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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
So Solid Spoilers
5-2 124
96.78
 
VS
proj
Keeper Reapers
71 3-4
92.93

So Solid Spoilers brush off projections, defeat Keeper Reapers in 124-71 rout

So Solid Spoilers rose to the occasion and beat expectations, cruising to a 124-71 victory over Keeper Reapers, who fell short of projections. So Solid Spoilers pulled out to a 11-point lead on Thursday behind Phillip Lindsay (15 points) and never looked back. Jameis Winston (19 points) and Tarik Cohen (13) led the way for Keeper Reapers in defeat. So Solid Spoilers (5-2) will look to earn another W against Maharaja Daughters, while Keeper Reapers (3-4) will attempt to right the ship against BelgradePatriots.

Matchup Timeline

  So Solid Spoilers   Keeper Reapers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

White overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 21 points against his 8.93-point projection. In a 38-31 win over the Bears, he racked up 97 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes. White ranks #24 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
James White

Top Player Comparison

So Solid Spoilers
Points
% of total points 124
1
Cam Newton
QB
28
21.45
22.6%
2
James White
RB
21
8.93
16.9%
3
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
20
11.41
16.1%
4
Phillip Lindsay
RB
15
7.01
12.1%
Keeper Reapers
Points
% of total points 71
1
Jameis Winston
QB
19
23.1
26.8%
2
Tarik Cohen
RB
13
7.63
18.3%
3
Mike Evans
WR
10
11.51
14.1%
4
Sammy Watkins
WR
7
7.14
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Phillip Lindsay had a 28-yard touchdown run for So Solid Spoilers, helping to stake the team to a 15-4 lead.
Sunday Night
Sammy Watkins had a 50-yard catch for Keeper Reapers, who trailed 124-71 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  So Solid Spoilers   Keeper Reapers
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the halfway point. How about we take a closer look at the Standings?
So Solid Spoilers
So Solid Spoilers will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 110 points per game through seven weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the unit ranks No. 3 in the Standings, well within playoff position.
Important Players
Cam Newton
MVP
1427 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs, 257 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Zach Ertz
Best Drafted
57 Rec, 618 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
the Indianapolis Colts defense
Best Acquisition
26.4 Avg Pts Allowed, 374.9 Avg Yds Allowed, 15 Turnovers
Keeper Reapers
To be fair, it could be worse. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 82, Keeper Reapers hold the No. 11 spot in the Standings. While the team currently is outside of playoff position, there's still time to make a run.
Important Players
Mike Evans
MVP
40 Rec, 591 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Justin Tucker
Best Drafted
13-15 FG, 55 long, 17-18 XP
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Best Acquisition
12 Rec, 212 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

Game Notes

So Solid Spoilers had six of their nine starters exceed their projected points.
Keeper Reapers had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
So Solid Spoilers had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Keeper Reapers.
So Solid Spoilers put up more points than their season scoring average (109.57) while Keeper Reapers fell short of theirs (82).
So Solid Spoilers scored more points than their projected total, while Keeper Reapers failed to reach their projection.
This matchup featured the highest and lowest-scoring teams in the league this week.
The matchup's 53-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The victory puts an end to a two-game losing streak for So Solid Spoilers.
Not only did So Solid Spoilers get the win, but they also easily covered the 3.85-point projected margin of victory.
So Solid Spoilers moves to (3-1) in blowout games this year, while Keeper Reapers falls to (1-3).