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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Thirsty Camels
4-3 181.06
201.01
 
VS
proj
Putin/Trump 2017
167.32 3-4
195.83

Thirsty Camels hand Putin/Trump 2017 third straight loss, 181.06-167.32

Thirsty Camels earned a 181.06-167.32 victory to hand Putin/Trump 2017 their third consecutive loss. Thirsty Camels nabbed an early 3.00-point lead on Thursday. Putin/Trump 2017 bounced back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Mitchell Trubisky (46.42 points) and T.J. Yeldon (19.8). Unphased, Thirsty Camels rallied later that afternoon, as Joe Flacco (31.06 points) and Adrian Peterson (11.7) put them back in the lead for good. Thirsty Camels improve to 4-3 on the season, while Putin/Trump 2017 fall to 3-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Thirsty Camels   Putin/Trump 2017

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Clowney (7 Tackles, 2 Sacks) scored 15 points in a 20-7 win over the Jaguars in Week 7. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 5.38-point projection and was much higher than his 6.71-point season scoring average. Clowney ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Jadeveon Clowney

Top Player Comparison

Thirsty Camels
Points
% of total points 181.06
1
Jameis Winston
QB
45.1
31.66
24.9%
2
Joe Flacco
QB
31.06
31.01
17.2%
3
Giorgio Tavecchio
K
16
10.86
8.8%
4
David Njoku
TE
15.2
11.43
8.4%
Putin/Trump 2017
Points
% of total points 167.32
1
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
46.42
29.62
27.7%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
26.4
22.89
15.8%
3
T.J. Yeldon
RB
19.8
13.64
11.8%
4
Robert Woods
WR
13.4
16.81
8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mitchell Trubisky had a 54-yard pass for Putin/Trump 2017, while Robbie Gould had a 51-yard field goal, helping Putin/Trump 2017 to a 119.72-113.30 lead.
Sunday Late
Joe Flacco had a 56-yard pass for Thirsty Camels, helping the team to a 162.06-135.82 lead.
Monday
Giorgio Tavecchio had a 56-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for Thirsty Camels during Monday Night Football en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Thirsty Camels   Putin/Trump 2017
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means we ought to take a closer look at the Standings.
Thirsty Camels
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Thirsty Camels making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 191.91 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Joe Flacco
MVP
2067 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs
Best Drafted
Matthew Stafford
Best Acquisition
1602 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Putin/Trump 2017
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Putin/Trump 2017 making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 196.41 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Mitchell Trubisky
MVP
1594 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 245 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Best Drafted
Saquon Barkley
Best Acquisition
481 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 424 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Thirsty Camels emerged victorious even though only six of their 16 starters exceeded their projected point totals.
Putin/Trump 2017 had only five of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
Putin/Trump 2017 ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while Thirsty Camels ranked 9th.
The matchup's 13.74-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Not only did Thirsty Camels get the win, but they also easily covered the 5.18-point predicted margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Mitchell Trubisky scored 46.42 points, the second-highest score in the league this week.