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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Going Nowhere Slow
6-1 95.62
125.92
 
VS
proj
The Philly Specials
95.19 2-5
124.53

Going Nowhere Slow come back to hand The Philly Specials third consecutive loss in 95.62-95.19 battle

Going Nowhere Slow came back for a 95.62-95.19 victory to hand The Philly Specials their third straight loss. Trailing 89.75-67.42 heading into Sunday night, Going Nowhere Slow came storming back behind Ezekiel Elliott (24.2 points) and Jake Elliott (4). Greg Zuerlein (3-4 FG, 55 long, 4-4 XP) and Aaron Jones (50 Rush Yds, 33 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for The Philly Specials in the loss. Going Nowhere Slow (6-1) will look to keep it rolling against BallGrabbers, while The Philly Specials (2-5) will face JYD in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Going Nowhere Slow   The Philly Specials

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 147 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Eagles, Elliott tallied 24.2 points this week. His scoring output was 49.9% more than his 16.14-point projection and was higher than his 18.24-point season scoring average. Elliott ranks #17 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Ezekiel Elliott

Top Player Comparison

Going Nowhere Slow
Points
% of total points 95.62
1
Jared Goff
QB
27.22
20.55
28.5%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
24.2
16.14
25.3%
3
Robert Woods
WR
9.85
10.14
10.3%
4
Arik Armstead
DT
6.5
6.26
6.8%
The Philly Specials
Points
% of total points 95.19
1
Greg Zuerlein
K
16
9.1
16.8%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
15.3
12.74
16.1%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
14.9
11.16
15.7%
4
Vonn Bell
S
11.75
6.95
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Greg Zuerlein had a 55-yard field goal for The Philly Specials, while Aaron Jones had a 21-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 66.35-64.12 lead for The Philly Specials.
Sunday Night
Carson Wentz had a 28-yard touchdown pass for The Philly Specials, who trailed 95.62-95.19 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Going Nowhere Slow   The Philly Specials

Game Notes

Only three of the 14 starting players on Going Nowhere Slow scored higher than their point projections.
The Philly Specials had only four of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
Going Nowhere Slow ranked 12th in the league in points scored this week, while The Philly Specials ranked 13th.
The matchup's 0.43-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Going Nowhere Slow. They got the W, but failed to cover the 1.39-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, Going Nowhere Slow moves to (3-0), while The Philly Specials falls to (0-2).
Despite the loss, Greg Zuerlein scored 16 points, the first-highest scoring output for any K this season.

Next Week Preview

Going Nowhere Slow
Two squads that are both on two-game win streaks, Going Nowhere Slow (6-1) battle BallGrabbers (5-2) next week in a mid-season matchup. Going Nowhere Slow will need to prepare for the fact that their second-highest scorer this week, Ezekiel Elliott, is out on bye in Week 8. BallGrabbers will be without Lamar Jackson and Randall Cobb. Over the past two weeks, Going Nowhere Slow have scored 116.65 points per game, while BallGrabbers have averaged 134.9 per contest.
The Philly Specials
In Week 8, 15th-place The Philly Specials (2-5) will look to right the ship against 14th-place JYD (3-4). The Philly Specials may need to rearrange the deck a bit with Mark Andrews out on bye next week. JYD will be without the Baltimore Ravens defense, Mark Ingram II, Michael Gallup, and Tony Pollard.