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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Las Vegas Raiders
7-0 263.22
209.33
 
VS
proj
New York Jets
165.4 4-3
162.02

Las Vegas Raiders jump into top spot in 263.22-165.40 runaway

Las Vegas Raiders jumped into the top spot in National Football League with a convincing win over New York Jets, rolling to a 263.22-165.40 victory. New York Jets pulled out to a 17.80-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Las Vegas Raiders after that. They were led by Alvin Kamara (33.9 points) and D'Andre Swift (28.4). Mike Evans (31.6 points) and Jaylen Waddle (16.3) were the leading performers for New York Jets in defeat. Las Vegas Raiders (7-0) have now won seven straight and will look to keep it rolling against Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man. New York Jets (4-3) will take on Geonosis Bay Packers in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Las Vegas Raiders   New York Jets

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 8.26 points, Campbell more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 21.5 points as the Packers beat the Football Team 24-10. He made 13 tackles to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Las Vegas Raiders this week. In Week 8, Campbell and the Packers will battle the Cardinals.
De'Vondre Campbell

Top Player Comparison

Las Vegas Raiders
Points
% of total points 263.22
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
33.9
22.29
12.9%
2
D'Andre Swift
RB
28.4
16.39
10.8%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
27.3
16.39
10.4%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
25.2
16.18
9.6%
New York Jets
Points
% of total points 165.4
1
Mike Evans
WR
31.6
16.68
19.1%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
16.3
13.77
9.9%
3
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
14.1
13.83
8.5%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
13.2
11.93
8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 46-yard catch for Las Vegas Raiders, while Taylor Heinicke had a 40-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 146.92-102.60 lead for Las Vegas Raiders.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Las Vegas Raiders had a 211.72-150.70 lead. For Las Vegas Raiders, D'Andre Swift had a 63-yard touchdown catch. Mike Evans made the highlight reel for New York Jets with a 46-yard catch.
Monday
DK Metcalf had an 84-yard touchdown catch for Las Vegas Raiders during Monday Night Football, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Las Vegas Raiders   New York Jets
Standings Update
Let's take a closer look at the Standings. After all, we're already at the midpoint of the season, if you can believe it.
Las Vegas Raiders
Las Vegas Raiders will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 228.72 points per game through seven weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the team boasts an undefeated record and the top spot in the Standings.
Important Players
D'Andre Swift
MVP
262 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 391 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
DK Metcalf
Best Drafted
33 Rec, 537 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Taylor Heinicke
Best Acquisition
1658 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 222 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
New York Jets
New York Jets may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the team is averaging the 7th-most points per game in the league (202.45 ppg), propelling New York Jets to No. 7 in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Kirk Cousins
MVP
1769 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Mike Evans
Best Drafted
37 Rec, 496 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Chase Edmonds
Best Acquisition
397 Rush Yds, 172 Rec Yds

What If

Las Vegas Raiders would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
New York Jets would have lost to 11 other teams besides Las Vegas Raiders this week.
If they played New York Jets every week, Las Vegas Raiders would be 4-3 this season.
New York Jets would have defeated Las Vegas Raiders 197.82-189.08 had they played each other last week.
Las Vegas Raiders would be 5-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New York Jets.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Las Vegas Raiders, New York Jets would be 5-1.
If Las Vegas Raiders had played every team in the league each week, they would be 102-31.
If they played every team every week, New York Jets would be 82-51.