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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Hanuman
3-4 228.96
218.54
 
VS
proj
Whalers
227.34 2-5
235.04

Back-and-forth battle ends with Hanuman coming back to top Whalers in 228.96-227.34 battle

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Hanuman earned a come-from-behind win over Whalers, rallying for a 228.96-227.34 victory. Trailing 227.34-221.96 heading into Monday night, Hanuman rallied behind Mike Nugent (7 points). The San Francisco 49ers defense (36 points) and Latavius Murray (32) led the way for Whalers in defeat. Hanuman (3-4) will look to maintain their winning ways against s99 GX 1.0 16 25, while Whalers (2-5) will try to get back in the win column against The Munsters.

Matchup Timeline

  Hanuman   Whalers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 429 yards and 5 touchdowns against the Raiders, Rodgers put up 53.76 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 23.38-point projection and was much higher than his 23.65-point season scoring average. Rodgers ranks #10 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Aaron Rodgers

Top Player Comparison

Hanuman
Points
% of total points 228.96
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
53.76
23.38
23.5%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
25.6
18.27
11.2%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
25.5
13.07
11.1%
4
Bobby Wagner
LB
17
10.15
7.4%
Whalers
Points
% of total points 227.34
1
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
36
20.92
15.8%
2
Latavius Murray
RB
32
13.25
14.1%
3
Dede Westbrook
WR
17.7
12.44
7.8%
4
Deion Jones
LB
17.5
12.62
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which Whalers owned a 167.64-147.66 lead. For Hanuman, Aaron Rodgers had a 74-yard touchdown pass and a 37-yard touchdown pass. Jimmy Garoppolo made the highlight reel for Whalers with a 40-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Austin Ekeler had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Hanuman, while Ted Ginn Jr. had a 45-yard catch to contribute to a 221.96-215.54 lead for Hanuman.

Points By Position

  Hanuman   Whalers
Standings Update
Let's refresh the Standings. We're already at the midpoint of the season after all, if you can believe it.
Hanuman
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Hanuman making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 202.61 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
2019 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Austin Ekeler
Best Drafted
248 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 488 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Micah Hyde
Best Acquisition
21 Tackles, 1 Int
Whalers
Whalers rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through seven weeks, the team is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (230.62 ppg), leaving Whalers outside of playoff position at No. 13 in the Standings.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
618 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 305 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Cooper Kupp
Best Drafted
51 Rec, 572 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
SF Defense
Best Acquisition
10.7 Avg Pts Allowed, 223.5 Avg Yds Allowed, 13 Turnovers

StatSmack

Hanuman must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (228.96) than their season average (202.61).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Hanuman has left fewer points on the bench this season (292.3) than Whalers (417.44).
Hanuman have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Whalers (1 vs 0).
By position, Hanuman have outscored Whalers at QB, RB, and IDP this season.
The starters for Hanuman had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for Whalers (1).
There's not much good to say about Whalers this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!