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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Cleveland Browns
6-1 231.34
211.06
 
VS
proj
Miami Dolphins
224.42 4-3
227.57

Cleveland Browns come back to defeat Miami Dolphins for sixth straight win in 231.34-224.42 struggle

Cleveland Browns extended their win streak to six games with a come-from-behind win over Miami Dolphins, rallying for a 231.34-224.42 victory. Trailing 224.42-163.34 heading into Monday night, Cleveland Browns came storming back behind Roquan Smith (28 points) and Jaquan Brisker (16). Amani Hooker (10 Tackles) and Raheem Mostert (79 Rush Yds, 30 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for Miami Dolphins in defeat. Cleveland Browns (6-1) will look to keep it rolling against Dallas Cowboys, while Miami Dolphins (4-3) try to develop some positive momentum against Kansas City Chiefs.

Matchup Timeline

  Cleveland Browns   Miami Dolphins

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 87 yards from scrimmage and catching a touchdown pass against the Patriots, Herbert tallied 15.7 points this week. He more-than-tripled his 4.84-point projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season. Herbert ranks #57 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Khalil Herbert

Top Player Comparison

Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 231.34
1
Roquan Smith
LB
28
15.72
12.1%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
18.7
15.77
8.1%
3
Jaquan Brisker
S
16
10.95
6.9%
4
Khalil Herbert
RB
15.7
4.84
6.8%
Miami Dolphins
Points
% of total points 224.42
1
Amani Hooker
S
23
9.95
10.2%
2
Raheem Mostert
RB
20.9
13.21
9.3%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
20.5
20.09
9.1%
4
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
16.22
22.02
7.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Amari Cooper had a 55-yard catch for Cleveland Browns, contributing to a 129.60-57.30 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Davis Mills had a 25-yard touchdown pass for Cleveland Browns to contribute to a 163.34-75.10 lead for the team.
Monday
Khalil Herbert had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Cleveland Browns during Monday Night Football, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Cleveland Browns   Miami Dolphins
Standings Update
How about we catch up on the Standings? We're already at the midpoint of the season after all, if you can believe it.
Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the unit is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (223.51 ppg), propelling Cleveland Browns to the No. 4 spot in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Nick Chubb
MVP
740 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs
Best Drafted
Roquan Smith
Best Acquisition
78 Tackles, 2.5 Sacks, 2 Ints
Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 224.07 points per game through seven weeks, 4th-best in the league, the unit finds itself currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
57 Rec, 773 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Dante Pettis
Best Drafted
6 Rec, 137 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Saquon Barkley
Best Acquisition
726 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 180 Rec Yds

What If

Cleveland Browns would have beaten 12 other teams besides Miami Dolphins this week.
Miami Dolphins would have lost to just four other teams besides Cleveland Browns this week.
If Cleveland Browns played Miami Dolphins every week this season, they'd be 4-3.
Last week, Miami Dolphins would have beaten Cleveland Browns 215.8-187.82.
Cleveland Browns would be 5-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Miami Dolphins.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins would be 3-3.
If Cleveland Browns had played every team in the league each week, they would be 72-47.
If they played every team every week, Miami Dolphins would be 69-50.