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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
evan's Fabulous Team
4-3 67.68
81.39
 
VS
proj
Vikas's Team
67 3-4
83.9

Offensively challenged evan's Fabulous Team come back to top Vikas's Team in 67.68-67.00 battle

Ranking ninth in the league in points scored for the week, evan's Fabulous Team were lucky to earn a victory against an opponent that performed even worse, coming from behind to earn a 67.68-67.00 victory over Vikas's Team. evan's Fabulous Team trailed 49.90-45.88 heading into Sunday night, but the team charged back behind A.J. Green, who caught 7 passes for 117 yards for 15.2 points, and Joe Mixon, who ran for 50 yards (6.6 points). Tyreek Hill (7 Rec, 68 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and DeAndre Hopkins (3 Rec, 50 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for Vikas's Team in defeat. evan's Fabulous Team (4-3) will look to build on their success against ryan's Team, while Vikas's Team (3-4) try to right the ship against Julio Moran's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  evan's Fabulous Team   Vikas's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Drake overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 16.7 points against his 9.42-point projection. During a 32-21 loss to the Lions, he racked up 87 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Drake ranks #82 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

evan's Fabulous Team
Points
% of total points 67.68
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
17.58
18.76
26%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
16.7
9.42
24.7%
3
A.J. Green
WR
15.2
16.19
22.5%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
6.6
15.23
9.8%
Vikas's Team
Points
% of total points 67
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
17.1
15.09
25.5%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
12.5
14.12
18.7%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
12
7.41
17.9%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
11
17.61
16.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kenyan Drake had a 54-yard touchdown run for evan's Fabulous Team, who trailed 49.90-45.88 after the early slate.

Points By Position

  evan's Fabulous Team   Vikas's Team
Standings Update
Let's refresh the Standings. After all, we're already halfway through the season, believe it or not.
evan's Fabulous Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on evan's Fabulous Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 94.51 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
A.J. Green
MVP
40 Rec, 611 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Matthew Stafford
Best Drafted
1602 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Best Acquisition
Vikas's Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Vikas's Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team currently finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 102.83 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Melvin Gordon III
MVP
466 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 279 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
41 Rec, 635 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

evan's Fabulous Team won even though only one of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Vikas's Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as evan's Fabulous Team had three starters score zero points, while Vikas's Team had two.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup featured the two lowest scores of the week.
The matchup's 0.68-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
evan's Fabulous Team moves to (1-0) in close games this year, while Vikas's Team falls to (0-2).