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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Willie's Team
4-3 97.5
91.81
 
VS
proj
Kawai's Awesome Team
85.3 4-3
54.36

Kawai's Awesome Team outperform expectations but fall to Willie's Team, 97.5-85.3

Kawai's Awesome Team exceeded expectations, but it wasn't enough to swing the result. Predicted to come out on top by a score of 91.8-54.4, Willie's Team came back to earn a 97.5-85.3 win over Kawai's Awesome Team. Willie's Team trailed 85.3-84.6 heading into Monday night, but the squad made a comeback behind Julio Jones (9 Rec, 104 Rec Yds). The Denver Broncos defense (10 Pts Allowed, 223 Yds Allowed, 5 Turnovers) and Adam Thielen (9 Rec, 110 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Kawai's Awesome Team in the loss. Willie's Team (4-3) will look to add to their success against Scott's Swell Team, while Kawai's Awesome Team (4-3) will try to generate some positive momentum against Andrew's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Willie's Team   Kawai's Awesome Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Vikings defense overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 12 points against their 7.41-point projection. In a 37-17 win over the Jets, they allowed 17 points, surrendered 263 yards, and forced 4 turnovers. The Vikings defense ranks #8 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Saints next week.
The Minnesota Vikings defense

Top Player Comparison

Willie's Team
Points
% of total points 97.5
1
Jarvis Landry
WR
20.7
13.42
21.2%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
17.1
15.09
17.5%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
14.5
16.96
14.9%
4
Julio Jones
WR
12.9
16.17
13.2%
Kawai's Awesome Team
Points
% of total points 85.3
1
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
32
6.96
37.5%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
21.5
17.03
25.2%
3
Tarik Cohen
RB
18.3
11.36
21.5%
4
Greg Olsen
TE
7.5
9.56
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 34-yard touchdown catch for Kawai's Awesome Team to contribute to a 79.3-44.0 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Willie's Team   Kawai's Awesome Team
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the midway point. How about we take a closer look at the Standings?
Willie's Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Willie's Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 108.9 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
363 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 362 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
41 Rec, 635 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition
Kawai's Awesome Team
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to imagine Kawai's Awesome Team holding onto the No. 4 position in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit is averaging only 109.3 points per game through seven weeks, 6th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Kawai's Awesome Team is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Adam Thielen
MVP
67 Rec, 822 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Aaron Rodgers
Best Drafted
1997 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs, 111 Rush Yds
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

Just three of the nine starting players on Willie's Team exceeded their scoring projections.
Kawai's Awesome Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Willie's Team had two starters score zero points, while Kawai's Awesome Team had four.
The two highest scorers for Kawai's Awesome Team (The Denver Broncos defense and Adam Thielen) scored more points than Jarvis Landry, the leading scorer for Willie's Team.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 12.2-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Willie's Team managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 37.45-point projected margin of victory.
All three of the losses for Kawai's Awesome Team have been upset losses.
Despite the loss, the Denver Broncos defense recorded 32 points, the highest score for a DEF this season.