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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Dakattackwhilezekeea
3-4 114.28
123.37
 
VS
proj
FireStarter
98.42 2-5
116.54

FireStarter come up short of projections, succumb to Dakattackwhilezekeea, 114.28-98.42

There's no sugarcoating it, FireStarter underperformed, at least based on projections, as Dakattackwhilezekeea came out on top with a 114.28-98.42 victory. FireStarter nabbed a 0.14-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but Dakattackwhilezekeea held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Jameis Winston, who passed for 365 yards and ran for 55 yards and a touchdown for 22.1 points, and Adam Thielen, who caught 9 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown (19 points). The Los Angeles Rams defense (29 points) and Philip Rivers (22.14) did everything they could for FireStarter in the loss. Dakattackwhilezekeea (3-4) will look to get another W against Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN, while FireStarter (2-5) face Elena Delle Donne. in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Dakattackwhilezekeea   FireStarter

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 17 points, surrendering 263 yards, and forcing 4 turnovers against the Jets, the Vikings defense tallied 18 points this week. Their scoring output was 73.1% more than their 10.4-point projection and was much higher than their 11.71-point season scoring average. The Vikings defense ranks #8 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Saints next week.
The Minnesota Vikings defense

Top Player Comparison

Dakattackwhilezekeea
Points
% of total points 114.28
1
Jameis Winston
QB
22.1
20.18
19.3%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
19
13.28
16.6%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
18
10.4
15.8%
4
Jared Goff
QB
16.48
20.43
14.4%
FireStarter
Points
% of total points 98.42
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
29
11.2
29.5%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
22.14
19.53
22.5%
3
Marcus Mariota
QB
15.28
16.34
15.5%
4
Harrison Butker
K
9
11.23
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which FireStarter became the proud owner of a 87.32-87.18 lead. For Dakattackwhilezekeea, Adam Thielen had a 34-yard touchdown catch. Philip Rivers made the highlight reel for FireStarter with a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 55-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Dakattackwhilezekeea   FireStarter
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 point. Let's refresh the Standings.
Dakattackwhilezekeea
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Dakattackwhilezekeea making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 116.12 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
2130 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Adam Thielen
Best Drafted
67 Rec, 822 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Austin Hooper
Best Acquisition
33 Rec, 321 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
FireStarter
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine FireStarter 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 121.92 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Philip Rivers
MVP
2008 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
James Conner
Best Drafted
453 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 257 Rec Yds
Frank Gore
Best Acquisition
332 Rush Yds

Game Notes

Dakattackwhilezekeea won even though only four of their 11 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
FireStarter had only two of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Dakattackwhilezekeea won despite starting Matt Bryant, who scored zero points.
The Los Angeles Rams defense and Philip Rivers both outscored Jameis Winston, the leading scorer for Dakattackwhilezekeea.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
FireStarter ranked 12th in the league in points scored this week, while Dakattackwhilezekeea ranked 8th.
The matchup's 15.86-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This win concludes a four-match losing slide for Dakattackwhilezekeea, while the loss caps a two-game winning streak for FireStarter.
Not only did Dakattackwhilezekeea get the W, but they also easily covered the 6.83-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, the Los Angeles Rams defense registered 29 points, the fourth-best scoring output for any DEF this season.