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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Sprint Right Option
4-3 109
107.63
 
VS
proj
Hydeyateam
104.95 3-4
99.41

Sprint Right Option hand Hydeyateam third straight loss in 109.00-104.95 battle

Sprint Right Option squeaked by for a 109.00-104.95 victory to hand Hydeyateam their third consecutive loss. Hydeyateam had a chance to come from behind late afternoon on Sunday, but they came up short. Sprint Right Option led 72.60-94.75 after the early action and held on for the win despite 6 points from Wil Lutz on Sunday afternoon for Hydeyateam. Drew Brees (22.9 points) and Latavius Murray (20.3) were the standout performers for Sprint Right Option in the win. Sprint Right Option (4-3) will look to keep it rolling against Simmons, while Hydeyateam (3-4) will try to get back on track against Not Enuf Johnson.

Matchup Timeline

  Sprint Right Option   Hydeyateam

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kittle (5 Rec, 98 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 15.8 points against the Rams in Week 7. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.23-point projection and was much higher than his 9.53-point season scoring average. Kittle ranks #66 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
George Kittle

Top Player Comparison

Sprint Right Option
Points
% of total points 109
1
Drew Brees
QB
22.9
26.08
21%
2
Latavius Murray
RB
20.3
11.08
18.6%
3
George Kittle
TE
15.8
7.23
14.5%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
13.5
14.29
12.4%
Hydeyateam
Points
% of total points 104.95
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
29
11.15
27.6%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
23.75
24.45
22.6%
3
David Njoku
TE
11.2
7.16
10.7%
4
Mike Evans
WR
10.7
11.51
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Hydeyateam emerged with a 94.75-72.60 lead. Latavius Murray had a 38-yard touchdown run for Sprint Right Option, while Robbie Gould had a 51-yard field goal. Josh Gordon made the highlight reel for Hydeyateam with a 55-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Sprint Right Option   Hydeyateam
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means it's time to check in on the Standings.
Sprint Right Option
Sprint Right Option may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the team is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (111.59 ppg), propelling Sprint Right Option to No. 6 in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
1870 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
363 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 362 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Baker Mayfield
Best Acquisition
1291 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs
Hydeyateam
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Hydeyateam 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 104.47 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Matthew Stafford
MVP
1602 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
619 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 175 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Sam Darnold
Best Acquisition
1552 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs

StatSmack

Hydeyateam would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Hydeyateam need some help then, averaging just 104.47 versus Sprint Right Option's 111.59.
Even the computers think Sprint Right Option have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (110.2) than Hydeyateam (104.36).
Sprint Right Option are clutch masters, with more close wins than Hydeyateam (1 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Hydeyateam - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Sprint Right Option (0) this season. That didn't seem to help them this week, though.
By position, Sprint Right Option have outscored Hydeyateam at QB, RB, TE, and K this season.
Sprint Right Option has a higher average scoring margin (9) than Hydeyateam this season (-4).
The starters for Sprint Right Option had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Hydeyateam (1).
There's not much good to say about Hydeyateam this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!