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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
READING BLITZ
3-4 102.42
100.47
 
VS
proj
RollTide88
98.04 3-4
87.91

RollTide88 outperform expectations but fall to READING BLITZ in 102.42-98.04 battle

RollTide88 showed up and outperformed expectations, but it wasn't enough to swing the result as READING BLITZ narrowly earned a 102.42-98.04 win. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as READING BLITZ led 102.42-77.74 heading into Monday night. RollTide88 made it interesting behind Giorgio Tavecchio, who made all 3 of his FG attempts for 16 points, and Calvin Ridley, who caught 5 passes for 43 yards (4.3 points). Patrick Mahomes (41.82 points) and Alvin Kamara (13.5) did the heavy lifting for READING BLITZ in the win. READING BLITZ (3-4) will look to maintain their momentum against Royal Pita, while RollTide88 (3-4) try to get back in the win column against Bdjml Customs.

Matchup Timeline

  READING BLITZ   RollTide88

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Njoku (4 Rec, 52 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 11.2 points against the Buccaneers in Week 7. His scoring output was 56.4% more than his 7.16-point projection and was much higher than his 6.47-point season scoring average. Njoku ranks #9 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Steelers next week.
David Njoku

Top Player Comparison

READING BLITZ
Points
% of total points 102.42
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
41.82
29.24
40.8%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
13.5
14.29
13.2%
3
David Njoku
TE
11.2
7.16
10.9%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
9.6
7.69
9.4%
RollTide88
Points
% of total points 98.04
1
Andrew Luck
QB
30.74
23.95
31.4%
2
Giorgio Tavecchio
K
16
11.19
16.3%
3
T.J. Yeldon
RB
12.8
10.34
13.1%
4
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
11
5.04
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Andrew Luck had a 29-yard touchdown pass for RollTide88 to contribute to a 66.94-39.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes hit Sammy Watkins for a 50-yard pass for READING BLITZ. Mahomes also lit up the scoreboard with a 43-yard pass, contributing to a 102.42-77.74 lead for READING BLITZ.
Monday
Giorgio Tavecchio had a 56-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for RollTide88.

Points By Position

  READING BLITZ   RollTide88
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already midway through the season, and that means it's time to take a closer look at the Standings.
READING BLITZ
READING BLITZ 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 5th-most points per game in the league (100.08 ppg), leaving READING BLITZ with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 7 in the Standings.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2223 Pass Yds, 22 Pass TDs, 120 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
363 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 362 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Isaiah Crowell
Best Acquisition
459 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
RollTide88
RollTide88 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 (102.22 ppg), propelling RollTide88 to No. 6 in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Davante Adams
MVP
47 Rec, 557 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Antonio Brown
Best Drafted
40 Rec, 478 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Giorgio Tavecchio
Best Acquisition
3-3 FG, 56 long, 2-2 XP

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starting players on READING BLITZ scored higher than their point projections.
Despite six of their nine starters exceeding their points projection, RollTide88 lost.
READING BLITZ put up more points than their season scoring average (100.08) while RollTide88 fell short of theirs (102.22).
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup's 4.38-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
This win snaps a three-game losing slide for READING BLITZ, while the loss caps a two-game winning streak for RollTide88.
READING BLITZ managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 12.56-point projected margin of victory.
READING BLITZ moves to (2-0) in close games this year, while RollTide88 falls to (1-1).
A bright spot in the loss, Andrew Luck scored 30.74 points, the third-highest score in the league this week.