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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Arrogant Americans
2-5 231.55
146.1
 
VS
proj
Roughnecks
104.15 3-4
128.5

Arrogant Americans outperform predictions, earn win over Roughnecks in 231.55-104.15 rout

Arrogant Americans rose to the occasion, cruising to a 231.55-104.15 victory over Roughnecks, who fell short of projections. Roughnecks earned a 6.10-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Arrogant Americans after that. They were led by Marvin Jones Jr. (10 Rec, 93 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs) and Jacoby Brissett (326 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs). Dak Prescott (239 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 30 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Aaron Jones (50 Rush Yds, 33 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for Roughnecks in defeat. Arrogant Americans (2-5) will look to keep it rolling against The Dogs of War, while Roughnecks (3-4) try to get back on track against Dead Again.

Matchup Timeline

  Arrogant Americans   Roughnecks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Edmonds (126 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 24 Rec Yds) scored 35 points in a 27-21 win over the Giants in Week 7. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 7.5-point projection and was much higher than his 14.3-point season scoring average. Edmonds ranks #82 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Chase Edmonds

Top Player Comparison

Arrogant Americans
Points
% of total points 231.55
1
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
43.3
10.35
18.7%
2
Jacoby Brissett
QB
38.9
22.25
16.8%
3
Chase Edmonds
RB
35
7.5
15.1%
4
Darren Waller
TE
31.6
13.22
13.6%
Roughnecks
Points
% of total points 104.15
1
Dak Prescott
QB
24.95
26.3
24%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
18.3
14.88
17.6%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
12.2
7.19
11.7%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
10.1
16.87
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Arrogant Americans emerged with a 196.85-47.00 lead. Chase Edmonds had a 22-yard touchdown run and a 20-yard touchdown run for Arrogant Americans, while Darren Waller had a 48-yard catch. Aaron Jones made the highlight reel for Roughnecks with a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Dak Prescott had a 44-yard pass for Roughnecks, who trailed 231.55-104.15 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Arrogant Americans   Roughnecks
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already midway through the season, meaning it's time to catch up on the Standings.
Arrogant Americans
Arrogant Americans 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 unit is averaging the 7th-most points per game in the league (140.52 ppg), leaving Arrogant Americans with some work to do in order to get into playoff position at No. 12 in the Standings.
Important Players
DeAndre Hopkins
MVP
49 Rec, 508 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Darren Waller
Best Drafted
44 Rec, 485 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Chase Edmonds
Best Acquisition
287 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 100 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Roughnecks
Roughnecks 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 unit is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (146.51 ppg), leaving Roughnecks outside of playoff position at No. 9 in the Standings.
Important Players
Dak Prescott
MVP
2123 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs, 163 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
399 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 196 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Aaron Rodgers
Best Acquisition
2019 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs

Game Notes

Arrogant Americans had seven of their 11 starters exceed their projected points.
Roughnecks had only two of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Roughnecks can partially blame the loss on DeSean Jackson, who didn't score any points.
Arrogant Americans had five players score more points than the leading scorer for Roughnecks.
Arrogant Americans put up more points than their season scoring average (140.52) while Roughnecks fell short of theirs (146.51).
Arrogant Americans recorded more points than their projected total, while Roughnecks fell short of their projection.
The 231.55 points scored by Arrogant Americans are the most in the league this season.
The matchup's 127.4-point margin is the largest in the league this season.
Not only did Arrogant Americans earn the W, but they also easily covered the 17.6-point projected margin of victory.
Arrogant Americans moves to (1-1) in blowout games this season, while Roughnecks falls to (1-3).