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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Evil Corp
6-1 76.67
99.68
 
VS
proj
Cyclones
57.47 3-4
92.44

Evil Corp come up short of projections, find way to top Cyclones, 76.67-57.47

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, but Evil Corp did enough to knock off Cyclones. Predicted to come out on top by a score of 99.68-92.44, Evil Corp emerged victorious with a 76.67-57.47 victory over Cyclones. Cyclones grabbed a 16.97-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 26.77 points from Deshaun Watson (308 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 32 Rush Yds) and the New York Giants defense (27 Pts Allowed, 245 Yds Allowed). But Evil Corp held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Lamar Jackson (23.07 points) and Stefon Diggs (17.7). Evil Corp (6-1) will look to build on their success against Long Island Broskis, while Cyclones (3-4) take on Good As Gould in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Evil Corp   Cyclones

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Diggs (7 Rec, 142 Rec Yds) scored 17.7 points against the Lions in Week 7. His scoring output was 53.5% more than his 11.53-point projection and was higher than his 13.57-point season scoring average. Diggs ranks #44 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Redskins next week.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

Evil Corp
Points
% of total points 76.67
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
23.07
22.83
30.1%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
17.7
11.53
23.1%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
10
7.01
13%
4
Justin Tucker
K
9
7.49
11.7%
Cyclones
Points
% of total points 57.47
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
16.77
21.43
29.2%
2
The New York Giants defense
DEF
10
6.67
17.4%
3
James White
RB
9.4
11.05
16.4%
4
Cole Beasley
WR
9.1
8.84
15.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Cyclones had a 41.87-24.90 lead. For Evil Corp, Stefon Diggs had a 66-yard catch. Deshaun Watson made the highlight reel for Cyclones with a 45-yard pass and a 41-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Lamar Jackson had a 50-yard pass for Evil Corp, helping the team to a 71.87-42.07 lead.

Points By Position

  Evil Corp   Cyclones
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already midway through the season, meaning it's time to catch up on the Standings.
Evil Corp
Evil Corp will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 111.81 points per game through seven weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the squad is No. 2 in the Standings, easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
1650 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs, 576 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
30 Rec, 562 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Terry McLaurin
Best Acquisition
24 Rec, 419 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Cyclones
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to imagine Cyclones holding onto No. 8 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit is averaging only 94.92 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Cyclones is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
1952 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 196 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
David Johnson
Best Drafted
300 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 315 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
NYG Defense
Best Acquisition
26.7 Avg Pts Allowed, 388.4 Avg Yds Allowed, 8 Turnovers

What If

Evil Corp would have beaten only three other teams besides Cyclones this week.
Cyclones would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Cyclones every week, Evil Corp would be 5-2 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Evil Corp would have topped Cyclones 181.29-85.74.
Evil Corp would be 4-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cyclones.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Evil Corp, Cyclones would be 4-2.
If Evil Corp had played every team in the league each week, they would be 64-41.
If they played every team every week, Cyclones would be 42-63.