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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Keith's Team
1-6 129.1
111.01
 
VS
proj
Ices Cubes
127.44 2-5
126.96

Offensively challenged Keith's Team come back to beat Ices Cubes in 129.10-127.44 battle

Keith's Team staged an impressive comeback for a 129.10-127.44 victory over Ices Cubes in spite of posting only the 12th-highest point total in the league for the week. Keith's Team trailed 127.44-110.70 heading into Monday night, but the squad staged a comeback behind Saquon Barkley (18.4 points). Philip Rivers (48.14 points) and the New Orleans Saints defense (24) led the way for Ices Cubes in the loss. Keith's Team (1-6) will look to maintain their winning ways against garry's Optimal Team, while Ices Cubes (2-5) try to develop some positive momentum against Pick Six.

Matchup Timeline

  Keith's Team   Ices Cubes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lewis overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 15.5 points against his 6.95-point projection. During a 20-19 loss to the Chargers, he racked up 155 yards from scrimmage . Lewis will face the Cowboys next week.
Dion Lewis

Top Player Comparison

Keith's Team
Points
% of total points 129.1
1
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
60
39.98
46.5%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
18.4
18.25
14.3%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
15.7
9.86
12.2%
4
Dion Lewis
RB
15.5
6.95
12%
Ices Cubes
Points
% of total points 127.44
1
Philip Rivers
QB
48.14
26.57
37.8%
2
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
24
34.74
18.8%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
14.5
9.71
11.4%
4
Royce Freeman
RB
9.7
8.39
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Philip Rivers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 55-yard touchdown pass for Ices Cubes, who trailed 99.80-89.14 after the early action.

Points By Position

  Keith's Team   Ices Cubes
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already midway through the season, which means it's time to catch up on the Standings.
Keith's Team
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 134.99, Keith's Team boasts the No. 14 spot in the Standings, leaving the team with some work to do in order to make the playoffs.
Important Players
the Houston Texans defense
MVP
20.6 Avg Pts Allowed, 329.9 Avg Yds Allowed, 13 Turnovers
Saquon Barkley
Best Drafted
481 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 424 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition
Ices Cubes
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Ices Cubes making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 168.82 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Philip Rivers
MVP
2008 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
the Carolina Panthers defense
Best Drafted
21.8 Avg Pts Allowed, 355.3 Avg Yds Allowed, 10 Turnovers
Jordan Hicks
Best Acquisition
57 Tackles, 1.5 Sack

Game Notes

Keith's Team won despite the fact that only four of their 13 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Ices Cubes had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Keith's Team had five starters score zero points, while Ices Cubes had one.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
Ices Cubes ranked 13th in the league in points scored this week, while Keith's Team ranked 12th.
The matchup's 1.66-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Keith's Team moves to (1-0) in close games this year, while Ices Cubes falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Philip Rivers recorded 48.14 points, the second-highest score for a signal-caller this week.