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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Bears 85
4-3 286.8
246.6
 
VS
proj
Mayaguez
216.5 4-3
248.59

Bears 85 knock off Mayaguez, 286.80-216.50

Bears 85 stepped up and exceeded expectations, earning a 286.80-216.50 victory over Mayaguez, who fell short of projections. Bears 85 never trailed in this one after earning a 50.30-point lead on Thursday behind D'Ernest Johnson (33.4 points) and Melvin Gordon III (14.9). Lamar Jackson (33.1 points) and Michael Pittman Jr. (22.3) were the leading scorers for Mayaguez in the loss. Bears 85 improve to 4-3 on the season, while Mayaguez fall to 4-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Bears 85   Mayaguez

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 15 tackles and recording a sack against the Dolphins, Jones put up 30.5 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 16.47-point projection and was much higher than his 15.64-point season scoring average. Jones ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Deion Jones

Top Player Comparison

Bears 85
Points
% of total points 286.8
1
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
50.05
30.87
17.5%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
42.1
23.53
14.7%
3
D'Ernest Johnson
RB
33.4
18.37
11.6%
4
Deion Jones
LB
30.5
16.47
10.6%
Mayaguez
Points
% of total points 216.5
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
33.1
39.46
15.3%
2
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
22.3
17.22
10.3%
3
Marlon Humphrey
CB
18.75
14.06
8.7%
4
Russell Gage
WR
18.5
11.76
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Bears 85 had a 202.70-126.00 lead. For Bears 85, Joe Mixon had a 21-yard touchdown run. Lamar Jackson had a 39-yard touchdown pass for Mayaguez, while Russell Gage had a 49-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 59-yard catch for Bears 85 to contribute to a 267.55-179.95 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Michael Pittman Jr. had a 28-yard touchdown catch and a 57-yard catch for Mayaguez, who trailed 286.80-202.25 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Bears 85   Mayaguez

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Mayaguez need some help then, averaging just 261.88 versus Bears 85's 284.91.
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Mayaguez has left more points on the bench this season (737.85) than Bears 85 (622.1).
Bears 85 should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Mayaguez (4 vs 3).
By position, Bears 85 have outscored Mayaguez at QB, RB, and TE this season.
Bears 85 has a higher average scoring margin (17) than Mayaguez this season (6).
Bears 85 was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (8) than Mayaguez (4).
Hey Mayaguez, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Bears 85
We do appreciate the confidence this past week, Bears 85. It takes moxie to deploy, not one, but TWO starters with zero points (Amon-Ra St. Brown and Trevon Diggs), while still getting the win! We just ask you to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
Mayaguez
Talk about under-utilized. The starting backfield for Mayaguez collectively logged only one reception on three measly targets this past week. Get those offensive coordinators to dial up a couple of screen plays in Week 8!