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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Chief
5-2 99.82
103.96
 
VS
proj
LLsay
69.9 1-6
91.01

Chief hand LLsay third consecutive loss in 99.82-69.90 rout

Chief cruised to a 99.82-69.90 victory to hand LLsay their third consecutive loss. Chief nabbed a 7.00-point lead on Thursday behind David Johnson and never gave it up. Carson Wentz (310 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Saquon Barkley (43 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds) were the leaders for LLsay in defeat. Chief (5-2) will look to add to their success against r18xxl, while LLsay (1-6) will try to right the ship against Poxle Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Chief   LLsay

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Rams defense allowed only 10 points, surrendered 228 yards, and forced 4 turnovers in a 39-10 win over the 49ers. In doing so, they put up 23 points and more-than-doubled their scoring projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any DEF in the league this season. The Rams will battle the Packers in Week 8.
The Los Angeles Rams defense

Top Player Comparison

Chief
Points
% of total points 99.82
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
23
8.2
23%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
17
13.28
17%
3
Sterling Shepard
WR
16.7
7.54
16.7%
4
David Njoku
TE
11.2
7.16
11.2%
LLsay
Points
% of total points 69.9
1
Carson Wentz
QB
18.7
19.91
26.8%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
17.4
17.48
24.9%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
11.26
18.6%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
11
11.46
15.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 34-yard touchdown catch for Chief, helping the team to a 65.00-45.10 lead.
Monday
Sterling Shepard had a 58-yard catch and a 53-yard catch for Chief on Monday night en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Chief   LLsay
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means it's time refresh the Standings.
Chief
Chief will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 103.85 points per game through seven weeks, 3rd-best in the league, the unit ranks No. 2 in the Standings, easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Adam Thielen
MVP
67 Rec, 822 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
47 Rec, 557 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Andy Dalton
Best Acquisition
1822 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
LLsay
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine LLsay 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 98.93 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Saquon Barkley
MVP
481 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 424 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Aaron Rodgers
Best Drafted
1997 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs, 111 Rush Yds
Austin Hooper
Best Acquisition
33 Rec, 321 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

What If

Chief would have beaten six other teams besides LLsay this week.
LLsay would have lost to nine other teams besides Chief this week.
Chief would be 3-4 if they played LLsay every week.
LLsay would have been victorious over Chief 115.5-94.36 had they played each other last week.
Chief would be 2-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as LLsay.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Chief, LLsay would be 3-3.
If Chief had played every team in the league each week, they would be 48-28-1.
If they played every team every week, LLsay would be 40-37.