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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Take Mahomes Tonight
2-5 101.14
118.34
 
VS
proj
Ridley Me This
69.52 4-3
106.56

Take Mahomes Tonight find way to defeat Ridley Me This in 101.14-69.52 rout despite coming up short of predictions

Both teams failed to bring their A game, coming up short of their projected point totals, but Take Mahomes Tonight did enough to take down Ridley Me This. Predicted to win 118.34-106.56, Take Mahomes Tonight cruised to a 101.14-69.52 victory over Ridley Me This. Take Mahomes Tonight took a 15.62-point lead on Thursday behind Tyreek Hill (14.9 points) and Patrick Mahomes (7.24) and never looked back. The Jacksonville Jaguars defense (21.5 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (21.1) led the charge for Ridley Me This in the loss. Take Mahomes Tonight (2-5) will look to build on their success against MyGOAThas A. Thielen, while Ridley Me This (4-3) will meet War Dawgz in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Take Mahomes Tonight   Ridley Me This

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown (5 Rec, 83 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 16.8 points against the Dolphins in Week 7. His scoring output was 52.9% more than his 10.99-point projection and was much higher than his 10.89-point season scoring average. Brown ranks #71 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
John Brown

Top Player Comparison

Take Mahomes Tonight
Points
% of total points 101.14
1
John Brown
WR
16.8
10.99
16.6%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
15.5
19.52
15.3%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
14.9
15.36
14.7%
4
Hunter Henry
TE
12.7
9.54
12.6%
Ridley Me This
Points
% of total points 69.52
1
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
21.5
11.73
30.9%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
21.1
15.19
30.4%
3
Jordan Howard
RB
6.6
10.94
9.5%
4
Joe Flacco
QB
6.52
17.29
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with standout plays on both teams on Thursday, but after all the points were tallied, Take Mahomes Tonight emerged with a 22.14-6.52 lead. Tyreek Hill had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Take Mahomes Tonight, while Patrick Mahomes had a 21-yard touchdown pass. Joe Flacco made the highlight reel for Ridley Me This with a 41-yard pass.
Sunday Early
John Brown had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Take Mahomes Tonight, contributing to an 88.44-53.72 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Take Mahomes Tonight   Ridley Me This
Standings Update
Let's check in on the Standings. After all, we're already at the midpoint of the season, believe it or not.
Take Mahomes Tonight
To be fair, it could be worse. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 93.16, Take Mahomes Tonight ranks No. 10 in the Standings. While the unit currently is on the outside looking in for the playoffs, there's still time to make a run.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2180 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
John Brown
Best Drafted
33 Rec, 473 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Jamaal Williams
Best Acquisition
196 Rush Yds, 113 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Ridley Me This
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to see Ridley Me This holding onto No. 6 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is averaging only 104.46 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Ridley Me This is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Mark Ingram II
MVP
470 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
49 Rec, 508 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Baker Mayfield
Best Acquisition
1496 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs

StatSmack

Take Mahomes Tonight must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (101.14) than their season average (93.16).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Take Mahomes Tonight has left fewer points on the bench this season (269.8) than Ridley Me This (343.56).
Take Mahomes Tonight are clutch masters, with more close wins than Ridley Me This (1 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Ridley Me This - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Take Mahomes Tonight (2) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Take Mahomes Tonight have outscored Ridley Me This at QB and DEF this season.
The starters for Take Mahomes Tonight had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Ridley Me This (1).
Hey Ridley Me This, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!