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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Eastside Gummybears
4-3 108.66
104.02
 
VS
proj
Kamara Sutra
83.36 3-4
97.57

Eastside Gummybears come back to top Kamara Sutra in 108.66-83.36 rout

Despite similar records, Eastside Gummybears held a significant season point advantage over Kamara Sutra coming into this one (834-655). After some nervy moments, they lived up to their reputation with a dominant win, rolling to a 108.66-83.36 victory. Kamara Sutra got out to a 2.70-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Eastside Gummybears after that. They were led by Sterling Shepard, who caught 5 passes for 167 yards for 25.2 points, and Joe Flacco, who passed for 279 yards and 2 touchdowns (23.56 points). Alshon Jeffery (7 Rec, 88 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Alvin Kamara (64 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 11 Rec Yds) were the top scorers for Kamara Sutra in defeat. Eastside Gummybears (4-3) will look to build on their success against Team Butthole, while Kamara Sutra (3-4) face DesertFox in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Eastside Gummybears   Kamara Sutra

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Shepard overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 25.2 points against his 7.94-point projection. During a 23-20 loss to the Falcons, he caught 5 passes for 167 yards . Shepard ranks #65 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Redskins next week.
Sterling Shepard

Top Player Comparison

Eastside Gummybears
Points
% of total points 108.66
1
Sterling Shepard
WR
25.2
7.94
23.2%
2
Joe Flacco
QB
23.56
22.51
21.7%
3
Giorgio Tavecchio
K
16
10.86
14.7%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
12.9
11.97
11.9%
Kamara Sutra
Points
% of total points 83.36
1
Alshon Jeffery
WR
14.8
9.55
17.8%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
13.5
14.29
16.2%
3
Josh Gordon
WR
13
7.61
15.6%
4
Deshaun Watson
QB
11.86
23.98
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Gordon had a 55-yard catch for Kamara Sutra, helping the team to a 56.56-26.20 lead.
Sunday Late
Joe Flacco had a 56-yard pass for Eastside Gummybears, who trailed 80.36-67.46 after the late games.
Monday
Sterling Shepard had a 58-yard catch and a 53-yard catch for Eastside Gummybears, while Giorgio Tavecchio had a 56-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal on Monday night, helping propel Eastside Gummybears to the win.

Points By Position

  Eastside Gummybears   Kamara Sutra
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the midway point. Let's take a closer look at the Standings.
Eastside Gummybears
Eastside Gummybears may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the unit is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (119.11 ppg), propelling Eastside Gummybears to No. 5 in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
1308 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
the Chicago Bears defense
Best Drafted
22.3 Avg Pts Allowed, 350.0 Avg Yds Allowed, 17 Turnovers
Joe Flacco
Best Acquisition
2067 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs
Kamara Sutra
To be fair, it could be worse. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 93.51, Kamara Sutra are No. 10 in the Standings. While the squad currently is outside of playoff position, there's still time to make a run.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
363 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 362 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Deshaun Watson
Best Drafted
1937 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 216 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Christian Kirk
Best Acquisition
28 Rec, 368 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

What If

Eastside Gummybears would have beaten five other teams besides Kamara Sutra this week.
Kamara Sutra would have lost to nine other teams besides Eastside Gummybears this week.
If Eastside Gummybears played Kamara Sutra every week this season, they'd be 6-1.
Eastside Gummybears would have gotten the win over Kamara Sutra 120.48-51.48 had they played each other last week.
Eastside Gummybears would be 4-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Kamara Sutra.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Eastside Gummybears, Kamara Sutra would be 2-4.
If Eastside Gummybears had played every team in the league each week, they would be 52-25.
If they played every team every week, Kamara Sutra would be 26-51.