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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
james's Team
5-2 104.56
108.27
 
VS
proj
crzylkthat's Team
73.38 1-6
81.98

james's Team come back to defeat crzylkthat's Team for fifth straight win in 104.56-73.38 rout

james's Team extended their win streak to five games with a easy win over crzylkthat's Team, cruising to a 104.56-73.38 victory. It was the fifth consecutive loss for crzylkthat's Team. crzylkthat's Team nabbed a 8.50-point lead on Thursday, but it was all james's Team after that. They were led by Saquon Barkley (43 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds) and Sterling Shepard (5 Rec, 167 Rec Yds). Tom Brady (277 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Dion Lewis (91 Rush Yds, 64 Rec Yds) carried the flag for crzylkthat's Team in the loss. james's Team (5-2) will look to keep it rolling against Let's go, while crzylkthat's Team (1-6) will take on My Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  james's Team   crzylkthat's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 23-20 loss to the Falcons, Shepard scored 19.2 points to nearly double his 9.88-point projection. He caught 5 passes for 167 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on james's Team this week. Shepard will face the Redskins in Week 8.
Sterling Shepard

Top Player Comparison

james's Team
Points
% of total points 104.56
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
21.9
19.97
20.9%
2
Sterling Shepard
WR
19.2
9.88
18.4%
3
Tevin Coleman
RB
15.2
13.29
14.5%
4
Deshaun Watson
QB
10.86
19.7
10.4%
crzylkthat's Team
Points
% of total points 73.38
1
Tom Brady
QB
22.68
19.64
30.9%
2
Dion Lewis
RB
18.5
7.8
25.2%
3
David Johnson
RB
8.5
15.54
11.6%
4
Stephen Gostkowski
K
8
10.81
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 55-yard pass for crzylkthat's Team to contribute to a 73.38-41.96 lead for the team.
Monday
Sterling Shepard had a 58-yard catch and a 53-yard catch for james's Team, while Tevin Coleman had a 30-yard touchdown run on Monday night, helping propel james's Team to the win.

Points By Position

  james's Team   crzylkthat's Team
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the halfway mark. Let's take a closer look at the Standings.
james's Team
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to imagine james's Team holding onto the No. 3 spot in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad is averaging only 103.44 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league. Nevertheless, james's Team is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Saquon Barkley
MVP
481 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 424 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Deshaun Watson
Best Drafted
1937 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 216 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
DeSean Jackson
Best Acquisition
23 Rec, 526 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
crzylkthat's Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine crzylkthat's Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 86.46 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
1876 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
48 Rec, 468 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on james's Team scored higher than their projected point totals.
crzylkthat's Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
crzylkthat's Team could have used points from Doug Baldwin and Dalvin Cook, as both put up goose eggs.
james's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (103.44) while crzylkthat's Team fell short of theirs (86.46).
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
Not only did james's Team win, but they also covered the 26.29-point predicted margin of victory.
james's Team moves to (4-1) in blowout games this season, while crzylkthat's Team falls to (0-4).
In a losing effort, Tom Brady (22.68 points) posted the second-highest score for a QB this week.