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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Gringo's Team
5-2 201.95
239.34
 
VS
proj
Seahawks in 2018
191.55 1-6
204.95

Gringo's Team hand Seahawks in 2018 fifth consecutive loss, 201.95-191.55

Gringo's Team came out on top with a 201.95-191.55 victory to hand Seahawks in 2018 their fifth straight loss. Seahawks in 2018 grabbed a 17.75-point lead on Thursday, but Gringo's Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Kirk Cousins (28.65 points) and Latavius Murray (28.45). Kareem Hunt (44.6 points) and Zach Ertz (26.85) carried the flag for Seahawks in 2018 in the loss. Gringo's Team improve to 5-2 on the season, while Seahawks in 2018 fall to 1-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Gringo's Team   Seahawks in 2018

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Benjamin caught 4 passes for 71 yards as the Bills lost to the Colts 37-5. In doing so, he put up 12.9 points to more-than-double his 6.04-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Gringo's Team this week. In Week 8, Benjamin and the Bills will square off against the Patriots.
Kelvin Benjamin

Top Player Comparison

Gringo's Team
Points
% of total points 201.95
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
28.65
32.99
14.2%
2
Latavius Murray
RB
28.45
18.63
14.1%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
23.35
26.64
11.6%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
23.05
22.43
11.4%
Seahawks in 2018
Points
% of total points 191.55
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
44.6
24.98
23.3%
2
Zach Ertz
TE
26.85
18.94
14%
3
Jadeveon Clowney
DE
21.25
7.45
11.1%
4
Alex Smith
QB
19.05
28
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a pair of 34-yard touchdown passes for Gringo's Team, while Latavius Murray had a 38-yard touchdown run to contribute to a 120.55-120.40 lead for Gringo's Team.
Sunday Late
Alex Smith had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Seahawks in 2018, who trailed 201.95-139.45 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Gringo's Team   Seahawks in 2018
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the midway point. Let's refresh the Standings.
Gringo's Team
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to see Gringo's Team holding onto No. 4 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad is averaging only 229.30 points per game through seven weeks, 6th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Gringo's Team is easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
363 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 362 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Best Drafted
Kirk Cousins
Best Acquisition
2162 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Seahawks in 2018
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Seahawks in 2018 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 227.46 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Kareem Hunt
MVP
542 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 226 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Best Drafted
Matthew Stafford
Best Acquisition
1602 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Gringo's Team scored fewer points in this one (201.95) than their season average of 229.3.
Seahawks in 2018 are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last five matchups.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Gringo's Team (5-2) have a better record than Seahawks in 2018 (1-6).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Gringo's Team has left fewer points on the bench this season (680.25) than Seahawks in 2018 (749.57).
Gringo's Team are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Seahawks in 2018 (1).
Gringo's Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Seahawks in 2018 (2 vs 1).
By position, Gringo's Team have outscored Seahawks in 2018 at QB, RB, WR, and K this season.
Gringo's Team has a higher average scoring margin (10) than Seahawks in 2018 this season (-19).
The starters for Gringo's Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Seahawks in 2018 (1).
There's not much good to say about Seahawks in 2018 this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!