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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
SPARK
3-4 120.56
113.66
 
VS
proj
DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz
98.58 3-4
116.76

DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz fall short of predictions, lose to SPARK in 120.56-98.58 rout

There's no sugarcoating it, DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz dropped the ball, at least based on projections, as SPARK rolled to a 120.56-98.58 victory. DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz jumped out to a 43.18-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar efforts from Tom Brady (22.68 points) and Tarik Cohen (22.3). But it was all SPARK after that. They were led by John Brown (26.4 points) and George Kittle (20.8). SPARK (3-4) will look to maintain their winning ways against BlOrB, while DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz (3-4) try to right the ship against Hines&TzatZekeySauce.

Matchup Timeline

  SPARK   DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown (7 Rec, 134 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 26.4 points in a 24-23 lost to the Saints in Week 7. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.65-point projection and was much higher than his 15.46-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

SPARK
Points
% of total points 120.56
1
John Brown
WR
26.4
10.65
21.9%
2
George Kittle
TE
20.8
11.74
17.3%
3
Eli Manning
QB
20.66
17.69
17.1%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
19.9
19.19
16.5%
DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz
Points
% of total points 98.58
1
Tom Brady
QB
22.68
19.63
23%
2
Tarik Cohen
RB
22.3
13.35
22.6%
3
T.J. Yeldon
RB
17.8
13.64
18.1%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
10.6
16.04
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 55-yard pass for DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz, contributing to a 85.08-41.90 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
John Brown had a 56-yard catch for SPARK, helping the team to a 99.90-85.08 lead.
Monday
Eli Manning had a 58-yard pass and a 53-yard pass for SPARK during Monday Night Football, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  SPARK   DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already midway through the season, and that means it's time refresh the Standings.
SPARK
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine SPARK 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 113.95 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Michael Thomas
MVP
53 Rec, 588 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Russell Wilson
Best Drafted
1308 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
the Chicago Bears defense
Best Acquisition
22.3 Avg Pts Allowed, 350.0 Avg Yds Allowed, 17 Turnovers
DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz
DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz 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 unit is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (124.42 ppg), leaving DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz on the outside looking in for the playoffs at No. 9 in the Standings.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
1876 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Antonio Brown
Best Drafted
40 Rec, 478 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Tyler Boyd
Best Acquisition
40 Rec, 482 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. SPARK scored more points in this one (120.56) than their season average (113.95).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz has left more points on the bench this season (313.88) than SPARK (235.1).
SPARK don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz (2 vs 1).
SPARK are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz (0 vs 1).
By position, SPARK have outscored DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz at TE, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for SPARK had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz (1).
Don't worry DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!