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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
V for ...
5-2 101
100.34
 
VS
proj
Shalabajzeri
90 3-4
97.84

Back-and-forth battle ends with V for ... coming back to beat Shalabajzeri, 101-90

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, V for ... earned a come-from-behind win over Shalabajzeri, rallying to earn a 101-90 victory. Trailing 90-85 heading into Sunday night, V for ... roared back behind Eli Mitchell (107 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). Matthew Stafford (33 points) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (22) did everything they could for Shalabajzeri in the loss. V for ... (5-2) will look to keep it rolling against Fools and Horses, while Shalabajzeri (3-4) will face spopov_k_2021 in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  V for ...   Shalabajzeri

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 7.78 points, Davis scored 28.5% more than that amount by scoring 10 points as the Jets lost to the Patriots 54-13. He caught 4 passes for 47 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on V for ... this week. Next week, Davis will face the Bengals.
Corey Davis

Top Player Comparison

V for ...
Points
% of total points 101
1
Kyler Murray
QB
27
29.08
26.7%
2
Eli Mitchell
RB
16
9.04
15.8%
3
Marquise Brown
WR
14
10.04
13.9%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
11
11.05
10.9%
Shalabajzeri
Points
% of total points 90
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
33
25.79
36.7%
2
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
22
11.97
24.4%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
11
10.2
12.2%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
8
6.87
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Marquise Brown had a 39-yard touchdown catch for V for ..., while Joe Mixon had a 21-yard touchdown run to contribute to a 45-18 lead for V for ....
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Shalabajzeri owned a 90-85 lead. For V for ..., Kyler Murray had a 47-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass. Matthew Stafford had a 59-yard pass for Shalabajzeri, while A.J. Green had a 41-yard catch.

Points By Position

  V for ...   Shalabajzeri
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already halfway through the season, meaning it's about time catch up on the Standings.
V for ...
V for ... will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 110 points per game through seven weeks, 3rd-best in the league, the squad holds the No. 2 spot in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
2002 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 126 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Josh Allen
Best Drafted
1723 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 214 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Ind Defense
Best Acquisition
21.3 Avg Pts Allowed, 354.1 Avg Yds Allowed, 16 Turnovers
Shalabajzeri
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Shalabajzeri making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 102 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Matthew Stafford
MVP
2172 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
404 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 186 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Derek Carr
Best Acquisition
2269 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. V for ... scored fewer points in this one (101) than their season average of 110.29.
We heard scoring helps you win. V for ... are doing a better job of that, averaging 110.29 versus Shalabajzeri's 102.14.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" V for ... (5-2) have a better record than Shalabajzeri (3-4).
You can't win if you don't play. Shalabajzeri has left more points on the bench this season (322) than V for ... (296).
V for ... should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Shalabajzeri (4 vs 3).
By position, V for ... have outscored Shalabajzeri at QB, RB, TE, and K this season.
V for ... has a higher average scoring margin (10) than Shalabajzeri this season (8).
The starters for V for ... had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Shalabajzeri (2).
Don't worry Shalabajzeri, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!