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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Up where we belong
4-3 115.84
103.43
 
VS
proj
DITKA
78.84 4-3
90.38

Up where we belong knock off DITKA for fourth straight win in 115.84-78.84 drubbing

Up where we belong extended their win streak to four games with a convincing win over DITKA, cruising to a 115.84-78.84 victory. Up where we belong pulled out to a 19.10-point lead on Thursday behind D'Ernest Johnson (22.8 points) and never relinquished it. Jalen Hurts (236 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 61 Rush Yds) and C.J. Uzomah (3 Rec, 91 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) led the charge for DITKA in the loss. Up where we belong improve to 4-3 on the season, while DITKA fall to 4-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Up where we belong   DITKA

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Johnson (146 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 22 Rec Yds) scored 22.8 points in a 17-14 win over the Broncos in Week 7. He more-than-doubled his 10.53-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Johnson will face the Steelers next week.
D'Ernest Johnson

Top Player Comparison

Up where we belong
Points
% of total points 115.84
1
Joe Burrow
QB
27.64
19.46
23.9%
2
D'Ernest Johnson
RB
22.8
10.53
19.7%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
19.3
11.35
16.7%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
15.6
11.06
13.5%
DITKA
Points
% of total points 78.84
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
23.54
22.19
29.9%
2
C.J. Uzomah
TE
21.1
3.93
26.8%
3
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
21
8.97
26.6%
4
Zane Gonzalez
K
4
6.72
5.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Up where we belong boasted a 75.24-31.50 lead. Joe Burrow had an 82-yard touchdown pass and a 55-yard touchdown pass for Up where we belong, while A.J. Brown had a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 46-yard catch. C.J. Uzomah made the highlight reel for DITKA with a 55-yard touchdown catch and a 32-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
DK Metcalf had an 84-yard touchdown catch for Up where we belong on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Up where we belong   DITKA

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Up where we belong scored more points in this matchup (115.84) than their season average (98.31).
Up where we belong are on fire, with victories in four straight weeks.
DITKA have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Up where we belong (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Up where we belong have outscored DITKA at WR and TE this season.
Up where we belong has a higher average scoring margin (6) than DITKA this season (1).
The starters for Up where we belong had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for DITKA (2).
Hey DITKA, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Up where we belong
A big key to success in football is creating mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by soundly outplaying DITKA at the wide receiver position (43.9 points to 6.5).
DITKA
This matchup was just too spooky for us, DITKA! It turned out that AJ Dillon felt like ghosting on your team, while Up where we belong played the role of Boogeyman. All tricks and no treats!