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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
stafgu
6-1 121.96
95.5
 
VS
proj
litswd's Team
79.4 2-5
102.24

stafgu defeat litswd's Team for sixth straight win in 121.96-79.40 rout

stafgu extended their win streak to six games with a dominant win over litswd's Team, cruising to a 121.96-79.40 victory. stafgu took a 11.62-point lead on Thursday behind Emmanuel Sanders (21.32 points) and never gave it up. Carson Wentz (18.7 points) and Adam Thielen (17) led the charge for litswd's Team in defeat. stafgu (6-1) will look to rack up another win against EganBernal, while litswd's Team (2-5) will take on Hench in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  stafgu   litswd's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown (7 Rec, 134 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 19.4 points in a 24-23 lost to the Saints in Week 7. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.29-point projection and was much higher than his 11.46-point season scoring average. Brown ranks #48 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
John Brown

Top Player Comparison

stafgu
Points
% of total points 121.96
1
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
21.32
8.37
17.5%
2
Latavius Murray
RB
20.3
11.08
16.6%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
20.14
20.27
16.5%
4
John Brown
WR
19.4
7.29
15.9%
litswd's Team
Points
% of total points 79.4
1
Carson Wentz
QB
18.7
19.91
23.6%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
17
13.28
21.4%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
13.5
14.29
17%
4
Royce Freeman
RB
9.7
7.98
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Emmanuel Sanders had a 64-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown pass for stafgu, helping to stake the team to a 21.32-9.70 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, stafgu became the proud owner of a 93.06-58.30 lead. Philip Rivers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 55-yard touchdown pass for stafgu, while Latavius Murray had a 38-yard touchdown run. Adam Thielen made the highlight reel for litswd's Team with a 34-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
John Brown had a 56-yard catch for stafgu, contributing to a 112.46-76.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 43-yard catch for stafgu, contributing to a 121.96-76.80 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  stafgu   litswd's Team
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the midway mark. How about we check in on the Standings?
stafgu
stafgu may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (102.22 ppg), propelling stafgu to the No. 2 spot in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Cam Newton
MVP
1427 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs, 257 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Antonio Brown
Best Drafted
40 Rec, 478 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Dede Westbrook
Best Acquisition
31 Rec, 404 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
litswd's Team
litswd's Team rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 6th-most points per game in the league (98.69 ppg), leaving litswd's Team outside of playoff position at No. 10 in the Standings.
Important Players
Ben Roethlisberger
MVP
2033 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
363 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 362 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Danny Amendola
Best Acquisition
30 Rec, 294 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

Game Notes

stafgu had six of their nine starters score higher than their projected point totals.
litswd's Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
stafgu had four players score more points than the leading scorer for litswd's Team.
stafgu put up more points than their season scoring average (102.22) while litswd's Team fell short of theirs (98.69).
stafgu recorded more points than their projected total, while litswd's Team fell shy of their projection.
stafgu moves to (1-0) in blowout games this season, while litswd's Team falls to (1-2).