking for Trevor
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 81.2, Tanking for Trevor is No. 12 in the Standings, leaving the squad on the outside looking in for the playoffs.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
31 Rec, 439 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Kenyan Drake
Best Drafted
512 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Ben Roethlisberger
Best Acquisition
1446 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Second half scrubs scored higher than their projected point totals.
Tanking for Trevor had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Second half scrubs put up more points than their season scoring average (102.64) while Tanking for Trevor fell short of theirs (81.21).
Second half scrubs recorded more points than their projected total, while Tanking for Trevor fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 51.5-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The victory ends a streak of two consecutive defeats for Second half scrubs.
Not only did Second half scrubs win, but they also easily covered the 9.98-point forecasted margin of victory.
All three of the wins for Second half scrubs have been blowout wins.