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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
The Bad News Bears
3-4 123.12
114.75
 
VS
proj
The Carolina
120.82 1-6
112.01

The Bad News Bears come back to hand The Carolina fourth straight loss in 123.12-120.82 struggle

The Bad News Bears came back for a 123.12-120.82 victory to hand The Carolina their fourth consecutive loss. The Bad News Bears trailed 120.82-101.32 heading into Monday night, but the team roared back behind Rhamondre Stevenson, who racked up 98 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 19.8 points, and Nick Folk, who didn't attempt any field goals (2 points). Josh Jacobs (143 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 12 Rec Yds) and Alvin Kamara (49 Rush Yds, 56 Rec Yds) were the leading performers for The Carolina in the loss. The Bad News Bears (3-4) will look to sustain their momentum against Georgiana, while The Carolina (1-6) face DemonApps in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  The Bad News Bears   The Carolina

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hardman overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 26.13 points against his 8.33-point projection. In a 44-23 win over the 49ers, he racked up 60 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns. Hardman will face the Titans next week.
Mecole Hardman

Top Player Comparison

The Bad News Bears
Points
% of total points 123.12
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
26.46
20.72
21.5%
2
Mecole Hardman
WR
26.13
8.33
21.2%
3
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
19.8
13.31
16.1%
4
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
13
5.13
10.6%
The Carolina
Points
% of total points 120.82
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
37
15.93
30.6%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
14
14.6
11.6%
3
Jason Sanders
K
12
7.54
9.9%
4
Derek Carr
QB
10.72
17.01
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, after which The Carolina emerged with a 101.82-101.32 lead. Patrick Mahomes had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 57-yard pass for The Bad News Bears, while Mecole Hardman had a 25-yard touchdown run. Derek Carr made the highlight reel for The Carolina with a 26-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  The Bad News Bears   The Carolina
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already halfway through the season, and that means we ought take a closer look at the Standings.
The Bad News Bears
The Bad News Bears will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 119.32 points per game through seven weeks, 3rd-best in the league, the squad finds itself currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Travis Kelce
MVP
47 Rec, 553 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Devin Duvernay
Best Drafted
20 Rec, 282 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Patrick Mahomes
Best Acquisition
2159 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 113 Rush Yds
The Carolina
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see The Carolina making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad currently is on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 105.34 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Derek Carr
MVP
1520 Pass Yds, 9 Pass TDs
Dalvin Cook
Best Drafted
450 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Matt Ryan
Best Acquisition
2008 Pass Yds, 9 Pass TDs

What If

The Bad News Bears would have beaten seven other teams besides The Carolina this week.
The Carolina would have lost to just three other teams besides The Bad News Bears this week.
The Bad News Bears would be 4-3 if they played The Carolina every week.
Had they played each other last week, The Carolina would have defeated The Bad News Bears 111.08-109.39.
The Bad News Bears would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Carolina.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Bad News Bears, The Carolina would be 3-3.
If The Bad News Bears had played every team in the league each week, they would be 45-32.
If they played every team every week, The Carolina would be 37-40.