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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
The Grandfather
3-4 146.53
128.01
 
VS
proj
A Gurley Has No Name
134.97 3-4
113.87

The Grandfather hand A Gurley Has No Name third consecutive loss, 146.53-134.97

The Grandfather emerged victorious with a 146.53-134.97 victory to hand A Gurley Has No Name their third straight loss. The Grandfather jumped out to a 109.93-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 70.83 points from Kirk Cousins (337 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Dalvin Cook (142 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and never looked back. The New England Patriots defense (44 points) and Lamar Jackson (26.37) were the leading scorers for A Gurley Has No Name in the loss. The Grandfather (3-4) will look to keep it rolling against Gnarleigh Harleigh, while A Gurley Has No Name (3-4) will try to right the ship against Sherlock Mahomes.

Matchup Timeline

  The Grandfather   A Gurley Has No Name

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cousins overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 38.93 points against his 19-point projection. In a 42-30 win over the Lions, he passed for 337 yards and 4 touchdowns. Cousins ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Redskins next week.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

The Grandfather
Points
% of total points 146.53
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
38.93
19
26.6%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
31.9
19.34
21.8%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
18.3
14.88
12.5%
4
Austin Hooper
TE
14.6
14.57
10%
A Gurley Has No Name
Points
% of total points 134.97
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
44
16.52
32.6%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
26.37
23.81
19.5%
3
Kyle Rudolph
TE
16.8
5.62
12.4%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
12.4
13.91
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 66-yard pass for The Grandfather, while Aaron Jones had a 21-yard touchdown catch, helping The Grandfather to a 146.53-36.60 lead.
Sunday Late
Lamar Jackson had a 50-yard pass for A Gurley Has No Name, who trailed 146.53-88.97 after the late games.

Points By Position

  The Grandfather   A Gurley Has No Name
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already halfway through the season, and that means it's about time catch up on the Standings.
The Grandfather
The Grandfather 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 4th-most points per game in the league (141.27 ppg), leaving The Grandfather with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 9 in the Standings.
Important Players
Dalvin Cook
MVP
725 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 220 Rec Yds
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
399 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 196 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Kirk Cousins
Best Acquisition
1711 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
A Gurley Has No Name
A Gurley Has No Name should be tough to beat given the points they are regularly putting up on the scoreboard. But despite averaging 145.49 points per game through seven weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the squad has some work to do in order to make the playoffs.
Important Players
NE Defense
MVP
6.9 Avg Pts Allowed, 223.1 Avg Yds Allowed, 22 Turnovers
Christian McCaffrey
Best Drafted
618 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 305 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Joe Mixon
Best Acquisition
254 Rush Yds

What If

The Grandfather would have beaten nine other teams besides A Gurley Has No Name this week.
A Gurley Has No Name would have lost to just two other teams besides The Grandfather this week.
If The Grandfather played A Gurley Has No Name every week this season, they'd be 4-3.
Last week, A Gurley Has No Name would have defeated The Grandfather 130.07-118.73.
The Grandfather would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as A Gurley Has No Name.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Grandfather, A Gurley Has No Name would be 5-1.
If The Grandfather had played every team in the league each week, they would be 45-32.
If they played every team every week, A Gurley Has No Name would be 47-30.