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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
New England Patriots
5-2 41
39.5
 
VS
proj
Los Angeles Rams
37 3-4
36.44

New England Patriots overcome multiple busts, top Los Angeles Rams, 41-37

Both teams were impeded by starters who put up negative or 0 points, but New England Patriots were able to persevere and earn the win, emerging victorious with a 41-37 victory over Los Angeles Rams. New England Patriots leapt out to a 31-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout showings from Damien Harris (106 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Nick Folk (12) and never looked back. Matthew Stafford (13 points) and Cooper Kupp (8) were the top performers for Los Angeles Rams in the loss. New England Patriots (5-2) will look to notch another W against Dallas Cowboys, while Los Angeles Rams (3-4) face Pit Steelers (ZS) in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  New England Patriots   Los Angeles Rams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 10 points, Evans more-than-tripled his 3.06-point projection as the Buccaneers beat the Bears 38-3. He caught 6 passes for 76 yards and 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on New England Patriots this week. Evans will battle the Saints in Week 8.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 41
1
Damien Harris
RB
13
3.96
31.7%
2
Nick Folk
K
12
7.83
29.3%
3
Mike Evans
WR
10
3.06
24.4%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
7
7.7
17.1%
Los Angeles Rams
Points
% of total points 37
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
13
8.22
35.1%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
8
2.64
21.6%
3
Matt Gay
K
8
8.82
21.6%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
5
7.35
13.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Nick Folk had a 50-yard field goal for New England Patriots, helping the team to a 31-0 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, after which New England Patriots emerged with a 41-37 lead. For New England Patriots, Mike Evans had a 46-yard catch. Matthew Stafford connected with Cooper Kupp for a 59-yard pass for Los Angeles Rams.

Points By Position

  New England Patriots   Los Angeles Rams

What If

New England Patriots would have beaten 11 other teams besides Los Angeles Rams this week.
Los Angeles Rams would have lost to just two other teams besides New England Patriots this week.
New England Patriots would be 4-3 if they played Los Angeles Rams every week.
Had they played each other last week, Los Angeles Rams would have been victorious over New England Patriots 51-21.
New England Patriots would be 2-3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Los Angeles Rams.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams would be 6-0.
If New England Patriots had played every team in the league each week, they would be 53-37-1.
If they played every team every week, Los Angeles Rams would be 65-24-2.

Coach Talk

New England Patriots
Listen, New England Patriots, we certainly appreciate the confidence. Starting a player with negative points (along with multiple zero-point starters) while still getting the win... talk about arrogance. All we ask is to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Try it in the playoffs and we're toast.
Los Angeles Rams
This outcome was just too spooky for us, Los Angeles Rams! It turned out that New England Patriots played the role of Boogeyman while Darrell Henderson Jr., Tyler Higbee, and DeSean Jackson all decided to be ghosts for your team this past week. All tricks and no treats!