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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
The Texas Headhunter
5-2 128.27
129.14
 
VS
proj
WinterbothamWankers
92.59 0-7
98.66

The Texas Headhunter hand WinterbothamWankers seventh consecutive loss, 128.27-92.59

The Texas Headhunter earned a 128.27-92.59 victory to hand WinterbothamWankers their seventh consecutive loss to open the season. The Texas Headhunter never trailed in this one after grabbing a 24.48-point lead on Thursday behind Teddy Bridgewater (17.73 points) and Chase McLaughlin (6.75). Terry McLaurin (19.95 points) and Khalil Herbert (14.55) carried the flag for WinterbothamWankers in the loss. The Texas Headhunter (5-2) will look to rack up another W against The Bobby Chucks, while WinterbothamWankers (0-7) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against Snod Rats.

Matchup Timeline

  The Texas Headhunter   WinterbothamWankers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Bears in Week 7, the Buccaneers defense allowed only 3 points, surrendered 311 yards, and forced 5 turnovers. In doing so, they put up 21 points and more-than-doubled their scoring projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any DEF in the league this season. In Week 8, the Buccaneers will go up against the Saints.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense

Top Player Comparison

The Texas Headhunter
Points
% of total points 128.27
1
Tom Brady
QB
27.44
25.25
21.4%
2
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
21
8.97
16.4%
3
Kyle Pitts
TE
18.05
8.93
14.1%
4
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
17.73
20.45
13.8%
WinterbothamWankers
Points
% of total points 92.59
1
Terry McLaurin
WR
19.95
12.02
21.5%
2
Khalil Herbert
RB
14.55
7.06
15.7%
3
Robert Woods
WR
10.5
12.37
11.3%
4
Michael Carter
RB
10.4
9.01
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Chase McLaughlin had a 52-yard field goal for The Texas Headhunter, contributing to a 24.48-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was The Texas Headhunter who took the lead, 64.08-35.69. For The Texas Headhunter, Joe Mixon had a 21-yard touchdown run. Terry McLaurin made the highlight reel for WinterbothamWankers with a 40-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 46-yard pass for The Texas Headhunter, contributing to a 112.52-92.59 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Texas Headhunter   WinterbothamWankers

What If

The Texas Headhunter would have beaten three other teams besides WinterbothamWankers this week.
WinterbothamWankers would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If The Texas Headhunter played WinterbothamWankers every week this season, they'd be 5-2.
Had they played each other last week, WinterbothamWankers would have gotten the win over The Texas Headhunter 124.03-115.74.
The Texas Headhunter would be 2-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as WinterbothamWankers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Texas Headhunter, WinterbothamWankers would be 3-3.
If The Texas Headhunter had played every team in the league each week, they would be 34-29.
If they played every team every week, WinterbothamWankers would be 17-46.

Coach Talk

The Texas Headhunter
Listen The Texas Headhunter, the good news is that we won this matchup by 35.68 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through six weeks was 138.66. So while we're happy to have gotten this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
WinterbothamWankers
While it is that spooky time of the year, we'd like to see fewer tricks and more treats out of your starting players, WinterbothamWankers... 92.59 points was just a bit too ghoulish for our tastes.