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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
New York Jets
6-1 168.52
181.05
 
VS
proj
Seattle Seahawks
153.82 2-5
198.42

New York Jets hand Seattle Seahawks fourth straight loss, 168.52-153.82

New York Jets earned a 168.52-153.82 victory to hand Seattle Seahawks their fourth straight loss. New York Jets never trailed in this one after grabbing a 5.92-point lead on Thursday behind DeAndre Hopkins (20.3 points) and Taysom Hill (10.12). Matthew Judon (18 points) and Jonathan Taylor (15.5) did everything they could for Seattle Seahawks in the loss. New York Jets (6-1) will look to keep it rolling against Indianapolis Colts, while Seattle Seahawks (2-5) attempt to get back on track against Denver Broncos.

Matchup Timeline

  New York Jets   Seattle Seahawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 20.36 points, Ekeler scored 80.3% more than that amount by scoring 36.7 points as the Chargers lost to the Seahawks 37-23. He racked up 127 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on New York Jets this week. In Week 8, Ekeler and the Chargers will square off against the Falcons.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

New York Jets
Points
% of total points 168.52
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
36.7
20.36
21.8%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
20.3
15.27
12%
3
Mike Evans
WR
18.6
14.57
11%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
14.3
15.69
8.5%
Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 153.82
1
Matthew Judon
LB
18
10.53
11.7%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
15.5
15.68
10.1%
3
Mack Hollins
WR
12.4
8.22
8.1%
4
Greg Dulcich
TE
11.1
5.84
7.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Taysom Hill had a 41-yard pass for New York Jets, helping to stake the team to a 30.42-24.50 lead.
Sunday Late
Mack Hollins had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Seattle Seahawks, who trailed 153.02-112.30 after the late games.

Points By Position

  New York Jets   Seattle Seahawks
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already halfway through the season, and that means it's time to catch up on the Standings.
New York Jets
New York Jets will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 226.86 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
Austin Ekeler
MVP
380 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 357 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
49 Rec, 656 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Fletcher Cox
Best Acquisition
13 Tackles, 3 Sacks
Seattle Seahawks
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Seattle Seahawks making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team currently is on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 183.97 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Michael Pittman Jr.
MVP
44 Rec, 475 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Matthew Judon
Best Drafted
27 Tackles, 8.5 Sacks
Jonathan Owens
Best Acquisition
56 Tackles

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. New York Jets scored less in this one (168.52) than their season average of 226.86.
Seattle Seahawks would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last four matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Seattle Seahawks need some help then, averaging just 183.97 versus New York Jets's 226.86.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" New York Jets (6-1) have a better record than Seattle Seahawks (2-5).
Even the computers think New York Jets have better players. They have a higher projected points average (226.78) than Seattle Seahawks (193.16).
Once New York Jets put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Seattle Seahawks (2 vs 1).
Seattle Seahawks have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than New York Jets (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, New York Jets have outscored Seattle Seahawks at QB, RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
New York Jets don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 49 points, second-highest in the league.
New York Jets came out victorious despite having more players on a bye this week (6) than Seattle Seahawks (1).
Don't worry Seattle Seahawks, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!