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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Ross's Expert Team
4-3 110.56
96.57
 
VS
proj
Ben's team
100.86 2-5
96.56

Ross's Expert Team hand Ben's team third consecutive loss, 110.56-100.86

Ross's Expert Team secured a 110.56-100.86 victory to hand Ben's team their third straight loss. Ross's Expert Team jumped out to a 37.96-point lead on Thursday behind impressive efforts from Emmanuel Sanders (28 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 102 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Case Keenum (161 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and never looked back. Kareem Hunt (86 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 55 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Dion Lewis (91 Rush Yds, 64 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Ben's team in the loss. Ross's Expert Team (4-3) will look to sustain their momentum against Grab squash & tickle, while Ben's team (2-5) will meet 214 in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Ross's Expert Team   Ben's team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 8.37 points, Sanders more-than-tripled that amount by scoring 28.32 points as the Broncos beat the Cardinals 45-10. He had 102 receiving yards , passed for 28 yards and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any WR in the league this season. In Week 8, Sanders and the Broncos will play the Chiefs.
Emmanuel Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Ross's Expert Team
Points
% of total points 110.56
1
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
28.32
8.37
25.6%
2
James White
RB
21.7
10.06
19.6%
3
Case Keenum
QB
13.84
21.3
12.5%
4
T.J. Yeldon
RB
12.8
10.34
11.6%
Ben's team
Points
% of total points 100.86
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
32.1
15.37
31.8%
2
Dion Lewis
RB
15.5
6.95
15.4%
3
A.J. Green
WR
14.7
12.97
14.6%
4
Deshaun Watson
QB
12.86
23.42
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Case Keenum teamed up with Emmanuel Sanders for a 64-yard touchdown pass for Ross's Expert Team. Sanders also lit up the scoreboard with a 28-yard touchdown pass, helping to give Ross's Expert Team a 42.16-4.20 lead.

Points By Position

  Ross's Expert Team   Ben's team
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means we ought take a closer look at the Standings.
Ross's Expert Team
Ross's Expert Team 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 (110.98 ppg), propelling Ross's Expert Team to the No. 5 spot in the Standings, well within playoff position.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
1308 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Antonio Brown
Best Drafted
40 Rec, 478 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
T.J. Yeldon
Best Acquisition
327 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 263 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Ben's team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Ben's team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 98.48 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
1937 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 216 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Kareem Hunt
Best Drafted
542 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 226 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

StatSmack

Ben's team would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Ben's team need some help then, averaging just 98.48 versus Ross's Expert Team's 110.98.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Ross's Expert Team (4-3) have a better record than Ben's team (2-5).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Ben's team has left more points on the bench this season (331.5) than Ross's Expert Team (286.82).
Ross's Expert Team don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Ben's team (3 vs 1).
By position, Ross's Expert Team have outscored Ben's team at RB, WR, TE, and K this season.
Ross's Expert Team has a higher average scoring margin (1) than Ben's team this season (-8).
The starters for Ross's Expert Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Ben's team (0).
Ross's Expert Team came out victorious even though they had more players on a bye this week (3) than Ben's team (1).
There's not much good to say about Ben's team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!