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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Adam's Team
4-3 93.18
87.92
 
VS
proj
Neel's Nice Team
77.1 1-6
61.24

Adam's Team hand Neel's Nice Team sixth consecutive loss, 93.18-77.10

Adam's Team secured a 93.18-77.10 victory to hand Neel's Nice Team their sixth straight loss. Neel's Nice Team earned a 25.30-point lead on Thursday behind 32 points from the Denver Broncos defense, who allowed only 10 points, surrendered 223 yards, and forced 5 turnovers. But Adam's Team held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Todd Gurley II, who racked up 86 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns for 28.6 points, and Drew Brees, who passed for 212 yards and 2 touchdowns (16.78 points). Adam's Team (4-3) will look to maintain their momentum against Daniel's Team, while Neel's Nice Team (1-6) will try to right the ship against Muskaan's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Adam's Team   Neel's Nice Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Texans defense (7 Pts Allowed, 259 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 14 points in a 20-7 win over the Jaguars in Week 7. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 6.93-point projection and was higher than their 9.71-point season scoring average. The Texans defense ranks #2 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
The Houston Texans defense

Top Player Comparison

Adam's Team
Points
% of total points 93.18
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
28.6
22.47
30.7%
2
Drew Brees
QB
16.78
19.7
18%
3
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
14
6.93
15%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
11.27
14%
Neel's Nice Team
Points
% of total points 77.1
1
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
32
6.96
41.5%
2
Alshon Jeffery
WR
18.3
11.06
23.7%
3
A.J. Green
WR
15.2
16.19
19.7%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
6.6
15.23
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Gordon had a 55-yard catch for Adam's Team to contribute to a 76.40-50.30 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Adam's Team   Neel's Nice Team
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, meaning it's about time to check in on the Standings.
Adam's Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Adam's Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 91.06 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Todd Gurley II
MVP
686 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 270 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Drew Brees
Best Drafted
1870 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Best Acquisition
Neel's Nice Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Neel's Nice Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 90.86 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
A.J. Green
MVP
40 Rec, 611 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Antonio Brown
Best Drafted
40 Rec, 478 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

Adam's Team won even though only four of their nine starters exceeded their projected point totals.
Neel's Nice Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Adam's Team had two starters score zero points, while Neel's Nice Team had four.
Adam's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (91.06) while Neel's Nice Team fell short of theirs (90.86).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 16.08-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Adam's Team. They got the W, but failed to cover the 26.68-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, the Denver Broncos defense (32 points) officially registered the top overall score for a DEF this season.