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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
g-men
5-2 143.1
163.39
 
VS
proj
Thats Weird
118.28 0-7
103.3

g-men defeat Thats Weird for fifth straight win, 143.10-118.28

g-men extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought win over Thats Weird, securing a 143.10-118.28 victory. Thats Weird remains winless for the season. g-men grabbed an early 6.50-point lead on Thursday. Thats Weird bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Philip Rivers (36.14 points) and Trey Burton (18.6). Not to be deterred, g-men rallied later that afternoon, as Joe Flacco (30.56 points) and Leighton Vander Esch (3.5) put them back ahead once and for all. g-men (5-2) will look to keep it rolling against Sorry Eiferted, while Thats Weird (0-7) try to right the ship against BeastMode Training.

Matchup Timeline

  g-men   Thats Weird

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 10 tackles and recording 2 sacks against the 49ers, Littleton put up 12 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 5.9-point projection and was higher than his 8.25-point season scoring average. Littleton ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Packers next week.
Cory Littleton

Top Player Comparison

g-men
Points
% of total points 143.1
1
Andrew Luck
QB
40.74
33.19
28.5%
2
Joe Flacco
QB
30.56
39.54
21.4%
3
Cory Littleton
LB
12
5.9
8.4%
4
A.J. Green
WR
11.7
12.75
8.2%
Thats Weird
Points
% of total points 118.28
1
Philip Rivers
QB
36.14
36.66
30.6%
2
Trey Burton
TE
18.6
6.77
15.7%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
14.7
7.83
12.4%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
13.81
12.48
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Thats Weird boasted a 96.07-82.94 lead. For g-men, Andrew Luck had a 29-yard touchdown pass. Philip Rivers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 55-yard touchdown pass for Thats Weird, while Kenyan Drake had a 54-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Joe Flacco had a 56-yard pass for g-men to contribute to a 117.00-96.07 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  g-men   Thats Weird
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. We’re already midway through the season, meaning we ought to check in on the Standings.
g-men
g-men 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 3rd-most points per game in the league (186.79 ppg), propelling g-men to No. 3 in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Andrew Luck
MVP
1948 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs
Matthew Stafford
Best Drafted
1602 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Joe Flacco
Best Acquisition
2067 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs
Thats Weird
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Thats Weird making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team currently finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 113.75 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Philip Rivers
MVP
2008 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
41 Rec, 635 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

g-men won even though only five of their 18 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Thats Weird had only six of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as g-men had four starters score zero points, while Thats Weird had nine.
g-men got the win despite registering a season-low 143.1 points.
g-men emerged victorious despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Thats Weird outscored their projection.
The matchup's 24.82-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
g-men managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 60.09-point projected margin of victory.