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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Easton's Team
5-2 164.34
160.23
 
VS
proj
Murphatron
146.66 2-5
157.22

Despite top scorer Newton, Murphatron fall to Easton's Team, 164.34-146.66

Cam Newton accumulated 54.66 points for Murphatron, the best total in the matchup and second-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to topple Easton's Team, who came back for a 164.34-146.66 win. Trailing 146.66-137.94 heading into Monday night, Easton's Team charged back behind Saquon Barkley (26.4 points). Cam Newton (54.66 points) and A.J. Green (18.7) led the charge for Murphatron in defeat. Easton's Team (5-2) will look to keep it rolling against Flaming Aces, while Murphatron (2-5) match up against ForWhomTheBellTolls in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Easton's Team   Murphatron

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kittle overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 20.8 points against his 11.74-point projection. During a 39-10 loss to the Rams, he caught 5 passes for 98 yards and a touchdown. Kittle ranks #66 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
George Kittle

Top Player Comparison

Easton's Team
Points
% of total points 164.34
1
Philip Rivers
QB
43.14
50.43
26.3%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
26.4
22.47
16.1%
3
George Kittle
TE
20.8
11.74
12.7%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
19.9
19.19
12.1%
Murphatron
Points
% of total points 146.66
1
Cam Newton
QB
54.66
44.61
37.3%
2
A.J. Green
WR
18.7
19.57
12.8%
3
T.J. Yeldon
RB
17.8
13.64
12.1%
4
David Njoku
TE
15.2
11.19
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Philip Rivers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 55-yard touchdown pass for Easton's Team, while Matt Prater had a 50-yard field goal, contributing to a 110.24-100.66 lead for Easton's Team.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 43-yard catch for Murphatron, helping the team to a 146.66-137.94 lead.

Points By Position

  Easton's Team   Murphatron
Standings Update
How about we refresh the Standings? We're already at the midpoint of the season after all, believe it or not.
Easton's Team
Easton's Team will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 159.99 points per game through seven weeks, 3rd-best in the league, the squad holds the No. 3 spot in the Standings, easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Philip Rivers
MVP
2008 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
Saquon Barkley
Best Drafted
481 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 424 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Tyrell Williams
Best Acquisition
20 Rec, 428 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Murphatron
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Murphatron making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 148.10 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Cam Newton
MVP
1427 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs, 257 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
A.J. Green
Best Drafted
40 Rec, 611 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
T.J. Yeldon
Best Acquisition
327 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 263 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Easton's Team had six of their nine starters exceed their projected point totals.
Murphatron had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Easton's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (159.99) while Murphatron fell short of theirs (148.1).
Easton's Team recorded more points than their projected total, while Murphatron fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 17.68-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Easton's Team get the W, but they also easily covered the 3.01-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, Easton's Team moves to (3-0), while Murphatron falls to (1-1).
Despite the loss, Cam Newton scored 54.66 points, the second-best score in the league this week.