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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Jinxproof
5-2 116.58
121.3
 
VS
proj
YOLO
96.46 4-3
105.4

Jinxproof beat YOLO for third straight win in 116.58-96.46 beatdown

Jinxproof extended their win streak to three games with an easy win over YOLO, rolling to a 116.58-96.46 victory. Jinxproof got out to a 9.94-point lead on Thursday behind Chris Olave (15.1 points) and Alvin Kamara (14) and never let it go. Kenneth Walker III (168 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Kyler Murray (204 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 30 Rush Yds) were the leaders for YOLO in the loss. Jinxproof (5-2) will look to keep it rolling against Snakebitten!!, while YOLO (4-3) will face Started from the top in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Jinxproof   YOLO

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Jaguars in Week 7, Gano made all 3 of his FG attempts. In doing so, he put up 11 points to scored 26.3% higher than his 8.71-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Jinxproof this week. In Week 8, Gano and the Giants will square off against the Seahawks.
Graham Gano

Top Player Comparison

Jinxproof
Points
% of total points 116.58
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
36
15.93
30.9%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
16.3
16.16
14%
3
Chris Olave
WR
15.1
10.62
13%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
14
14.6
12%
YOLO
Points
% of total points 96.46
1
Kenneth Walker III
RB
30.8
12.46
31.9%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
17.16
21.34
17.8%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
16.6
17.09
17.2%
4
Najee Harris
RB
9.5
10.58
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Chris Olave had a 41-yard catch for Jinxproof, contributing to a 29.10-19.16 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Kenneth Walker III had a 74-yard touchdown run for YOLO, who trailed 116.58-79.96 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Jinxproof   YOLO
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already halfway through the season, meaning it's time check in on the Standings.
Jinxproof
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to see Jinxproof holding onto No. 3 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is averaging only 105.55 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Jinxproof is comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Josh Jacobs
MVP
633 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 141 Rec Yds
Derrick Henry
Best Drafted
536 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 131 Rec Yds
Eno Benjamin
Best Acquisition
265 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 146 Rec Yds
YOLO
Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. Despite averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 96.80, YOLO boasts the No. 4 spot in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
1667 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs, 263 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Joe Mixon
Best Drafted
405 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 182 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Tyler Allgeier
Best Acquisition
285 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

Game Notes

Jinxproof won despite the fact that only four of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
YOLO had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Jinxproof put up more points than their season scoring average (105.55) while YOLO fell short of theirs (96.8).
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Not only did Jinxproof win, but they also covered the 15.9-point forecasted margin of victory.
All three of the losses for YOLO have been blowout losses.
For YOLO, Kenneth Walker III registered 30.8 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.