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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
The Graveyard
4-3 122.54
129.91
 
VS
proj
ABC Easy as RG3
99.54 3-4
123

ABC Easy as RG3 fall short of projections, lose to The Graveyard in 122.54-99.54 rout

ABC Easy as RG3 were unable to rise to the occasion, falling short of projections, as The Graveyard cruised to a 122.54-99.54 victory. The Graveyard grabbed a 7.3-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Philip Rivers (24.14 points) and Mike Evans (17.7) and never gave it up. Andrew Luck (156 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and T.J. Yeldon (28 Rush Yds, 40 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for ABC Easy as RG3 in the loss. The Graveyard (4-3) will look to build on their success against Easy Drake Oven, while ABC Easy as RG3 (3-4) will face King of the North 👑 in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  The Graveyard   ABC Easy as RG3

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Vikings defense (17 Pts Allowed, 263 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) scored 12 points against the Jets in Week 7. Their scoring output was 62.2% more than their 7.4-point projection and was higher than their 8.29-point season scoring average. The Vikings defense ranks #8 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Saints next week.
The Minnesota Vikings defense

Top Player Comparison

The Graveyard
Points
% of total points 122.54
1
Philip Rivers
QB
24.14
23.78
19.7%
2
Mike Evans
WR
17.7
17.36
14.4%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
17.1
14.89
14%
4
Giorgio Tavecchio
K
16
10.53
13.1%
ABC Easy as RG3
Points
% of total points 99.54
1
Andrew Luck
QB
30.74
23.13
30.9%
2
T.J. Yeldon
RB
17.8
13.64
17.9%
3
Julio Jones
WR
17.4
19.47
17.5%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
9.3
5.56
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was The Graveyard who grabbed the lead, 74.44-67.14. For The Graveyard, Philip Rivers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 55-yard touchdown pass. Andrew Luck made the highlight reel for ABC Easy as RG3 with a 29-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 43-yard catch for The Graveyard, while Sammy Watkins had a 50-yard catch to contribute to a 106.54-72.84 lead for The Graveyard.
Monday
Giorgio Tavecchio had a 56-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for The Graveyard on Monday night en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  The Graveyard   ABC Easy as RG3
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the halfway mark. Let's check in on the Standings.
The Graveyard
The Graveyard 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 5th-most points per game in the league (131.92 ppg), propelling The Graveyard to No. 4 in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
1870 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
619 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 175 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Giorgio Tavecchio
Best Acquisition
3-3 FG, 56 long, 2-2 XP
ABC Easy as RG3
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine ABC Easy as RG3 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 126.69 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Andrew Luck
MVP
1948 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs
Julio Jones
Best Drafted
53 Rec, 812 Rec Yds
Eric Ebron
Best Acquisition
33 Rec, 357 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. The Graveyard scored less in this one (122.54) than their season average of 131.92.
The Graveyard don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than ABC Easy as RG3 (3 vs 2).
The Graveyard are clutch masters, with more close wins than ABC Easy as RG3 (1 vs 0).
By position, The Graveyard have outscored ABC Easy as RG3 at QB, RB, TE, and DEF this season.
The Graveyard don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 8 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for The Graveyard had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for ABC Easy as RG3 (1).
The Graveyard came out victorious despite having more players on a bye this week (2) than ABC Easy as RG3 (0).
There's not much good to say about ABC Easy as RG3 this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!