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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Garoppolos Islands
2-5 115.06
126.97
 
VS
proj
Squad Up
110.34 5-2
149.62

Offensively challenged Garoppolos Islands top Squad Up in 115.06-110.34 battle

While they posted only the ninth-highest point total in the league for the week, Garoppolos Islands narrowly earned a 115.06-110.34 victory over Squad Up. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Garoppolos Islands led 100.86-50.18 heading into Monday night. Squad Up closed the gap behind Matt Ryan (379 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Saquon Barkley (43 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds). Andrew Luck (156 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Tevin Coleman (50 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 32 Rec Yds) were the standout performers for Garoppolos Islands in the victory. Garoppolos Islands (2-5) will look to keep it rolling against The Diddles, while Squad Up (5-2) try to get back on track against 110 Makes It Hot.

Matchup Timeline

  Garoppolos Islands   Squad Up

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Njoku (4 Rec, 52 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 11.2 points against the Buccaneers in Week 7. His scoring output was 56.4% more than his 7.16-point projection and was much higher than his 5.96-point season scoring average. Njoku ranks #9 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Steelers next week.
David Njoku

Top Player Comparison

Garoppolos Islands
Points
% of total points 115.06
1
Andrew Luck
QB
30.74
22.86
26.7%
2
Tevin Coleman
RB
14.2
11.9
12.3%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
11.26
11.3%
4
David Njoku
TE
11.2
7.16
9.7%
Squad Up
Points
% of total points 110.34
1
Matt Ryan
QB
21.26
24.63
19.3%
2
Jared Goff
QB
20.48
24.56
18.6%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
17.4
17.42
15.8%
4
Sterling Shepard
WR
16.7
7.47
15.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Andrew Luck had a 29-yard touchdown pass for Garoppolos Islands, contributing to a 84.34-38.48 lead for the team.
Monday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Monday night. For Garoppolos Islands, Tevin Coleman had a 30-yard touchdown run. Sterling Shepard had a 58-yard catch and a 53-yard catch for Squad Up, while Matt Ryan had a 47-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Garoppolos Islands   Squad Up
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the midway mark. How about we check in on the Standings?
Garoppolos Islands
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 120.14, Garoppolos Islands boasts the No. 10 spot in the Standings, leaving the squad with some work to do in order to make the playoffs.
Important Players
Andrew Luck
MVP
1948 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs
Aaron Rodgers
Best Drafted
1997 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs, 111 Rush Yds
C.J. Beathard
Best Acquisition
1062 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs
Squad Up
Squad Up 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 (143.47 ppg), propelling Squad Up to the No. 3 spot in the Standings, easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
2335 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Saquon Barkley
Best Drafted
481 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 424 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Austin Hooper
Best Acquisition
33 Rec, 321 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

More than half (6 of the 11) of the starters on Garoppolos Islands scored higher than their projected point totals.
Squad Up had only one of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup featured the week's two lowest scores.
The matchup's 4.72-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This defeat puts an end to a five-match winning streak for Squad Up.
Both of the wins for Garoppolos Islands have been close wins.