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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
ROUGHRIDERS
5-2 110
105.25
 
VS
proj
Adam's Team
108 2-5
83.07

ROUGHRIDERS come back to defeat Adam's Team for third straight win in 110-108 battle

ROUGHRIDERS extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind win over Adam's Team, rallying for a 110-108 victory. Trailing 100-61 heading into Sunday night, ROUGHRIDERS charged back behind Patrick Mahomes (358 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 45 Rush Yds) and Joe Mixon (50 Rush Yds). Trey Burton (9 Rec, 126 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Los Angeles Rams defense (10 Pts Allowed, 228 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) carried the flag for Adam's Team in defeat. ROUGHRIDERS (5-2) will look to add to their success against Tall City Hawgs, while Adam's Team (2-5) face BringThePain in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  ROUGHRIDERS   Adam's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 28 points, Sanders more-than-tripled his 7.85-point projection as the Broncos beat the Cardinals 45-10. He had 102 receiving yards , passed for 28 yards and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any WR in the league this season. Next week, Sanders will go up against the Chiefs.
Emmanuel Sanders

Top Player Comparison

ROUGHRIDERS
Points
% of total points 110
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
44
26.14
40%
2
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
28
7.85
25.5%
3
Lamar Miller
RB
21
6.75
19.1%
4
Kiko Alonso
LB
5
9.11
4.5%
Adam's Team
Points
% of total points 108
1
Trey Burton
TE
23
6.08
21.3%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
23
8.2
21.3%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
22
12.93
20.4%
4
Dan Bailey
K
12
7.15
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Emmanuel Sanders had a 64-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown pass for ROUGHRIDERS, helping to stake the team to a 28-6 lead.
Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 34-yard touchdown catch for Adam's Team to contribute to a 100-61 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday night, after which ROUGHRIDERS became the proud owner of a 110-108 lead. For ROUGHRIDERS, Patrick Mahomes had a 50-yard pass and a 43-yard pass. Sammy Watkins made the highlight reel for Adam's Team with a 50-yard catch.

Points By Position

  ROUGHRIDERS   Adam's Team
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already midway through the season, meaning it's time catch up on the Standings.
ROUGHRIDERS
ROUGHRIDERS will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 135 points per game through seven weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the squad finds itself easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2223 Pass Yds, 22 Pass TDs, 120 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Emmanuel Sanders
Best Drafted
46 Rec, 603 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Eric Ebron
Best Acquisition
33 Rec, 357 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Adam's Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Adam's Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 104 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Adam Thielen
MVP
67 Rec, 822 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Russell Wilson
Best Drafted
1308 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

ROUGHRIDERS won despite the fact that only three of their 11 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Despite six of their 11 starters exceeding their projected points, Adam's Team lost.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as ROUGHRIDERS had one starters score zero points, while Adam's Team had two.
ROUGHRIDERS put up fewer points than their season scoring average (135.14) while Adam's Team scored above theirs (104.14).
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup's 2-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
ROUGHRIDERS managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 22.18-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this year, ROUGHRIDERS moves to (1-0), while Adam's Team falls to (0-2).
Despite the loss, Trey Burton put up 23 points, the second-best score for a tight end this year.