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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Texas Blitz
4-3 116.15
91.61
 
VS
proj
Wallywood
106.7 4-3
97.53

Texas Blitz defeat Wallywood for fourth straight win, 116.15-106.70

Texas Blitz extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over Wallywood, earning a 116.15-106.70 victory. Wallywood nabbed a 10.90-point lead on Thursday, but Texas Blitz held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tyler Boyd (24.5 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (17.7). Kyler Murray (204 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 30 Rush Yds) and the Kansas City Chiefs defense (23 Pts Allowed, 444 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) did everything they could for Wallywood in the loss. Texas Blitz (4-3) will look to earn another W against Chicken Dinner, while Wallywood (4-3) will try to right the ship against Evil Clowns.

Matchup Timeline

  Texas Blitz   Wallywood

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Boyd scored 24.5 points against the Falcons in Week 7 to more-than-triple his 6.57-point projection. He caught 8 passes for 155 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any player in the league this season. In Week 8, Boyd and the Bengals will play the Browns.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

Texas Blitz
Points
% of total points 116.15
1
Tyler Boyd
WR
24.5
6.57
21.1%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
17.7
12.55
15.2%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
16.7
13.93
14.4%
4
George Kittle
TE
15.8
7.37
13.6%
Wallywood
Points
% of total points 106.7
1
Kyler Murray
QB
21.2
26.12
19.9%
2
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
19.5
8.91
18.3%
3
Justin Tucker
K
13
9.78
12.2%
4
Tyler Allgeier
RB
11
7.3
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was Texas Blitz who emerged with the lead, 91.90-60.30. Tyler Boyd had a 60-yard touchdown catch for Texas Blitz, while Amari Cooper had a 55-yard catch. Justin Tucker made the highlight reel for Wallywood with a 55-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Texas Blitz   Wallywood
Standings Update
Let's catch up on the Standings. After all, we're already at the midpoint of the season, believe it or not.
Texas Blitz
Texas Blitz may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the team is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (103.94 ppg), propelling Texas Blitz to No. 5 in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Kirk Cousins
MVP
1502 Pass Yds, 9 Pass TDs
Nick Chubb
Best Drafted
740 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs
Tyler Boyd
Best Acquisition
29 Rec, 455 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Wallywood
Wallywood will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 112.99 points per game through seven weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the team holds the No. 2 spot in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
1667 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs, 263 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Travis Kelce
Best Drafted
47 Rec, 553 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Brandon Aiyuk
Best Acquisition
32 Rec, 402 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Six of the nine starting players on Texas Blitz exceeded their projected point totals.
Wallywood had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Texas Blitz put up more points than their season scoring average (103.94) while Wallywood fell short of theirs (112.99).
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.