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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Truth's Team
2-5 169.58
298.76
 
VS
proj
Elliott's Team
127.7 0-7
209.4

Offensively challenged Truth's Team defeat Elliott's Team, 169.58-127.70

With the 11th-ranked point total in the league for the week, Truth's Team were fortunate to earn a victory against an opponent that performed even worse, earning a 169.58-127.70 victory over Elliott's Team. Elliott's Team grabbed a 20.32-point lead on Thursday, but Truth's Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Dede Westbrook (14 Rush Yds, 103 Rec Yds) and Matt Ryan (159 Pass Yds). Tarik Cohen (10 Rush Yds, 19 Rec Yds) and Kenyan Drake (21 Rush Yds, 37 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Elliott's Team in the loss. Truth's Team (2-5) will look to maintain their momentum against T's Wonderful Team, while Elliott's Team (0-7) match up against brandon's Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Truth's Team   Elliott's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Bengals in Week 7, Westbrook racked up 117 yards from scrimmage . In doing so, he put up 45.35 points and scored 44.2% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Truth's Team this week. Next week, Westbrook will play the Jets.
Dede Westbrook

Top Player Comparison

Truth's Team
Points
% of total points 169.58
1
Dede Westbrook
WR
45.35
31.46
26.7%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
25.85
58.09
15.2%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
25
34.68
14.7%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
14
32.88
8.3%
Elliott's Team
Points
% of total points 127.7
1
Tarik Cohen
RB
36.25
30.47
28.4%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
25.03
28.53
19.6%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20.32
62.9
15.9%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
18
5.35
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Patrick Mahomes had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Elliott's Team to contribute to a 20.32-0.00 lead for Elliott's Team.
Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Truth's Team, helping the team to a 147.28-57.85 lead.

Points By Position

  Truth's Team   Elliott's Team
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the halfway mark. Let's check in on the Standings.
Truth's Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Truth'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 make the playoffs after averaging only 383.44 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
2170 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Nick Chubb
Best Drafted
607 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 128 Rec Yds
Terry McLaurin
Best Acquisition
24 Rec, 419 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Elliott's Team
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 245.41, Elliott's Team holds the No. 12 spot in the Standings, leaving the team on the outside looking in for the playoffs.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2180 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Tarik Cohen
Best Drafted
29 Rec, 147 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Best Acquisition

What If

Truth's Team would not have beaten any other team in the league besides Elliott's Team this week.
Elliott's Team would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
Truth's Team would be 7-0 if they played Elliott's Team every week.
Truth's Team would have topped Elliott's Team 409.19-177.58 had they played each other last week.
Truth's Team would be 4-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Elliott's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Truth's Team, Elliott's Team would be 0-6.
If Truth's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 37-40.
If they played every team every week, Elliott's Team would be 1-76.