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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Brad's Blasters
4-3 136
89.88
 
VS
proj
Taurusman
89 2-5
84.32

Brad's Blasters come back to hand Taurusman fourth straight loss in 136-89 rout

Brad's Blasters cruised to a 136-89 victory to hand Taurusman their fourth straight loss. Brad's Blasters got out to an early 11-point lead on Thursday. Taurusman came back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by Drew Brees (18 points) and Alvin Kamara (13). Unphased, Brad's Blasters rallied later that night, as Kareem Hunt (31 points) and A.J. Green (11) put them back in the lead once and for all. Brad's Blasters (4-3) will look to sustain their momentum against Mountaineers, while Taurusman (2-5) will face Sparkeyz Sportz in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Brad's Blasters   Taurusman

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Broncos defense scored 32 points in a 45-10 win over the Cardinals to more-than-quadruple their 6.96-point projection. They allowed only 10 points, surrendered 223 yards, and forced 5 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player in the league this season. The Broncos will square off against the Chiefs in Week 8.
The Denver Broncos defense

Top Player Comparison

Brad's Blasters
Points
% of total points 136
1
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
32
6.96
23.5%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
31
14.55
22.8%
3
Latavius Murray
RB
19
10.42
14%
4
Jared Goff
QB
18
22.38
13.2%
Taurusman
Points
% of total points 89
1
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
21
7.85
23.6%
2
Drew Brees
QB
18
21.24
20.2%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
14
7.81
15.7%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
13
12.96
14.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Emmanuel Sanders had a 64-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown pass for Taurusman for the team, who trailed 32-21 after Thursday Night Football.
Sunday Early
Latavius Murray had a 38-yard touchdown run for Brad's Blasters, while Matt Prater had a 50-yard field goal, helping Brad's Blasters to a 85-54 lead.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 43-yard catch for Brad's Blasters, contributing to a 136-89 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Brad's Blasters   Taurusman
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the halfway point. How about we take a closer look at the Standings?
Brad's Blasters
Brad's Blasters 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 (94 ppg), propelling Brad's Blasters to the No. 4 spot in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
2130 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Kareem Hunt
Best Drafted
542 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 226 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
the Denver Broncos defense
Best Acquisition
23.4 Avg Pts Allowed, 378.0 Avg Yds Allowed, 11 Turnovers
Taurusman
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Taurusman making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 93 points per game through seven weeks, 6th-best in the league.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
1870 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
363 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 362 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Eric Ebron
Best Acquisition
33 Rec, 357 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs

What If

Brad's Blasters would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Taurusman would have lost to four other teams besides Brad's Blasters this week.
If they played Taurusman every week, Brad's Blasters would be 4-3 this season.
Last week, Taurusman would have beaten Brad's Blasters 112-70.
Brad's Blasters would be 4-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Taurusman.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Brad's Blasters, Taurusman would be 4-2.
If Brad's Blasters had played every team in the league each week, they would be 32-31.
If they played every team every week, Taurusman would be 31-31-1.