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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Fools and Horses
3-4 100
86.1
 
VS
proj
Desert Eagles
74 4-3
97.54

Fools and Horses top expectations, defeat Desert Eagles in 100-74 rout

Fools and Horses stepped up, cruising to a 100-74 victory over Desert Eagles, who fell short of projections. Fools and Horses earned a 10-point lead on Thursday behind Case Keenum and never let go of it. Carson Wentz (22 points) and Trey Burton (18) were the top performers for Desert Eagles in the loss. Fools and Horses (3-4) will look to keep it rolling against V for ..., while Desert Eagles (4-3) try to get back in the win column against Iz Čikaga moji....

Matchup Timeline

  Fools and Horses   Desert Eagles

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry (33 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 32 Rec Yds) scored 12 points against the Chargers in Week 7. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 4.89-point projection and was much higher than his 4.71-point season scoring average. Henry will face the Cowboys next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Fools and Horses
Points
% of total points 100
1
The Washington Redskins defense
DEF
18
8.35
18%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
17
12.93
17%
3
Alshon Jeffery
WR
14
8.49
14%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
12
4.89
12%
Desert Eagles
Points
% of total points 74
1
Carson Wentz
QB
22
22.22
29.7%
2
Trey Burton
TE
18
6.08
24.3%
3
Giorgio Tavecchio
K
16
11.19
21.6%
4
Julio Jones
WR
8
12.64
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Case Keenum had a 64-yard touchdown pass for Fools and Horses, helping to give the team a 10-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 34-yard touchdown catch for Fools and Horses, while Josh Gordon had a 55-yard catch, contributing to a 69-46 lead for Fools and Horses.
Monday
Giorgio Tavecchio had a 56-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for Desert Eagles.

Points By Position

  Fools and Horses   Desert Eagles
Standings Update
Let's refresh the Standings. We're already at the midpoint of the season after all, if you can believe it.
Fools and Horses
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Fools and Horses making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 83 points per game through seven weeks, 12th-best in the league.
Important Players
Adam Thielen
MVP
67 Rec, 822 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Case Keenum
Best Drafted
1848 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs
Christian Kirk
Best Acquisition
28 Rec, 368 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Desert Eagles
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to imagine Desert Eagles holding onto No. 6 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit is averaging only 92 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Desert Eagles is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Carson Wentz
MVP
1502 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs
Julio Jones
Best Drafted
53 Rec, 812 Rec Yds
Giorgio Tavecchio
Best Acquisition
3-3 FG, 56 long, 2-2 XP

StatSmack

Fools and Horses must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (100) than their season average (83.14).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Desert Eagles has left more points on the bench this season (243) than Fools and Horses (155).
Fools and Horses laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Desert Eagles (0).
Fools and Horses are clutch masters, with more close wins than Desert Eagles (2 vs 0).
Desert Eagles have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Fools and Horses (0) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, Fools and Horses have outscored Desert Eagles at WR this season.
The starters for Fools and Horses had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Desert Eagles (2).
Don't worry Desert Eagles, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!