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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Purple Mountain
5-2 143.65
124.57
 
VS
proj
Moon Rabbits
48.15 1-6
63.2

Purple Mountain hand Moon Rabbits fifth consecutive loss in 143.65-48.15 landslide

Purple Mountain cruised to a 143.65-48.15 victory to hand Moon Rabbits their fifth consecutive loss. Moon Rabbits got out to a 1.20-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Purple Mountain after that. They were led by Alvin Kamara (51 Rush Yds, 128 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Terry McLaurin (7 Rec, 122 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Lamar Jackson (25.65 points) and Courtland Sutton (11.8) carried the flag for Moon Rabbits in the loss. Purple Mountain (5-2) will look to maintain their momentum against Osaka Blues, while Moon Rabbits (1-6) face Treasure Hunters in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Purple Mountain   Moon Rabbits

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Texans in Week 7, Ertz scored 16 points to more-than-double his 7.96-point projection. He caught 3 passes for 66 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Purple Mountain this week. In Week 8, Ertz and the Cardinals will battle the Packers.
Zach Ertz

Top Player Comparison

Purple Mountain
Points
% of total points 143.65
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
33.9
22.29
23.6%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
25.2
16.18
17.5%
3
Derek Carr
QB
23.25
21.81
16.2%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
16
7.96
11.1%
Moon Rabbits
Points
% of total points 48.15
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
25.65
27.27
53.3%
2
Courtland Sutton
WR
11.8
14
24.5%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
7
9.07
14.5%
4
Miles Sanders
RB
3.7
12.86
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Chase McLaughlin had a 52-yard field goal for Purple Mountain, who trailed 11.80-10.60 after the Thursday night game.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was Purple Mountain who emerged with the lead, 49.10-37.45. For Purple Mountain, Terry McLaurin had a 40-yard touchdown catch. Lamar Jackson made the highlight reel for Moon Rabbits with a 39-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Derek Carr had a 43-yard pass for Purple Mountain, while Zach Ertz had a 47-yard touchdown catch, helping Purple Mountain to a 100.75-48.15 lead.

Points By Position

  Purple Mountain   Moon Rabbits
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the halfway point. How about we take a closer look at the Standings?
Purple Mountain
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Purple Mountain making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 122.11 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
DJ Moore
MVP
46 Rec, 586 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
419 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 241 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Alex Collins
Best Acquisition
260 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Moon Rabbits
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 86.73, Moon Rabbits ranks No. 14 in the Standings, leaving the team outside of playoff position.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
1943 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 480 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Justin Jefferson
Best Drafted
41 Rec, 542 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

What If

Purple Mountain would have beaten 10 other teams besides Moon Rabbits this week.
Moon Rabbits would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If Purple Mountain played Moon Rabbits every week this season, they'd be 6-1.
Had they played each other last week, Purple Mountain would have gotten the victory over Moon Rabbits 93.15-77.45.
Purple Mountain would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Moon Rabbits.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Purple Mountain, Moon Rabbits would be 0-6.
If Purple Mountain had played every team in the league each week, they would be 48-43.
If they played every team every week, Moon Rabbits would be 13-78.