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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
1JackOff50
5-2 103.44
93.7
 
VS
proj
chicago bears
89.66 3-4
114.91

Offensively challenged 1JackOff50 beat chicago bears, 103.44-89.66

Despite ranking only ninth in the league in points scored for the week, 1JackOff50 emerged victorious with a 103.44-89.66 victory over chicago bears. 1JackOff50 took an early 15.82-point lead on Thursday. chicago bears came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Greg Zuerlein (13 points) and DeSean Jackson (10.3). Unphased, 1JackOff50 rallied later that afternoon, as Wil Lutz (6 points) and Mark Ingram (5.2) put them back in the lead for good. 1JackOff50 have now won four straight games, improving to 5-2 on the season. chicago bears fall to 3-4.

Matchup Timeline

  1JackOff50   chicago bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Cardinals in Week 7, Sanders had 102 receiving yards , passed for 28 yards and scored 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 24.32 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any WR in the league this season. Sanders will square off against the Chiefs next week.
Emmanuel Sanders

Top Player Comparison

1JackOff50
Points
% of total points 103.44
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
33.82
24.4
32.7%
2
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
24.32
10.7
23.5%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
16.7
9.42
16.1%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
12
12.15
11.6%
chicago bears
Points
% of total points 89.66
1
Matt Ryan
QB
19.26
21.5
21.5%
2
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
11.27
14.5%
3
Julio Jones
WR
12.9
16.17
14.4%
4
DeSean Jackson
WR
10.3
9.97
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Emmanuel Sanders had a 64-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown pass for 1JackOff50, contributing to a 24.32-8.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Kenyan Drake had a 54-yard touchdown run for 1JackOff50, who trailed 53.30-46.42 after the early action.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes linked up with Travis Kelce for a 43-yard pass for 1JackOff50. Mahomes also lit up the scoreboard with a 50-yard pass to contribute to a 103.44-57.50 lead for 1JackOff50.
Monday
Matt Ryan had a 47-yard touchdown pass for chicago bears.

Points By Position

  1JackOff50   chicago bears
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means it's time to catch up on the Standings.
1JackOff50
1JackOff50 may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the unit is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (124.19 ppg), propelling 1JackOff50 to the No. 3 spot in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Melvin Gordon III
MVP
466 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 279 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Best Drafted
Patrick Mahomes
Best Acquisition
2223 Pass Yds, 22 Pass TDs, 120 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
chicago bears
To be fair, it could be worse. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 96.54, chicago bears rank No. 9 in the Standings. While the unit currently has some work to do in order to get into playoff position, there's still time to make a run.
Important Players
Julio Jones
MVP
53 Rec, 812 Rec Yds
Best Drafted
Matt Ryan
Best Acquisition
2335 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starting players on 1JackOff50 scored more than their point projections.
chicago bears had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
1JackOff50 won despite starting Melvin Gordon III, who scored zero points.
1JackOff50 emerged victorious despite recording a season-low 103.44 points.
1JackOff50 scored more points than their projected total, while chicago bears fell short of their projection.
This matchup included the week's two lowest-scoring teams.
This loss concludes a two-match winning streak for chicago bears.
In upset games this season, 1JackOff50 moves to (1-0), while chicago bears falls to (0-1).