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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Apollo
5-2 212.4
207.59
 
VS
proj
MangoKid
200.86 4-3
191.38

Back-and-forth battle ends with Apollo coming back to beat MangoKid, 212.40-200.86

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Apollo earned a come-from-behind win over MangoKid, rallying to earn a 212.40-200.86 victory. Trailing 172.50-160.50 heading into Monday night, Apollo roared back behind Odell Beckham Jr. (8 Rec, 143 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tevin Coleman (50 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 32 Rec Yds). Kareem Hunt (37.1 points) and James White (29.7) did everything they could for MangoKid in the loss. Apollo (5-2) will look to rack up another W against jbml, while MangoKid (4-3) will try to get back on track against drizz.

Matchup Timeline

  Apollo   MangoKid

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 14 tackles and recording a sack against the Eagles, Kuechly put up 19 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.15-point projection and was much higher than his 9.36-point season scoring average. Kuechly ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Ravens next week.
Luke Kuechly

Top Player Comparison

Apollo
Points
% of total points 212.4
1
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
28.2
18.38
13.3%
2
Alshon Jeffery
WR
21.8
13
10.3%
3
Carson Wentz
QB
19.7
19.29
9.3%
4
Luke Kuechly
LB
19
9.15
8.9%
MangoKid
Points
% of total points 200.86
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
37.1
18.05
18.5%
2
James White
RB
29.7
16.06
14.8%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
19.26
20.59
9.6%
4
David Njoku
TE
15.2
11.19
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 43-yard catch for Apollo, who trailed 172.50-160.50 after Sunday Night Football.
Monday
There were players with big-time plays on both teams on Monday night. Odell Beckham Jr. had a 51-yard catch for Apollo, while Tevin Coleman had a 30-yard touchdown run. Matt Ryan made the highlight reel for MangoKid with a a 47-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Apollo   MangoKid
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means it's about time to take a closer look at the Standings.
Apollo
Apollo may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 3rd-most points per game in the league (203.27 ppg), propelling Apollo to the No. 2 position in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Odell Beckham Jr.
MVP
53 Rec, 649 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Drew Brees
Best Drafted
1870 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Darius Leonard
Best Acquisition
79 Tackles, 4 Sacks
MangoKid
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on MangoKid making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit is on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 198.99 points per game through seven weeks, 6th-best in the league.
Important Players
Melvin Gordon III
MVP
466 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 279 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Kareem Hunt
Best Drafted
542 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 226 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
David Njoku
Best Acquisition
31 Rec, 297 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Apollo won despite the fact that only eight of their 18 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
MangoKid had only six of their 18 starters score higher than their projected points.
Kareem Hunt and James White both outscored Odell Beckham Jr., the leading scorer for Apollo.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 11.54-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The defeat concludes a streak of four straight wins for MangoKid.
Apollo managed to get the win, but did not cover the 16.21-point projected margin of victory.
Apollo moves to (4-0) in comeback games this year, while MangoKid falls to (1-2).
A bright spot in the loss, Kareem Hunt (37.1 points) officially registered the fourth-highest scoring output for any RB this season.