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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Heavy Pettine
2-5 193.6
203.47
 
VS
proj
Ditka Naybox
185.1 3-4
155.62

Ditka Naybox defy predictions but lose to Heavy Pettine, 193.6-185.1

Heavy Pettine fell short of projections while Ditka Naybox rose to the occasion and exceeded expectations, but it wasn't enough to change the result as Heavy Pettine staged an impressive comeback for a 193.6-185.1 win. Trailing 185.1-105.0 heading into Sunday night, Heavy Pettine charged back behind Kareem Hunt (45.7 points) and Patrick Mahomes (42.9). Kenyan Drake (72 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 15 Rec Yds) and John Brown (7 Rec, 134 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Ditka Naybox in the loss. Heavy Pettine (2-5) will look to add to their success against The Alibi Room, while Ditka Naybox (3-4) will attempt to right the ship against S.E. Vikings.

Matchup Timeline

  Heavy Pettine   Ditka Naybox

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hunt overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 45.7 points against his 26.38-point projection. In a 45-10 win over the Bengals, he racked up 141 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns. Hunt ranks #16 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Kareem Hunt

Top Player Comparison

Heavy Pettine
Points
% of total points 193.6
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
45.7
26.38
23.6%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
42.9
30.39
22.2%
3
Alshon Jeffery
WR
21.8
13.31
11.3%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
16.9
28.25
8.7%
Ditka Naybox
Points
% of total points 185.1
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
28.9
14.92
15.6%
2
John Brown
WR
27.4
11.03
14.8%
3
Luke Kuechly
LB
18
8.33
9.7%
4
Jared Goff
QB
17.9
25.4
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kenyan Drake had a 54-yard touchdown run for Ditka Naybox, while Josh Gordon had a 55-yard catch to contribute to a 141.4-100.0 lead for Ditka Naybox.
Sunday Late
John Brown had a 56-yard catch for Ditka Naybox, contributing to a 185.1-105.0 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 50-yard pass and a 43-yard pass for Heavy Pettine, contributing to a 193.6-185.1 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Heavy Pettine   Ditka Naybox
Standings Update
Let's refresh the Standings. We're already at the midpoint of the season after all, if you can believe it.
Heavy Pettine
Heavy Pettine should be tough to beat given the points they are regularly putting up on the scoreboard. But despite averaging 190.8 points per game through seven weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the unit currently finds itself outside of playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2223 Pass Yds, 22 Pass TDs, 120 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Kareem Hunt
Best Drafted
542 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 226 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Eric Ebron
Best Acquisition
33 Rec, 357 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Ditka Naybox
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Ditka Naybox 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 170.5 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
James Conner
MVP
453 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 257 Rec Yds
Aaron Rodgers
Best Drafted
1997 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs, 111 Rush Yds
Jared Goff
Best Acquisition
2130 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs

Game Notes

Heavy Pettine emerged victorious despite the fact that only four of their 11 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Ditka Naybox had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Heavy Pettine won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Ditka Naybox outscored their projection.
The matchup's 8.5-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The victory concludes a streak of two straight losses for Heavy Pettine.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Heavy Pettine. They won, but did not cover the 47.85-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, Heavy Pettine moves to (1-2), while Ditka Naybox falls to (0-2).