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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Sherlock Mahomes
4-3 166.93
139.32
 
VS
proj
LightsKamaraAction
123.9 5-2
115.05

Sherlock Mahomes top expectations, knock off LightsKamaraAction in 166.93-123.90 rout

Sherlock Mahomes beat expectations, rolling to a 166.93-123.90 victory over LightsKamaraAction. Sherlock Mahomes took an early 25.13-point lead on Thursday. LightsKamaraAction came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Aaron Rodgers (54.9 points) and T.Y. Hilton (19.4). Not to be deterred, Sherlock Mahomes made a run later that afternoon, as Austin Ekeler (29.5 points) and Hunter Henry (15.7) put them back on top once and for all. Sherlock Mahomes (4-3) will look to keep it rolling against A Gurley Has No Name, while LightsKamaraAction (5-2) try to right the ship against Garoppolypse Now.

Matchup Timeline

  Sherlock Mahomes   LightsKamaraAction

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ekeler (7 Rec, 118 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 29.5 points against the Titans in Week 7. He more-than-doubled his 13.07-point projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season. Ekeler ranks #12 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

Sherlock Mahomes
Points
% of total points 166.93
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
29.6
18.27
17.7%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
29.5
13.07
17.7%
3
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
24
14.58
14.4%
4
Sony Michel
RB
22.4
11.72
13.4%
LightsKamaraAction
Points
% of total points 123.9
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
54.9
21.31
44.3%
2
T.Y. Hilton
WR
19.4
14.86
15.7%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
17
21.93
13.7%
4
Wil Lutz
K
10
7.4
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tyreek Hill had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Sherlock Mahomes, while Patrick Mahomes had a 21-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 25.13-0.00 lead for Sherlock Mahomes.
Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 74-yard touchdown pass and a 37-yard touchdown pass for LightsKamaraAction, contributing to a 101.10-87.33 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Austin Ekeler had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Sherlock Mahomes, helping the team to a 144.53-111.10 lead.

Points By Position

  Sherlock Mahomes   LightsKamaraAction
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already halfway through the season, meaning we ought to refresh the Standings.
Sherlock Mahomes
Sherlock Mahomes have lit up the scoreboard so far this season, averaging a whopping 147.15 points per game through seven weeks, best in the league. Behind that offensive firepower, the team finds itself currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2180 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Austin Ekeler
Best Drafted
248 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 488 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Hunter Henry
Best Acquisition
18 Rec, 257 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
LightsKamaraAction
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to count on LightsKamaraAction holding onto the top spot in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit is averaging only 137.11 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Chris Godwin
MVP
43 Rec, 662 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Aaron Rodgers
Best Drafted
2019 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Terry McLaurin
Best Acquisition
24 Rec, 419 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Six of the nine starters on Sherlock Mahomes scored higher than their projected point totals.
LightsKamaraAction had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Sherlock Mahomes put up more points than their season scoring average (147.15) while LightsKamaraAction fell short of theirs (137.11).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 43.03-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Sherlock Mahomes win, but they also covered the 24.27-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Sherlock Mahomes moves to (3-2), while LightsKamaraAction falls to (2-1).
Despite the loss, Aaron Rodgers put up 54.9 points, the highest scoring output for any signal-caller this season.