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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Dak is Back
4-3 127.88
117.69
 
VS
proj
The Empire
99.08 3-4
135.06

Dak is Back knock off The Empire for third straight win in 127.88-99.08 beatdown

Dak is Back extended their win streak to three games with an easy win over The Empire, rolling to a 127.88-99.08 victory. Dak is Back got out to a 14.30-point lead on Thursday behind Courtland Sutton (9.3 points) and the Cleveland Browns defense (5) and never looked back. Kyler Murray (22.44 points) and Eli Mitchell (16.7) were the leaders for The Empire in defeat. Dak is Back (4-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against Robbywood Staffords, while The Empire (3-4) face FantasyFootballTeam in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Dak is Back   The Empire

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Chase caught 8 passes for 201 yards and a touchdown as the Bengals beat the Ravens 41-17. In doing so, he put up 30.1 points to more-than-double his 12.55-point projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any WR in the league this season. Chase will face the Jets next week.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

Dak is Back
Points
% of total points 127.88
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
30.1
12.55
23.5%
2
Mac Jones
QB
22.18
18.19
17.3%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
16.5
15.46
12.9%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
14.3
12.31
11.2%
The Empire
Points
% of total points 99.08
1
Kyler Murray
QB
22.44
27.16
22.6%
2
Eli Mitchell
RB
16.7
10.66
16.9%
3
Jaylen Waddle
WR
11.8
11.02
11.9%
4
DJ Moore
WR
10.3
13.94
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ja'Marr Chase had an 82-yard touchdown catch for Dak is Back, while Mac Jones had a 46-yard pass, helping Dak is Back to a 72.88-44.14 lead.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 47-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for The Empire, who trailed 106.68-82.38 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Dak is Back   The Empire
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means we ought to catch up on the Standings.
Dak is Back
Dak is Back have lit up the scoreboard so far this season, averaging a whopping 139.10 points per game through seven weeks, best in the league. Behind that offensive firepower, the squad finds itself currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Dak Prescott
MVP
1813 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Jonathan Taylor
Best Drafted
579 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 213 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Matt Gay
Best Acquisition
13-14 FG, 53 long, 22-23 XP
The Empire
The Empire may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (135.10 ppg), propelling The Empire to No. 6 in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
2002 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 126 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Patrick Mahomes
Best Drafted
2093 Pass Yds, 18 Pass TDs, 219 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Buf Defense
Best Acquisition
16.3 Avg Pts Allowed, 270.2 Avg Yds Allowed, 16 Turnovers

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Dak is Back scored fewer points in this one (127.88) than their season average of 139.1.
Dak is Back are on a roll, winning three in a row.
Once Dak is Back put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Empire (4 vs 2).
Dak is Back laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than The Empire (0).
Dak is Back should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than The Empire (5 vs 3).
By position, Dak is Back have outscored The Empire at RB, WR, TE, and K this season.
Dak is Back don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 20 points, third-highest in the league.
Dak is Back was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (4) than The Empire (1).
There's not much good to say about The Empire this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!