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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Flaming Aces
3-4 161.87
146.85
 
VS
proj
Hooked on A. Thielen
110.54 3-4
145.9

Flaming Aces defeat Hooked on A. Thielen in 161.87-110.54 rout

Flaming Aces rose to the occasion, rolling to a 161.87-110.54 victory over Hooked on A. Thielen, who fell short of projections. Hooked on A. Thielen nabbed a 35.84-point lead on Thursday behind impressive performances from Case Keenum (25.84 points) and David Johnson (10). But it was all Flaming Aces after that. They were led by Kirk Cousins, who passed for 241 yards and 2 touchdowns for 46.54 points, and Tarik Cohen, who racked up 83 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (23.43 points). Flaming Aces (3-4) will look to build on their success against Easton's Team, while Hooked on A. Thielen (3-4) attempt to get back on track against Jessica B's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Flaming Aces   Hooked on A. Thielen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 16 points, the Browns defense more-than-doubled their 7.83-point projection in a 26-23 loss to the Buccaneers. They allowed 26 points, surrendered 456 yards, and forced 4 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Flaming Aces this week. Next week, the Browns will battle the Steelers.
The Cleveland Browns defense

Top Player Comparison

Flaming Aces
Points
% of total points 161.87
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
46.54
48.51
28.8%
2
Tarik Cohen
RB
23.43
16.88
14.5%
3
Kerryon Johnson
RB
19.9
12.01
12.3%
4
Julio Jones
WR
17.4
19.47
10.7%
Hooked on A. Thielen
Points
% of total points 110.54
1
Adam Thielen
WR
26
20.78
23.5%
2
Case Keenum
QB
25.84
43.72
23.4%
3
Giorgio Tavecchio
K
16
11.19
14.5%
4
Robert Woods
WR
13.4
16.3
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Case Keenum had a 64-yard touchdown pass for Hooked on A. Thielen, helping Hooked on A. Thielen to a 35.84-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Flaming Aces emerged with a 136.47-91.54 lead. Kirk Cousins had multiple 34-yard touchdown passes for Flaming Aces, while Kerryon Johnson had a 71-yard run. Adam Thielen made the highlight reel for Hooked on A. Thielen with a 34-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Giorgio Tavecchio had a 56-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for Hooked on A. Thielen.

Points By Position

  Flaming Aces   Hooked on A. Thielen
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means it's about time to check in on the Standings.
Flaming Aces
Flaming Aces will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 160.92 points per game through seven weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the unit finds itself currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Kirk Cousins
MVP
2162 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Julio Jones
Best Drafted
53 Rec, 812 Rec Yds
James Conner
Best Acquisition
453 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 257 Rec Yds
Hooked on A. Thielen
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Hooked on A. Thielen making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 148.44 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Adam Thielen
MVP
67 Rec, 822 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Russell Wilson
Best Drafted
1308 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Giorgio Tavecchio
Best Acquisition
3-3 FG, 56 long, 2-2 XP

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Hooked on A. Thielen need some help then, averaging just 148.44 versus Flaming Aces's 160.92.
You can't win if you don't play. Hooked on A. Thielen has left more points on the bench this season (616.45) than Flaming Aces (527.49).
Flaming Aces laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Hooked on A. Thielen (0).
Flaming Aces should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Hooked on A. Thielen (4 vs 3).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Hooked on A. Thielen - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Flaming Aces (1) this season. That didn't seem to help them this week, though.
By position, Flaming Aces have outscored Hooked on A. Thielen at QB, RB, and TE this season.
Flaming Aces has a higher average scoring margin (8) than Hooked on A. Thielen this season (4).
Don't worry Hooked on A. Thielen, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!