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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
DarwinThompsonLIVMVP
3-4 134.04
107.79
 
VS
proj
Started from the top
85.08 2-5
101.6

DarwinThompsonLIVMVP defeat Started from the top in 134.04-85.08 beatdown

DarwinThompsonLIVMVP outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 134.04-85.08 victory over Started from the top, who fell short of projections. Started from the top took a 13.18-point lead on Thursday, but it was all DarwinThompsonLIVMVP after that. They were led by Joe Burrow, who passed for 416 yards and 3 touchdowns for 33.64 points, and Alvin Kamara, who racked up 179 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (29.9 points). Leonard Fournette (81 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Teddy Bridgewater (187 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) did their part for Started from the top in the loss. DarwinThompsonLIVMVP (3-4) will look to maintain their winning ways against Darkhorse198, while Started from the top (2-5) will take on Huy's Expert Team in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  DarwinThompsonLIVMVP   Started from the top

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Herbert overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 16.8 points against his 7.27-point projection. During a 38-3 loss to the Buccaneers, he racked up 133 yards from scrimmage . Herbert will face the 49ers next week.
Khalil Herbert

Top Player Comparison

DarwinThompsonLIVMVP
Points
% of total points 134.04
1
Joe Burrow
QB
33.64
20.52
25.1%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
29.9
19.6
22.3%
3
Khalil Herbert
RB
16.8
7.27
12.5%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
14.5
6.29
10.8%
Started from the top
Points
% of total points 85.08
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
16
15.2
18.8%
2
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
15.78
17.57
18.5%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
14.8
13.85
17.4%
4
Younghoe Koo
K
12
7.24
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Burrow had an 82-yard touchdown pass and a 55-yard touchdown pass for DarwinThompsonLIVMVP, contributing to a 52.54-31.78 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Zach Ertz had a 47-yard touchdown catch for DarwinThompsonLIVMVP, contributing to a 93.14-85.08 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  DarwinThompsonLIVMVP   Started from the top
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means we ought to take a closer look at the Standings.
DarwinThompsonLIVMVP
To be fair, it could be worse. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 107.87, DarwinThompsonLIVMVP is No. 9 in the Standings. While the unit currently is outside of playoff position, there's still time to make a run.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
419 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 241 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
DJ Moore
Best Drafted
46 Rec, 586 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Khalil Herbert
Best Acquisition
279 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Started from the top
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Started from the top making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 108.66 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Justin Herbert
MVP
1771 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Austin Ekeler
Best Drafted
356 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 242 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Teddy Bridgewater
Best Acquisition
1701 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs

What If

DarwinThompsonLIVMVP would have beaten nine other teams besides Started from the top this week.
Started from the top would have lost to nine other teams besides DarwinThompsonLIVMVP this week.
If DarwinThompsonLIVMVP played Started from the top every week this season, they'd be 3-4.
Had they played each other last week, Started from the top would have been victorious over DarwinThompsonLIVMVP 102.4-91.44.
DarwinThompsonLIVMVP would be 2-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Started from the top.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as DarwinThompsonLIVMVP, Started from the top would be 2-4.
If DarwinThompsonLIVMVP had played every team in the league each week, they would be 28-49.
If they played every team every week, Started from the top would be 26-51.