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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
TD Murray
6-1 113.98
91.03
 
VS
proj
Hench
109.48 3-4
98.46

TD Murray beat Hench for third straight win in 113.98-109.48 battle

TD Murray extended their win streak to three games with a narrow win over Hench, narrowly earning a 113.98-109.48 victory. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as TD Murray led 113.98-87.28 heading into Monday night. Hench came roaring back behind Saquon Barkley (17.4 points) and Austin Hooper (4.8). TD Murray were led by Marlon Mack (29.9 points) and the New England Patriots defense (19). TD Murray (6-1) will look to sustain their winning ways against Onid, while Hench (3-4) will face litswd's Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  TD Murray   Hench

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Bills in Week 7, Mack racked up 159 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 29.9 points to more-than-triple his 8.73-point projection, the highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. Next week, Mack will square off against the Raiders.
Marlon Mack

Top Player Comparison

TD Murray
Points
% of total points 113.98
1
Marlon Mack
RB
29.9
8.73
26.2%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
19
6.23
16.7%
3
Jared Goff
QB
16.48
21.16
14.5%
4
Alshon Jeffery
WR
14.8
9.11
13%
Hench
Points
% of total points 109.48
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
23
8.2
21%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
17.58
18.75
16.1%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
17.4
17.48
15.9%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
15.7
9.86
14.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Marlon Mack had a 29-yard touchdown catch and a 20-yard touchdown run for TD Murray to contribute to a 93.78-75.58 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  TD Murray   Hench
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already halfway through the season, and that means we ought to check in on the Standings.
TD Murray
TD Murray will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 105.45 points per game through seven weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the squad boasts the best record in the league and the No. 1 spot in the Standings.
Important Players
Melvin Gordon III
MVP
466 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 279 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Drew Brees
Best Drafted
1870 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Matt Breida
Best Acquisition
445 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Hench
Hench will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 103.26 points per game through seven weeks, 3rd-best in the league, the team finds itself currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Saquon Barkley
MVP
481 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 424 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Russell Wilson
Best Drafted
1308 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Austin Hooper
Best Acquisition
33 Rec, 321 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on TD Murray scored higher than their projected point totals.
Hench had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Hench ranked 4th in the league in scoring this week, while TD Murray ranked 2nd.
The matchup's 4.5-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
This defeat snaps a streak of two straight wins for Hench.
In close games this season, TD Murray moves to (3-0), while Hench falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, the Los Angeles Rams defense scored 23 points, the second-best score for a DEF this year.