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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
SF Niners
2-5 98.88
106.55
 
VS
proj
Steven's Team
95.16 1-6
76.32

SF Niners come back to top Steven's Team in 98.88-95.16 battle

Despite similar records, SF Niners held a significant season point advantage over Steven's Team coming into this one (740-538). After some nervy moments, they lived up to their reputation with a come-from-behind win, staging a comeback to earn a 98.88-95.16 victory. Trailing 95.16-85.98 heading into Monday night, SF Niners made a run behind Julio Jones (9 Rec, 104 Rec Yds). Cam Newton (25.66 points) and Jarvis Landry (20.7) did their part for Steven's Team in defeat. SF Niners (2-5) will look to keep it rolling against Ethan's Expert Team, while Steven's Team (1-6) try to generate some positive momentum against FREE FANTASY SUCKS.

Matchup Timeline

  SF Niners   Steven's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 34.6 points, Hunt more-than-doubled his 16.64-point projection as the Chiefs beat the Bengals 45-10. He racked up 141 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. Hunt will battle the Broncos in Week 8.
Kareem Hunt

Top Player Comparison

SF Niners
Points
% of total points 98.88
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
34.6
16.64
35%
2
Drew Brees
QB
16.78
19.7
17%
3
Julio Jones
WR
12.9
16.17
13%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
12.1
10.48
12.2%
Steven's Team
Points
% of total points 95.16
1
Cam Newton
QB
25.66
20.57
27%
2
Jarvis Landry
WR
20.7
13.42
21.8%
3
Lamar Miller
RB
16.4
8.31
17.2%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
11.27
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jason Myers had a 55-yard field goal for SF Niners, who trailed 92.16-25.40 after the early games.

Points By Position

  SF Niners   Steven's Team
Standings Update
How about we refresh the Standings? After all, we're already at the midpoint of the season, if you can believe it.
SF Niners
SF Niners rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (105.72 ppg), leaving SF Niners with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 8 in the Standings.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
1870 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Kareem Hunt
Best Drafted
542 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 226 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Mitchell Trubisky
Best Acquisition
1594 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 245 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Steven's Team
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 76.87, Steven's Team boasts the No. 10 position in the Standings, leaving the squad with some work to do in order to make the playoffs.
Important Players
Cam Newton
MVP
1427 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs, 257 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Jarvis Landry
Best Drafted
41 Rec, 489 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

What If

SF Niners would have beaten five other teams besides Steven's Team this week.
Steven's Team would have lost to three other teams besides SF Niners this week.
If they played Steven's Team every week, SF Niners would be 6-1 this season.
Last week, SF Niners would have gotten the victory over Steven's Team 109.44-73.1.
SF Niners would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Steven's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as SF Niners, Steven's Team would be 0-6.
If SF Niners had played every team in the league each week, they would be 36-27.
If they played every team every week, Steven's Team would be 15-48.