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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Houston Texans
2-5 232.04
284.6
 
VS
proj
Las Vegas Raiders
210.72 0-7
229.3

Houston Texans hand Las Vegas Raiders seventh straight loss, 232.04-210.72

Houston Texans earned a 232.04-210.72 victory to hand Las Vegas Raiders their seventh consecutive loss to open the season. Houston Texans never trailed in this one after nabbing a 40.00-point lead on Thursday behind DeAndre Hopkins (21.3 points) and Pete Werner (13). Josh Jacobs (49 points) and Derek Carr (21.72) carried the flag for Las Vegas Raiders in the loss. Houston Texans (2-5) will look to notch another W against Jacksonville Jaguars, while Las Vegas Raiders (0-7) will take on Buffalo Bills in an effort to earn their first win.

Matchup Timeline

  Houston Texans   Las Vegas Raiders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Pierce (92 Rush Yds, 25 Rec Yds) scored 21.7 points against the Raiders in Week 7. He scored 72.5% more than his 12.58-point projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season. Pierce ranks #47 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Dameon Pierce

Top Player Comparison

Houston Texans
Points
% of total points 232.04
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
23.7
17.6
10.2%
2
Dameon Pierce
RB
21.7
12.58
9.4%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
21.3
16.58
9.2%
4
Christian Kirksey
LB
18
13.47
7.8%
Las Vegas Raiders
Points
% of total points 210.72
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
49
21.3
23.3%
2
Derek Carr
QB
21.72
30.78
10.3%
3
Davante Adams
WR
18.5
22.75
8.8%
4
Divine Deablo
LB
18
15.4
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Derek Carr had a 26-yard touchdown pass for Las Vegas Raiders, while Daniel Carlson had a 50-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 225.04-210.72 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Houston Texans   Las Vegas Raiders

What If

Houston Texans would have beaten eight other teams besides Las Vegas Raiders this week.
Las Vegas Raiders would have lost to 11 other teams besides Houston Texans this week.
If they played Las Vegas Raiders every week, Houston Texans would be 5-2 this season.
Last week, Houston Texans would have defeated Las Vegas Raiders 226.62-94.96.
Houston Texans would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Las Vegas Raiders.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Houston Texans, Las Vegas Raiders would be 1-5.
If Houston Texans had played every team in the league each week, they would be 46-59.
If they played every team every week, Las Vegas Raiders would be 20-85.

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