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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Kneel O'Donnell
2-5 106.96
98.94
 
VS
proj
The Empire
97.7 4-3
115.01

The Empire come up short of predictions, succumb to Kneel O'Donnell, 106.96-97.70

The Empire were unable to rise to the occasion, coming up short of their projected point total, as Kneel O'Donnell earned a 106.96-97.70 victory. The Empire took a 11.50-point lead on Thursday, but Kneel O'Donnell held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Kareem Hunt (34.6 points) and the Los Angeles Rams defense (23). Jameis Winston (20.1 points) and Tyreek Hill (17.1) carried the flag for The Empire in the loss. Kneel O'Donnell (2-5) will look to add to their success against 11 Angry Men, while The Empire (4-3) will face PlasticPads&IronMen in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Kneel O'Donnell   The Empire

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 10 points, surrendering 228 yards, and forcing 4 turnovers against the 49ers, the Rams defense scored 23 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 8.2-point projection and was much higher than their 11.14-point season scoring average. The Rams defense ranks #76 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
The Los Angeles Rams defense

Top Player Comparison

Kneel O'Donnell
Points
% of total points 106.96
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
34.6
16.64
32.3%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
23
8.2
21.5%
3
Dan Bailey
K
14
7.83
13.1%
4
Deshaun Watson
QB
12.86
22.19
12%
The Empire
Points
% of total points 97.7
1
Jameis Winston
QB
20.1
24.42
20.6%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
17.1
15.08
17.5%
3
Devin Funchess
WR
15.2
9.52
15.6%
4
Jordan Howard
RB
11.3
11.53
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jason Myers had a 55-yard field goal for The Empire to contribute to a 80.60-65.56 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Kneel O'Donnell   The Empire
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already midway through the season, and that means it's time to take a closer look at the Standings.
Kneel O'Donnell
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Kneel O'Donnell making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 94.97 points per game through seven weeks, 12th-best in the league.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
1937 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 216 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Kareem Hunt
Best Drafted
542 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 226 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Cole Beasley
Best Acquisition
33 Rec, 350 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
The Empire
The Empire may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the team is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (122.16 ppg), propelling The Empire to No. 5 in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Ben Roethlisberger
MVP
2033 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
41 Rec, 635 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
the Indianapolis Colts defense
Best Acquisition
26.4 Avg Pts Allowed, 374.9 Avg Yds Allowed, 15 Turnovers

What If

Kneel O'Donnell would have beaten five other teams besides The Empire this week.
The Empire would have lost to nine other teams besides Kneel O'Donnell this week.
If Kneel O'Donnell played The Empire every week this season, they'd be 2-5.
The Empire would have gotten the victory over Kneel O'Donnell 129.06-68.38 had they played each other last week.
Kneel O'Donnell would be 2-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Empire.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Kneel O'Donnell, The Empire would be 4-2.
If Kneel O'Donnell had played every team in the league each week, they would be 26-65.
If they played every team every week, The Empire would be 63-28.