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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
The Mad Scientist
5-2 106.42
106.21
 
VS
proj
This is Dre's Team
95.46 3-4
72.01

The Mad Scientist hand This is Dre's Team fourth straight loss, 106.42-95.46

The Mad Scientist emerged victorious with a 106.42-95.46 victory to hand This is Dre's Team their fourth consecutive loss. This is Dre's Team took a 22.00-point lead on Thursday behind a standout showing from the Denver Broncos defense (10 Pts Allowed, 223 Yds Allowed, 5 Turnovers). But The Mad Scientist held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 358 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 45 yards for 33.82 points, and Jarvis Landry, who caught 10 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown (15.7 points). The Mad Scientist (5-2) will look to build on their success against The Minor Prophets, while This is Dre's Team (3-4) will face off against Kamara Shy in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  The Mad Scientist   This is Dre's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 7 points, surrendering 259 yards, and forcing 3 turnovers against the Jaguars, the Texans defense tallied 14 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 6.94-point projection and was higher than their 9.71-point season scoring average. The Texans defense ranks #2 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
The Houston Texans defense

Top Player Comparison

The Mad Scientist
Points
% of total points 106.42
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
33.82
24.4
31.8%
2
Jarvis Landry
WR
15.7
9.86
14.8%
3
Alshon Jeffery
WR
14.8
9.11
13.9%
4
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
14
6.94
13.2%
This is Dre's Team
Points
% of total points 95.46
1
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
32
6.96
33.5%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
19.26
21.51
20.2%
3
Matt Prater
K
16
9.8
16.8%
4
George Kittle
TE
15.8
7.23
16.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Prater had a 50-yard field goal for This is Dre's Team, contributing to a 71.40-63.30 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 50-yard pass and a 43-yard pass for The Mad Scientist, helping the team to a 106.42-76.20 lead.
Monday
Matt Ryan had a 47-yard touchdown pass for This is Dre's Team.

Points By Position

  The Mad Scientist   This is Dre's Team
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the halfway point. How about we check in on the Standings?
The Mad Scientist
The Mad Scientist 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 (99.10 ppg), propelling The Mad Scientist to the No. 4 spot in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2223 Pass Yds, 22 Pass TDs, 120 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
619 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 175 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Brandon McManus
Best Acquisition
11-11 FG, 53 long, 18-18 XP
This is Dre's Team
This is Dre's Team rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 6th-most points per game in the league (94.97 ppg), leaving This is Dre's Team with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 8 in the Standings.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
1870 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Antonio Brown
Best Drafted
40 Rec, 478 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

The Mad Scientist had five of their nine starting players exceed their projected point totals.
This is Dre's Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
This is Dre's Team could have used points from Antonio Brown and Marshawn Lynch, as both put up goose eggs.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with The Mad Scientist. They got the win, but did not cover the 34.2-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, the Denver Broncos defense scored 32 points, the highest scoring output for any DEF this season.