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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Brian's Best Team
5-2 97.58
103.87
 
VS
proj
Champion's Bold Team
43.6 4-3
48.07

Despite top scorer Barkley, Champion's Bold Team fall to Brian's Best Team, 97.58-43.60

Champion's Bold Team had the top scorer in the matchup with RB Saquon Barkley racking up 21.9 points, the 10th-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome Brian's Best Team, who earned a 97.58-43.60 win. Champion's Bold Team nabbed a 6.70-point lead on Thursday, but Brian's Best Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Kerryon Johnson, who racked up 179 yards from scrimmage for 18.9 points, and Drew Brees, who passed for 212 yards and 2 touchdowns (16.78 points). Saquon Barkley (43 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds) and Travis Kelce (5 Rec, 95 Rec Yds) led the charge for Champion's Bold Team in the loss. Brian's Best Team (5-2) will look to get another W against A's Unmatched Team, while Champion's Bold Team (4-3) will attempt to get back in the win column against Sand Crabs.

Matchup Timeline

  Brian's Best Team   Champion's Bold Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Johnson scored 18.9 points against the Dolphins in Week 7 to beat his 11.07-point projection. He racked up 179 yards from scrimmage to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Brian's Best Team this week. Next week, Johnson will square off against the Seahawks.
Kerryon Johnson

Top Player Comparison

Brian's Best Team
Points
% of total points 97.58
1
Kerryon Johnson
RB
18.9
11.07
19.4%
2
Drew Brees
QB
16.78
19.7
17.2%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
16.5
10.73
16.9%
4
David Njoku
TE
13.2
9.17
13.5%
Champion's Bold Team
Points
% of total points 43.6
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
21.9
19.97
50.2%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
12
12.15
27.5%
3
Demaryius Thomas
WR
6.7
9.59
15.4%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
3
6.36
6.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kerryon Johnson had a 71-yard run for Brian's Best Team to contribute to a 80.80-6.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 43-yard catch for Champion's Bold Team, who trailed 97.58-21.70 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Brian's Best Team   Champion's Bold Team
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the halfway mark. Let's take a closer look at the Standings.
Brian's Best Team
Brian's Best Team may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (119.30 ppg), propelling Brian's Best Team to the No. 3 spot in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
1870 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
47 Rec, 707 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
James Conner
Best Acquisition
453 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 257 Rec Yds
Champion's Bold Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Champion's Bold Team 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 106.87 points per game through seven weeks, 6th-best in the league.
Important Players
Saquon Barkley
MVP
481 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 424 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Ben Roethlisberger
Best Drafted
2033 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Brian's Best Team exceeded their scoring projections.
Champion's Bold Team had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Champion's Bold Team even trying this week? They started five players who scored zero points.
Each team registered its lowest point total of the season.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Brian's Best Team ranked 7th in the league in points scored this week, while Champion's Bold Team ranked 10th.
The matchup's 53.98-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The loss snaps a three-game unbeaten streak for Champion's Bold Team.
Brian's Best Team managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 55.8-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Saquon Barkley registered 21.9 points, the third-best score for a RB this week.