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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Hanky Panky
5-2 94.4
105.51
 
VS
proj
Brown Sugar
92.72 4-3
88.97

Hanky Panky manage to top Brown Sugar in 94.40-92.72 nailbiter

Despite failing to rise to the occasion and falling short of their projected point total, Hanky Panky narrowly earned a 94.40-92.72 victory over Brown Sugar, who actually exceeded projections. Brown Sugar made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Hanky Panky led 94.40-80.52 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 12.2 points from David Montgomery on Monday night for Brown Sugar. Hanky Panky were led by the Dallas Cowboys defense (6 Pts Allowed, 312 Yds Allowed, 5 Turnovers) and Ezekiel Elliott (57 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs). Hanky Panky (5-2) will look to keep it rolling against Miami Crackheads, while Brown Sugar (4-3) will attempt to get back in the win column against RU Grudenough.

Matchup Timeline

  Hanky Panky   Brown Sugar

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Cowboys defense scored 22 points against the Lions in Week 7 to more-than-double their 7.84-point projection. They allowed only 6 points, surrendered 312 yards, and forced 5 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Hanky Panky this week. In Week 8, the Cowboys will face the Bears.
The Dallas Cowboys defense

Top Player Comparison

Hanky Panky
Points
% of total points 94.4
1
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
22
7.84
23.3%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
17.7
12.55
18.8%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
16.7
13.93
17.7%
4
Lamar Jackson
QB
10.7
23.43
11.3%
Brown Sugar
Points
% of total points 92.72
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
27.92
23.04
30.1%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
18.4
7.16
19.8%
3
David Montgomery
RB
12.2
9.56
13.2%
4
Latavius Murray
RB
8.3
7.2
9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes linked up with JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 45-yard touchdown pass for Brown Sugar. Mahomes also lit up the scoreboard with a 57-yard pass and a 40-yard pass for Brown Sugar, who trailed 94.40-80.52 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Hanky Panky   Brown Sugar
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, meaning it's about time to refresh the Standings.
Hanky Panky
Hanky Panky will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 103.53 points per game through seven weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the team boasts the No. 2 spot in the Standings, easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
1397 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 510 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Nick Chubb
Best Drafted
740 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs
Chuba Hubbard
Best Acquisition
Brown Sugar
Brown Sugar may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 6th-most points per game in the league (94.81 ppg), propelling Brown Sugar to the No. 5 position in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2159 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 113 Rush Yds
Dalvin Cook
Best Drafted
450 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Latavius Murray
Best Acquisition
147 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs

Game Notes

Hanky Panky got the win despite the fact that only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Brown Sugar had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Hanky Panky won despite starting James Robinson, who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Hanky Panky emerged victorious despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Brown Sugar outscored their projection.
The matchup's 1.68-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The defeat concludes a streak of three consecutive wins for Brown Sugar.
Hanky Panky managed to get the win, but did not cover the 16.54-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, Hanky Panky moves to (1-0), while Brown Sugar falls to (0-2).
For Brown Sugar, Patrick Mahomes put up 27.92 points, the fifth-best score in the league this week.