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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Victorious Secrets
4-3 133
104.29
 
VS
proj
RGK Lily
70 4-3
103.37

Victorious Secrets smirk at projections, earn win against RGK Lily in 133-70 rout

Victorious Secrets showed up and exceeded expectations, cruising to a 133-70 victory over RGK Lily, who fell short of projections. There wasn't much drama in the matchup, as Victorious Secrets leapt out to a 33-point lead on Thursday behind a stellar performance from the Denver Broncos defense (39 points). Drew Brees (20 points) and Tevin Coleman (14) led the way for RGK Lily in the loss. Victorious Secrets (4-3) will look to keep it rolling against Ms. Whiddleberry, while RGK Lily (4-3) try to right the ship against Blue Crush.

Matchup Timeline

  Victorious Secrets   RGK Lily

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 39 points, the Broncos defense more-than-tripled their 11.77-point projection in a 45-10 win over the Cardinals. They allowed only 10 points, surrendered 223 yards, and forced 5 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any DEF in the league this season. The Broncos will play the Chiefs in Week 8.
The Denver Broncos defense

Top Player Comparison

Victorious Secrets
Points
% of total points 133
1
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
39
11.77
29.3%
2
Latavius Murray
RB
19
10.22
14.3%
3
Jared Goff
QB
19
24.41
14.3%
4
Tarik Cohen
RB
13
9.63
9.8%
RGK Lily
Points
% of total points 70
1
Drew Brees
QB
20
23.59
28.6%
2
Tevin Coleman
RB
14
11.37
20%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
12
11.97
17.1%
4
Jason Myers
K
7
7.99
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was Victorious Secrets who owned the lead, 110-20. For Victorious Secrets, Latavius Murray had a 38-yard touchdown run. Jason Myers made the highlight reel for RGK Lily with a 55-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 43-yard catch for Victorious Secrets, helping the team to a 133-52 lead.
Monday
Tevin Coleman had a 30-yard touchdown run for RGK Lily.

Points By Position

  Victorious Secrets   RGK Lily
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the halfway point. How about we take a closer look at the Standings?
Victorious Secrets
Victorious Secrets have lit up the scoreboard so far this season, averaging a whopping 126 points per game through seven weeks, best in the league. That offensive firepower has propelled the squad to the No. 2 spot in the Standings, well within playoff position.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
41 Rec, 635 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
47 Rec, 557 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Jared Goff
Best Acquisition
2130 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
RGK Lily
Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. Despite averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 102, RGK Lily ranks No. 6 in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
1870 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Michael Thomas
Best Drafted
53 Rec, 588 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Baker Mayfield
Best Acquisition
1291 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs

StatSmack

Victorious Secrets must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (133) than their season average (125.71).
We heard scoring helps you win. Victorious Secrets are doing a better job of that, averaging 125.71 versus RGK Lily's 101.71.
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Victorious Secrets has left fewer points on the bench this season (391) than RGK Lily (428).
Victorious Secrets should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than RGK Lily (5 vs 4).
Victorious Secrets have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than RGK Lily (34 vs 24).
By position, Victorious Secrets have outscored RGK Lily at RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Victorious Secrets don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 4 points, third-highest in the league.
Don't worry RGK Lily, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!