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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Brees Knees
2-3 70.38
70.25
 
VS
proj
drd23
53.3 1-4
69.92

Brees Knees beat drd23, 70.38-53.30

Despite similar records, Brees Knees held a substantial season point advantage over drd23 coming into this one (390-279), and they lived up to their reputation with a hard-fought win, earning a 70.38-53.30 victory. Brees Knees never trailed in this one after taking a 3.00-point lead on Thursday behind Brandon McManus (10 points). Matt Prater (4-4 FG, 50 long, 2-2 XP) and Dion Lewis (91 Rush Yds, 64 Rec Yds) did their part for drd23 in the loss. Brees Knees (2-3) will look to build on their success against Arakaans Assassins, while drd23 (1-4) take on Kevins Micro Dongs in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Brees Knees   drd23

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown (7 Rec, 134 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 19.4 points against the Saints in Week 7. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.29-point projection and was much higher than his 10.42-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

Brees Knees
Points
% of total points 70.38
1
John Brown
WR
19.4
7.29
27.6%
2
Jared Goff
QB
16.48
21.16
23.4%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
13.8
9.79
19.6%
4
Brandon McManus
K
10
9.03
14.2%
drd23
Points
% of total points 53.3
1
Matt Prater
K
16
9.8
30%
2
Dion Lewis
RB
15.5
6.95
29.1%
3
Julio Jones
WR
8.4
12.87
15.8%
4
David Johnson
RB
7
13.91
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Prater had a 50-yard field goal for drd23, who trailed 46.78-35.50 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
John Brown had a 56-yard catch for Brees Knees to contribute to a 70.38-39.80 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Brees Knees   drd23
Standings Update
How about we catch up on the Standings? After all, we're already halfway through the season, believe it or not.
Brees Knees
Brees Knees should be tough to beat given the points they are regularly putting up on the scoreboard. But despite averaging 98.90 points per game through four weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the squad is on the outside looking in for the playoffs.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
2130 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
James Conner
Best Drafted
453 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 257 Rec Yds
Best Acquisition
drd23
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on drd23 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 75.17 points per game through four weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
David Johnson
MVP
335 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 166 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Julio Jones
Best Drafted
53 Rec, 812 Rec Yds
Best Acquisition

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Brees Knees scored less in this one (70.38) than their season average of 98.9.
We heard scoring helps you win. drd23 need some help then, averaging just 75.17 versus Brees Knees's 98.9.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Brees Knees (2-3) have a better record than drd23 (1-4).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Brees Knees has left fewer points on the bench this season (135.9) than drd23 (238.14).
Brees Knees don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than drd23 (1 vs 0).
Brees Knees should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than drd23 (4 vs 1).
Brees Knees have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than drd23 (20 vs 16).
By position, Brees Knees have outscored drd23 at QB, WR, TE, and K this season.
Brees Knees has a higher average scoring margin (5) than drd23 this season (-19).
Hey drd23, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!