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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Warlocks
5-2 300.72
313.29
 
VS
proj
lostball tall weeds
294.78 2-5
249.53

lostball tall weeds fall to Warlocks in 300.72-294.78 battle despite beating predictions

Warlocks fell short of projections while lostball tall weeds outperformed expectations, but it wasn't enough to swing the result. Predicted to prevail by a score of 313.29-249.53, Warlocks narrowly earned a 300.72-294.78 win over lostball tall weeds. lostball tall weeds had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Warlocks led 267.32-224.68 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 70.1 points from three players on Monday night for lostball tall weeds. Warlocks were led by John Brown (36.4 points) and Saquon Barkley (33.4). Warlocks improve to 5-2 on the season, while lostball tall weeds fall to 2-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Warlocks   lostball tall weeds

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown against the Saints, Brown recorded 36.4 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 10.65-point projection and was much higher than his 20.6-point season scoring average. Brown ranks #48 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
John Brown

Top Player Comparison

Warlocks
Points
% of total points 300.72
1
John Brown
WR
36.4
10.65
12.1%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
33.4
31.67
11.1%
3
Tremaine Edmunds
LB
30
23.49
10%
4
Latavius Murray
RB
29.8
20.04
9.9%
lostball tall weeds
Points
% of total points 294.78
1
Aaron Donald
DT
58
15.56
19.7%
2
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
38.7
18.69
13.1%
3
James White
RB
35.2
18.29
11.9%
4
Ryan Kerrigan
LB
30.5
19.55
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was lostball tall weeds who took the lead, 194.18-176.00. For Warlocks, Latavius Murray had a 38-yard touchdown run. Robbie Gould made the highlight reel for lostball tall weeds with a 51-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
John Brown had a 56-yard catch for Warlocks to contribute to a 257.40-224.68 lead for the team.
Monday
Odell Beckham Jr. had a 51-yard catch for lostball tall weeds.

Points By Position

  Warlocks   lostball tall weeds
Standings Update
How about we check in on the Standings? After all, we're already midway through the season, if you can believe it.
Warlocks
Warlocks may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the unit is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (310.45 ppg), propelling Warlocks to No. 3 in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Saquon Barkley
MVP
481 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 424 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Best Drafted
Telvin Smith Sr.
Best Acquisition
57 Tackles, 1 Sack
lostball tall weeds
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine lostball tall weeds making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 251.13 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
2130 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Best Drafted
Antoine Bethea
Best Acquisition
61 Tackles

Game Notes

Just six of the 14 starters on Warlocks scored more than their projected point totals.
lostball tall weeds lost despite eight of their 14 starters scoring above their projected points.
lostball tall weeds can partially blame the loss on Marcus Peters, who didn't score any points.
The two highest scorers for lostball tall weeds (Aaron Donald and Odell Beckham Jr.) scored more points than John Brown, the leading scorer for Warlocks.
Warlocks put up fewer points than their season scoring average (310.45) while lostball tall weeds scored above theirs (251.13).
Warlocks got the W despite scoring fewer points than projected, while lostball tall weeds exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 5.94-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Warlocks. They won, but failed to cover the 63.76-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this year, Warlocks moves to (2-1), while lostball tall weeds falls to (0-1).
A bright spot in the defeat, Aaron Donald (58 points) officially registered the top overall score for a DT this season.