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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Spokane Sith
4-3 115.8
100.84
 
VS
proj
Firestorm
92.44 2-5
98.71

Spokane Sith knock off Firestorm for fourth straight win, 115.80-92.44

Spokane Sith extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over Firestorm, coming out on top with a 115.80-92.44 victory. Spokane Sith never trailed in this one after grabbing a 11.20-point lead on Thursday behind David Johnson (7 points) and Demaryius Thomas (4.2). Kirk Cousins (241 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Trey Burton (9 Rec, 126 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Firestorm in the loss. Spokane Sith (4-3) will look to keep it rolling against The Dog House, while Firestorm (2-5) take on Cutlass Conglomerate in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Spokane Sith   Firestorm

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

White overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 21.7 points against his 10.06-point projection. During a 38-31 win over the Bears, he racked up 97 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes. White ranks #24 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
James White

Top Player Comparison

Spokane Sith
Points
% of total points 115.8
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
24.9
20.7
21.5%
2
James White
RB
21.7
10.06
18.7%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
19
10.4
16.4%
4
Dan Bailey
K
14
7.83
12.1%
Firestorm
Points
% of total points 92.44
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
21.54
23.12
23.3%
2
Trey Burton
TE
20.6
6.84
22.3%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
12.9
11.97
14%
4
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
12
15.61
13%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had multiple 34-yard touchdown passes for Firestorm, who trailed 111.60-68.14 after the early action.

Points By Position

  Spokane Sith   Firestorm
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. How about we take a closer look at the Standings?
Spokane Sith
Spokane Sith 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 5th-most points per game in the league (117.29 ppg), propelling Spokane Sith to the No. 5 spot in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
1997 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs, 111 Rush Yds
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
619 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 175 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
the Cleveland Browns defense
Best Acquisition
25.3 Avg Pts Allowed, 413.6 Avg Yds Allowed, 20 Turnovers
Firestorm
To be fair, it could be worse. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 99.90, Firestorm hold the No. 11 position in the Standings. While the team currently is on the outside looking in for the playoffs, there's still time to make a run.
Important Players
Kirk Cousins
MVP
2162 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Michael Thomas
Best Drafted
53 Rec, 588 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Albert Wilson
Best Acquisition
26 Rec, 391 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Spokane Sith had six of their nine starters exceed their projected point totals.
Firestorm had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Spokane Sith recorded more points than their projected total, while Firestorm fell short of their projection.
Firestorm ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while Spokane Sith ranked 8th.
Not only did Spokane Sith get the W, but they also covered the 2.13-point projected margin of victory.