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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Los Angeles Chargers
3-4 269.06
299.68
 
VS
proj
New England Patriots
224 2-5
272.19

Los Angeles Chargers hand New England Patriots fourth consecutive loss, 269.06-224.00

Los Angeles Chargers emerged victorious with a 269.06-224.00 victory to hand New England Patriots their fourth straight loss. Los Angeles Chargers earned an early 11.90-point lead on Thursday. New England Patriots bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Saquon Barkley (23.5 points) and David Long Jr. (18.4). Not to be deterred, Los Angeles Chargers rallied later that afternoon, as Austin Ekeler (40.2 points) and Mike Williams (24.1) put them back in the lead for good. Los Angeles Chargers (3-4) will look to add to their success against Buffalo Bills, while New England Patriots (2-5) face Minnesota Vikings in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Los Angeles Chargers   New England Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 19 points, Stewart more-than-doubled his 7.31-point projection as the Colts lost to the Titans 19-10. He made 12 tackles to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any DT in the league this season. Next week, Stewart will battle the Commanders.
Grover Stewart

Top Player Comparison

Los Angeles Chargers
Points
% of total points 269.06
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
40.2
23.3
14.9%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
24.3
17.56
9%
3
Mike Williams
WR
24.1
17.82
9%
4
Justin Herbert
QB
19.96
32.07
7.4%
New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 224
1
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
29.8
16.89
13.3%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
23.5
23.21
10.5%
3
David Long Jr.
LB
18.4
15.19
8.2%
4
DeVante Parker
WR
14.3
8.74
6.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Tucker had a 55-yard field goal for New England Patriots, helping the team to a 142.60-98.20 lead.
Monday
DeVante Parker had a 43-yard catch for New England Patriots, while Jakobi Meyers had a 30-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Los Angeles Chargers   New England Patriots
Standings Update
Let's take a closer look at the Standings. We're already midway through the season after all, if you can believe it.
Los Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Chargers should be tough to beat given the points they are regularly putting up on the scoreboard. But despite averaging 248.24 points per game through seven weeks, 4th-best in the league, the team currently is on the outside looking in for the playoffs.
Important Players
Austin Ekeler
MVP
380 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 357 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Best Drafted
Justin Herbert
Best Acquisition
2009 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
New England Patriots
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine New England Patriots making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 226.16 points per game through seven weeks, 12th-best in the league.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
1397 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 510 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Damien Harris
Best Drafted
265 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Jeff Okudah
Best Acquisition
39 Tackles

Game Notes

Los Angeles Chargers got the win despite the fact that only eight of their 22 starting players exceeded their projected scores.
New England Patriots had only seven of their 22 starters score higher than their projected points.
New England Patriots can partially blame the loss on Robbie Anderson, who didn't score any points.
Los Angeles Chargers put up more points than their season scoring average (248.24) while New England Patriots fell short of theirs (226.16).
Each team scored below its projected point total.
This win snaps a streak of four straight losses for Los Angeles Chargers.
Not only did Los Angeles Chargers earn the W, but they also covered the 27.49-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Rhamondre Stevenson put up 29.8 points, the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.