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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Da Purps
6-1 78.44
106.98
 
VS
proj
Nelson E*'s Team
77.16 3-4
107.29

Offensively challenged Da Purps come back to top Nelson E*'s Team in 78.44-77.16 battle

With the ninth-ranked point total in the league for the week, Da Purps were fortunate to earn a victory against a team that performed even worse, rallying to earn a 78.44-77.16 victory over Nelson E*'s Team. Da Purps trailed 77.16-68.24 heading into Monday night, but the team rallied behind Julian Edelman, who racked up 67 yards from scrimmage for 10.2 points. The Jacksonville Jaguars defense (17 Pts Allowed, 291 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) and Saquon Barkley (72 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) were the leaders for Nelson E*'s Team in the loss. Da Purps (6-1) have now won five straight and will look to maintain their winning ways against I've got a thielen. Nelson E*'s Team (3-4) will try to get back on track against joseph haas's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Da Purps   Nelson E*'s Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 10 points, surrendering 224 yards, and forcing 3 turnovers against the Falcons, the Rams defense scored 21 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-tripled their 6.41-point projection and was much higher than their 8.86-point season scoring average. The Rams defense ranks #6 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Bengals next week.
The Los Angeles Rams defense

Top Player Comparison

Da Purps
Points
% of total points 78.44
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
21
6.41
26.8%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
16.3
13.45
20.8%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
10.2
14.94
13%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
7.84
20.14
10%
Nelson E*'s Team
Points
% of total points 77.16
1
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
17
8.2
22%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
15.5
19.47
20.1%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
15
9.82
19.4%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
14.9
15.35
19.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tyreek Hill had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Nelson E*'s Team, helping Nelson E*'s Team to a 14.90-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was Nelson E*'s Team who emerged with the lead, 76.26-44.40. For Da Purps, Aaron Jones had a 21-yard touchdown catch. Greg Zuerlein made the highlight reel for Nelson E*'s Team with a 55-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Carson Wentz had a 28-yard touchdown pass for Da Purps, who trailed 77.16-68.24 after the Sunday night game.

Points By Position

  Da Purps   Nelson E*'s Team
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already midway through the season, which means it's time refresh the Standings.
Da Purps
Da Purps will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 118.65 points per game through seven weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the team boasts the best record in the league and the No. 1 spot in the Standings.
Important Players
Carson Wentz
MVP
1649 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
399 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 196 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Matthew Stafford
Best Acquisition
1751 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Nelson E*'s Team
To be fair, it could be worse. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 97.26, Nelson E*'s Team boast the No. 8 position in the Standings. While the team currently has some work to do in order to get into playoff position, there's still time to make a run.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
2170 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Chris Godwin
Best Drafted
43 Rec, 662 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

Da Purps won despite the fact that only two of their nine starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
Nelson E*'s Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Nelson E*'s Team can partially blame the loss on Chris Godwin, who didn't score any points.
Each team registered its lowest score of the year.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup featured the two lowest scores of the week.
The matchup's 1.28-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
In close games this season, Da Purps moves to (2-0), while Nelson E*'s Team falls to (2-1).
For Nelson E*'s Team, the Jacksonville Jaguars defense put up 17 points, the third-highest score for a DEF this week.