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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Nobody Likes Us
5-2 97.34
101.2
 
VS
proj
Kalb salad
91.06 3-4
101.22

Nobody Likes Us top Kalb salad for third straight win, 97.34-91.06

Nobody Likes Us extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Kalb salad, securing a 97.34-91.06 victory. Kalb salad grabbed a 0.80-point lead on Thursday, but Nobody Likes Us held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tom Brady, who passed for 211 yards and 4 touchdowns for 24.44 points, and Marquise Brown, who caught 5 passes for 80 yards and a touchdown (19 points). Matthew Stafford (27.16 points) and Kyle Pitts (23.3) carried the flag for Kalb salad in the loss. Nobody Likes Us (5-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against Campbell Soup, while Kalb salad (3-4) will attempt to get back on track against Show me ya TD's.

Matchup Timeline

  Nobody Likes Us   Kalb salad

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Drake (69 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 10 Rec Yds) scored 16.9 points in a 33-22 win over the Eagles in Week 7. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.75-point projection and was much higher than his 10.1-point season scoring average. Drake will face the Giants next week.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Nobody Likes Us
Points
% of total points 97.34
1
Tom Brady
QB
24.44
21.41
25.1%
2
Marquise Brown
WR
19
14.98
19.5%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
16.9
6.75
17.4%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
16
7.96
16.4%
Kalb salad
Points
% of total points 91.06
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
27.16
23.15
29.8%
2
Kyle Pitts
TE
23.3
12.53
25.6%
3
Rashod Bateman
WR
11
10.13
12.1%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
7
8.75
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Marquise Brown had a 39-yard touchdown catch for Nobody Likes Us, who trailed 42.10-30.40 after the early games.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after all was said and done, Nobody Likes Us had a 97.34-87.86 lead. Tom Brady had a 46-yard pass for Nobody Likes Us, while Zach Ertz had a 47-yard touchdown catch. Matthew Stafford made the highlight reel for Kalb salad with a 59-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Nobody Likes Us   Kalb salad
Standings Update
How about we catch up on the Standings? After all, we're already halfway through the season, if you can believe it.
Nobody Likes Us
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to count on Nobody Likes Us holding onto No. 4 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad is averaging only 111.83 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Nobody Likes Us is comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
2275 Pass Yds, 21 Pass TDs
Austin Ekeler
Best Drafted
356 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 242 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Marquise Brown
Best Acquisition
37 Rec, 566 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Kalb salad
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Kalb salad making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 109.35 points per game through seven weeks, 12th-best in the league.
Important Players
Matthew Stafford
MVP
2172 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs
Najee Harris
Best Drafted
388 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 244 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Brandon Bolden
Best Acquisition
20 Rec, 162 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Nobody Likes Us scored less in this one (97.34) than their season average of 111.83.
Nobody Likes Us are looking unstoppable, with victories in three straight weeks.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Nobody Likes Us (5-2) have a better record than Kalb salad (3-4).
Nobody Likes Us don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Kalb salad (1 vs 0).
Nobody Likes Us see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Kalb salad (0).
Nobody Likes Us are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Kalb salad (0 vs 1).
Kalb salad have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Nobody Likes Us (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Nobody Likes Us have outscored Kalb salad at QB and WR this season.
The starters for Nobody Likes Us had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Kalb salad (1).
Nobody Likes Us was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (3) than Kalb salad (1).
There's not much good to say about Kalb salad this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!