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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Gamblers
5-2 121.78
143.58
 
VS
proj
Here We Go Sixburgh
101.23 3-4
115.94

Offensively challenged Gamblers defeat Here We Go Sixburgh, 121.78-101.23

Gamblers earned a 121.78-101.23 victory over Here We Go Sixburgh in spite of posting only the 18th-highest point total in the league for the week. Gamblers never trailed in this one after nabbing a 9.00-point lead on Thursday behind Rodrigo Blankenship (8.5 points) and Byron Murphy Jr. (5). Ray-Ray McCloud III (4 Rec, 65 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Matt Ryan (243 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) carried the flag for Here We Go Sixburgh in the loss. Gamblers (5-2) will look to build on their success against Lumberjacks, while Here We Go Sixburgh (3-4) attempt to get back on track against Black Flag.

Matchup Timeline

  Gamblers   Here We Go Sixburgh

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 5.53 points, Gardner more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 12.75 points as the Jets beat the Broncos 16-9. He made 10 tackles to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Gamblers this week. Next week, Gardner will battle the Patriots.
Sauce Gardner

Top Player Comparison

Gamblers
Points
% of total points 121.78
1
Dameon Pierce
RB
19.7
13.55
16.2%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
14.4
13.55
11.8%
3
Gerald Everett
TE
12.8
11.42
10.5%
4
Sauce Gardner
CB
12.75
5.53
10.5%
Here We Go Sixburgh
Points
% of total points 101.23
1
Ray-Ray McCloud III
WR
21.06
6.39
20.8%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
14.42
21.5
14.2%
3
Mack Hollins
WR
13.4
8.37
13.2%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
11.4
14.36
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Rodrigo Blankenship had a 50-yard field goal for Gamblers, helping to stake the team to a 13.50-4.50 lead.
Sunday Early
Amari Cooper had a 55-yard catch for Here We Go Sixburgh, who trailed 64.04-54.32 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Mack Hollins had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Here We Go Sixburgh, who trailed 118.03-88.78 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Gamblers   Here We Go Sixburgh
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already midway through the season, meaning it's about time to check in on the Standings.
Gamblers
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to imagine Gamblers holding onto No. 4 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is averaging only 156.53 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Gamblers is comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Jalen Hurts
MVP
1514 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs, 293 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs
Dameon Pierce
Best Drafted
504 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Josh Reynolds
Best Acquisition
24 Rec, 343 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Here We Go Sixburgh
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Here We Go Sixburgh making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad currently finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 125.25 points per game through seven weeks, 18th-best in the league.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
2008 Pass Yds, 9 Pass TDs
Amari Cooper
Best Drafted
34 Rec, 422 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Mack Hollins
Best Acquisition
19 Rec, 317 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

What If

Gamblers would have beaten only one other team besides Here We Go Sixburgh this week.
Here We Go Sixburgh would have lost to 17 other teams besides Gamblers this week.
If they played Here We Go Sixburgh every week, Gamblers would be 6-1 this season.
Here We Go Sixburgh would have beaten Gamblers 153.01-116.08 had they played each other last week.
Gamblers would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Here We Go Sixburgh.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Gamblers, Here We Go Sixburgh would be 1-5.
If Gamblers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 68-65.
If they played every team every week, Here We Go Sixburgh would be 31-102.