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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Joseph Herbert
4-3 135.24
118.96
 
VS
proj
VinSanity
121.12 0-7
94.08

Back-and-forth battle ends with Joseph Herbert coming back to knock off VinSanity, 135.24-121.12

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Joseph Herbert came from behind for a 135.24-121.12 victory to hand VinSanity their seventh consecutive loss to open the season. Joseph Herbert trailed 121.12-106.34 heading into Monday night, but the team came storming back behind Alvin Kamara, who racked up 179 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass for 28.9 points. Derek Carr (24.02 points) and A.J. Brown (23.3) did their part for VinSanity in defeat. Joseph Herbert (4-3) will look to add to their success against Go Luck Yourself, while VinSanity (0-7) try to get their first win against weakdude28.

Matchup Timeline

  Joseph Herbert   VinSanity

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Football Team in Week 7, Tonyan caught 4 passes for 63 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 14.3 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any TE in the league this season. Tonyan will face the Cardinals next week.
Robert Tonyan

Top Player Comparison

Joseph Herbert
Points
% of total points 135.24
1
Joe Burrow
QB
35.14
22.45
26%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
28.9
19.6
21.4%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
17.5
14.42
12.9%
4
Robert Tonyan
TE
14.3
6.51
10.6%
VinSanity
Points
% of total points 121.12
1
Derek Carr
QB
24.02
21.86
19.8%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
23.3
13.87
19.2%
3
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
18.5
12.11
15.3%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
15.4
5.8
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Joseph Herbert owned a 76.84-56.20 lead. Joe Burrow had an 82-yard touchdown pass and a 55-yard touchdown pass for Joseph Herbert, while Robert Tonyan had a 20-yard touchdown catch. A.J. Brown made the highlight reel for VinSanity with a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 46-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Derek Carr had a 43-yard pass for VinSanity to contribute to a 102.62-88.84 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Michael Pittman Jr. had a 28-yard touchdown catch and a 57-yard catch for VinSanity, helping the team to a 121.12-106.34 lead.

Points By Position

  Joseph Herbert   VinSanity
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already halfway through the season, which means it's time to refresh the Standings.
Joseph Herbert
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to imagine Joseph Herbert holding onto No. 6 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is averaging only 117.13 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Joseph Herbert is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Justin Herbert
MVP
1771 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Deebo Samuel
Best Drafted
38 Rec, 648 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Joe Burrow
Best Acquisition
1956 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
VinSanity
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 98.66, VinSanity holds the No. 12 spot in the Standings, leaving the team on the outside looking in for the playoffs.
Important Players
Diontae Johnson
MVP
34 Rec, 376 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Matt Prater
Best Drafted
12-15 FG, 62 long, 27-27 XP
Derek Carr
Best Acquisition
2269 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs

What If

Joseph Herbert would have beaten eight other teams besides VinSanity this week.
VinSanity would have lost to just two other teams besides Joseph Herbert this week.
Joseph Herbert would be 5-2 if they played VinSanity every week.
Had they played each other last week, VinSanity would have gotten the victory over Joseph Herbert 102.46-84.7.
Joseph Herbert would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as VinSanity.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Joseph Herbert, VinSanity would be 1-5.
If Joseph Herbert had played every team in the league each week, they would be 39-38.
If they played every team every week, VinSanity would be 18-59.