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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Swizzle Stix
1-6 2979
3101.37
 
VS
proj
Team Kanada
2934 1-6
2817.74

Swizzle Stix overcome starter's goose egg, come back to beat Team Kanada in 2,979-2,934 battle

Both teams were hampered by starters who put up 0 points, but Swizzle Stix were able to persevere and earn the win, rallying for a 2,979-2,934 victory over Team Kanada. After trailing 2,934-2,716 heading into Monday night, Swizzle Stix made a run behind Brian Poole (120 points) and Brandon Bolden (81). The Baltimore Ravens defense (16 Pts Allowed, 347 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Jared Goff (268 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) were the leaders for Team Kanada in defeat. Swizzle Stix (1-6) will look to keep it rolling against B Brave's Team, while Team Kanada (1-6) will attempt to generate some positive momentum against Avechuchos.

Matchup Timeline

  Swizzle Stix   Team Kanada

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Bolden (4 Rec, 39 Rec Yds) scored 81 points in a 33-0 win over the Jets in Week 7. He more-than-doubled his 30.45-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Bolden will face the Browns next week.
Brandon Bolden

Top Player Comparison

Swizzle Stix
Points
% of total points 2979
1
Philip Rivers
QB
921
644.62
30.9%
2
Daniel Jones
QB
361
624.37
12.1%
3
Latavius Murray
RB
239
109.55
8%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
233
199.65
7.8%
Team Kanada
Points
% of total points 2934
1
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
795
188.05
27.1%
2
Jared Goff
QB
655
713.64
22.3%
3
Derek Carr
QB
624
579.54
21.3%
4
Roquan Smith
LB
125
121.76
4.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tyreek Hill had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Swizzle Stix, helping to give the team a 289-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Team Kanada had a 1,761-1,118 lead. For Swizzle Stix, Daniel Jones had a 28-yard touchdown pass. Derek Carr made the highlight reel for Team Kanada with a 48-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Philip Rivers had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Swizzle Stix, who trailed 2,854-2,543 after the late afternoon slate.
Sunday Night
Dallas Goedert had a 28-yard touchdown catch for Swizzle Stix, who trailed 2,934-2,716 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Swizzle Stix   Team Kanada
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the midway point. How about we check in on the Standings?
Swizzle Stix
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Swizzle Stix making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 3,101 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Philip Rivers
MVP
2114 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs
Chi Defense
Best Drafted
17.5 Avg Pts Allowed, 330.8 Avg Yds Allowed, 10 Turnovers
Daniel Jones
Best Acquisition
1144 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs, 121 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Team Kanada
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Team Kanada making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 2,492 points per game through seven weeks, 13th-best in the league.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
1995 Pass Yds, 9 Pass TDs
Derek Carr
Best Drafted
1410 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs
Brandon McManus
Best Acquisition
12-15 FG, 53 long, 8-9 XP

Game Notes

More than half (10 of the 19) of the starters on Swizzle Stix exceeded their projected point totals.
Team Kanada had only six of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Swizzle Stix had one starter score zero points, while Team Kanada had two.
Swizzle Stix put up fewer points than their season scoring average (3,101.14) while Team Kanada scored above theirs (2,492.14).
Swizzle Stix won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Team Kanada outscored their projection.
The matchup's 45-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Swizzle Stix. They got the win, but failed to cover the 283.63-point projected margin of victory.
Swizzle Stix moves to (1-2) in close games this season, while Team Kanada falls to (0-1).
A bright spot in the loss, the Baltimore Ravens defense (795 points) recorded the fourth-best score for a DEF this week.