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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Vikes
4-3 95.66
103.98
 
VS
proj
Dukes
69.7 4-3
88.63

Dukes lose to Vikes, 95.66-69.70

Dukes fell short of projections, as Vikes secured a 95.66-69.70 victory. Vikes earned a 22.26-point lead on Thursday behind 22.26 points from Kyler Murray (204 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 30 Rush Yds) and Zach Ertz (2 Rec, 21 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Terry McLaurin (5 Rec, 73 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Saquon Barkley (110 Rush Yds, 25 Rec Yds) led the way for Dukes in the loss. Vikes (4-3) will look to keep it rolling against Onside Kickers, while Dukes (4-3) will attempt to get some positive momentum against BridgeBurners.

Matchup Timeline

  Vikes   Dukes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore (7 Rec, 69 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 16.1 points against the Buccaneers in Week 7. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.31-point projection and was much higher than his 8.06-point season scoring average. Moore will face the Falcons next week.
DJ Moore

Top Player Comparison

Vikes
Points
% of total points 95.66
1
Aaron Jones
RB
24.1
13.14
25.2%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
17.16
21.35
17.9%
3
DJ Moore
WR
16.1
7.31
16.8%
4
Davante Adams
WR
13.5
17.02
14.1%
Dukes
Points
% of total points 69.7
1
Terry McLaurin
WR
15.8
8.96
22.7%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
15.5
17.83
22.2%
3
Justin Tucker
K
13
9.78
18.7%
4
Tom Brady
QB
11.7
20.18
16.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Vikes who claimed the lead, 82.16-62.80. Aaron Jones had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Vikes, while DJ Moore had a 20-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Terry McLaurin had a 37-yard touchdown catch for Dukes, while Justin Tucker had a 55-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Vikes   Dukes
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. We’re already midway through the season, which means it's time to check in on the Standings.
Vikes
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Vikes making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 100.90 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
1667 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs, 263 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
37 Rec, 509 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Khalil Herbert
Best Acquisition
464 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Dukes
To be fair, it could be worse. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 83.00, Dukes rank No. 8 in the Standings. While the team currently is on the outside looking in for the playoffs, there's still time to make a run.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
1942 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs
Dalvin Cook
Best Drafted
450 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Carson Wentz
Best Acquisition
1489 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs

Game Notes

Vikes got the W even though only two of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Dukes had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Dukes can partially blame the loss on Mike Davis, who didn't score any points.
Vikes had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Dukes.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Dukes ranked 12th in the league in scoring this week, while Vikes ranked 8th.
The defeat concludes a streak of four consecutive wins for Dukes.
Not only did Vikes earn the win, but they also covered the 15.35-point forecasted margin of victory.
On the losing side, Terry McLaurin (15.8 points) posted the fifth-best score for a WR this week.