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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
cole's Team
4-3 173
142.75
 
VS
proj
Wade Rasmussen
151 3-4
137.8

cole's Team beat Wade Rasmussen for fourth straight win in 173-151 rout

cole's Team extended their win streak to four games with a convincing win over Wade Rasmussen, cruising to a 173-151 victory. It was the fourth consecutive loss for Wade Rasmussen. Wade Rasmussen leapt out to a 40-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 66 points from Andrew Luck (156 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Alshon Jeffery (7 Rec, 88 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). But it was all cole's Team after that. They were led by Joe Flacco, who passed for 279 yards and 2 touchdowns for 49 points, and Marlon Mack, who racked up 159 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns (46 points). cole's Team (4-3) will look to keep it rolling against I sacrifice nothing., while Wade Rasmussen (3-4) attempt to develop some positive momentum against Kirk's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  cole's Team   Wade Rasmussen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 9.26 points, Mack more-than-quadrupled that amount by scoring 46 points as the Colts beat the Bills 37-5. He racked up 159 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the second-highest percentage of any player in the league this season. In Week 8, Mack and the Colts will battle the Raiders.
Marlon Mack

Top Player Comparison

cole's Team
Points
% of total points 173
1
Joe Flacco
QB
49
43.08
28.3%
2
Marlon Mack
RB
46
9.26
26.6%
3
The Washington Redskins defense
DEF
27
17.56
15.6%
4
David Njoku
TE
15
10.53
8.7%
Wade Rasmussen
Points
% of total points 151
1
Andrew Luck
QB
45
40.55
29.8%
2
Alshon Jeffery
WR
21
12.61
13.9%
3
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
19
18.4
12.6%
4
Julio Jones
WR
18
19.94
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Wade Rasmussen boasted a 126-86 lead. For cole's Team, Marlon Mack had a 29-yard touchdown catch and a 20-yard touchdown run. Andrew Luck made the highlight reel for Wade Rasmussen with a 29-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Joe Flacco had a 56-yard pass for cole's Team, helping the team to a 168-126 lead.

Points By Position

  cole's Team   Wade Rasmussen
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the midway point. How about we refresh the Standings?
cole's Team
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to imagine cole's Team holding onto the No. 6 spot in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is averaging only 144 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league. Nevertheless, cole's Team is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Joe Flacco
MVP
2067 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
47 Rec, 707 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Marlon Mack
Best Acquisition
249 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Wade Rasmussen
Wade Rasmussen will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 178 points per game through seven weeks, 3rd-best in the league, the unit finds itself currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
1870 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Julio Jones
Best Drafted
53 Rec, 812 Rec Yds
T.J. Yeldon
Best Acquisition
327 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 263 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs

What If

cole's Team would have beaten five other teams besides Wade Rasmussen this week.
Wade Rasmussen would have lost to six other teams besides cole's Team this week.
If cole's Team played Wade Rasmussen every week this season, they'd be 2-5.
Wade Rasmussen would have defeated cole's Team 154-131 had they played each other last week.
cole's Team would be 0-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Wade Rasmussen.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as cole's Team, Wade Rasmussen would be 6-0.
If cole's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 25-52.
If they played every team every week, Wade Rasmussen would be 44-33.