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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Whackers
5-2 156.45
114.33
 
VS
proj
Hard Targets
130.35 3-4
140.99

Whackers defy predictions, earn win over Hard Targets in 156.45-130.35 blowout

Whackers rose to the occasion and outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 156.45-130.35 victory over Hard Targets, who fell short of projections. Whackers pulled out to a 19.65-point lead on Thursday behind Teddy Bridgewater and never gave it up. Jalen Hurts (236 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 61 Rush Yds) and Myles Gaskin (67 Rush Yds, 10 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Hard Targets in defeat. Whackers (5-2) will look to keep it rolling against Soonerjack, while Hard Targets (3-4) will try to get some positive momentum against AMMODOG.

Matchup Timeline

  Whackers   Hard Targets

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Ravens in Week 7, Uzomah caught 3 passes for 91 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 24.1 points and more-than-tripled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any TE in the league this season. Next week, Uzomah will face the Jets.
C.J. Uzomah

Top Player Comparison

Whackers
Points
% of total points 156.45
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
37.6
19.98
24%
2
Damien Harris
RB
25.3
12.88
16.2%
3
C.J. Uzomah
TE
24.1
6.39
15.4%
4
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
19.65
22.43
12.6%
Hard Targets
Points
% of total points 130.35
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
29.9
26.94
22.9%
2
Myles Gaskin
RB
19.15
9.11
14.7%
3
Eli Mitchell
RB
16.7
11.59
12.8%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
12.7
20.19
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
C.J. Uzomah had a 55-yard touchdown catch and a 32-yard touchdown catch for Whackers, helping the team to an 83.75-63.25 lead.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 59-yard catch for Whackers, while A.J. Green had a 41-yard catch, contributing to a 145.65-109.65 lead for Whackers.

Points By Position

  Whackers   Hard Targets
Standings Update
How about we check in on the Standings? We're already halfway through the season after all, believe it or not.
Whackers
Whackers will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 161.76 points per game through seven weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the team ranks No. 3 in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Cooper Kupp
MVP
56 Rec, 809 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Russell Wilson
Best Drafted
1196 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs
Teddy Bridgewater
Best Acquisition
1701 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Hard Targets
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Hard Targets making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit currently finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 146.92 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Jalen Hurts
MVP
1716 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 361 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
52 Rec, 641 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Younghoe Koo
Best Acquisition
10-10 FG, 52 long, 13-13 XP

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Hard Targets need some help then, averaging just 146.92 versus Whackers's 161.76.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Whackers (5-2) have a better record than Hard Targets (3-4).
Once Whackers put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Hard Targets (2 vs 1).
Whackers laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Hard Targets (0).
Whackers are clutch masters, with more close wins than Hard Targets (1 vs 0).
Whackers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Hard Targets (3 vs 2).
Hard Targets have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Whackers (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Whackers have outscored Hard Targets at RB and WR this season.
Whackers has a higher average scoring margin (14) than Hard Targets this season (-2).
The starters for Whackers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Hard Targets (0).
Whackers was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (4) than Hard Targets (2).
There's not much good to say about Hard Targets this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!