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Matchup Recap Summary
Week 7
Weekly
Grade
Grade
The Moan Zone
4-3 89.48
92.84
VS
proj
#LetRussCook
63.2
2-5
91.79
The Moan Zone hand #LetRussCook third consecutive loss in 89.48-63.20 blowout
The Moan Zone rolled to an 89.48-63.20 victory to hand #LetRussCook their third straight loss. #LetRussCook nabbed a 4.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all The Moan Zone after that. They were led by Mike Evans, who caught 6 passes for 76 yards and 3 touchdowns for 28.6 points, and Matt Ryan, who passed for 336 yards and 2 touchdowns (18.44 points). A.J. Brown (8 Rec, 133 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Calvin Ridley (4 Rec, 26 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for #LetRussCook in the loss. The Moan Zone improve to 4-3 on the season, while #LetRussCook fall to 2-5.
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Matchup Timeline
The Moan Zone
#LetRussCook
Inside the Matchup
Matchup Player of the Week
Evans caught 6 passes for 76 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Buccaneers beat the Bears 38-3. In doing so, he put up 28.6 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on The Moan Zone this week. Next week, Evans will square off against the Saints.
Mike Evans
Top Player Comparison
The Moan Zone
Points
% of total points 89.48
1
Mike Evans
WR
28.6
14.03
32%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
18.44
18.96
20.6%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
16.6
13.41
18.6%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
14.3
12.31
16%
#LetRussCook
Points
% of total points 63.2
1
A.J. Brown
WR
23.3
13.87
36.9%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
10.6
14.04
16.8%
3
Chuba Hubbard
RB
7.6
13.26
12%
4
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
7.24
16.87
11.5%
Matchup Highlights
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was #LetRussCook who grabbed the lead, 51.80-24.88. For The Moan Zone, Matt Ryan had a 49-yard touchdown pass. A.J. Brown made the highlight reel for #LetRussCook with a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 46-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Mike Evans had a 46-yard catch for The Moan Zone to contribute to a 72.88-55.96 lead for the team.
Monday
DK Metcalf had an 84-yard touchdown catch for The Moan Zone during Monday Night Football, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.
Points By Position
The Moan Zone
#LetRussCook
Game Notes
The Moan Zone won even though only three of their seven starters scored higher than their point projections.
#LetRussCook had only one of their seven starters score higher than their projected points.
The Moan Zone put up more points than their season scoring average (85.45) while #LetRussCook fell short of theirs (69.11).
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Not only did The Moan Zone earn the win, but they also covered the 1.05-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, The Moan Zone moves to (2-2), while #LetRussCook falls to (0-3).
Despite the loss, A.J. Brown (23.3 points) registered the fourth-highest score for a WR this week.
Coach Talk
The Moan Zone
Yo, The Moan Zone, you put the rest of the league on notice with this dominant effort. Not only did you win by more than 26 points, you also jumped up a couple of places in the league standings!
#LetRussCook
Justin Fields tossed three interceptions and not a single touchdown? It may be that spooky time of year, but that type of TD-to-INT ratio is just a bit too ghoulish for our liking.