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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
JAY's Team
2-5 63.96
94.83
 
VS
proj
richard's Swag Team
53.7 0-7
72.07

Offensively challenged JAY's Team top richard's Swag Team, 63.96-53.70

JAY's Team earned a 63.96-53.70 victory over richard's Swag Team in spite of posting only the ninth-highest point total in the league for the week. JAY's Team leapt out to a 14.70-point lead on Thursday behind a standout showing from Royce Freeman, who racked up 67 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. richard's Swag Team came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by the Jacksonville Jaguars defense (17 points) and Leonard Fournette (15.5). Not to be deterred, JAY's Team got it going later that afternoon, as Justin Tucker (12 points) and the Los Angeles Chargers defense (4) put them back ahead for good. JAY's Team (2-5) will look to notch another W against T C's Top-Notch Team, while richard's Swag Team (0-7) attempt to right the ship against RockStar2019.

Matchup Timeline

  JAY's Team   richard's Swag Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Freeman overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 14.7 points against his 8.75-point projection. In a 30-6 loss to the Chiefs, he racked up 67 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Freeman ranks #86 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Royce Freeman

Top Player Comparison

JAY's Team
Points
% of total points 63.96
1
Royce Freeman
RB
14.7
8.75
23%
2
Justin Tucker
K
12
9.5
18.8%
3
Robert Woods
WR
11.1
11.31
17.4%
4
Tevin Coleman
RB
7.1
11.06
11.1%
richard's Swag Team
Points
% of total points 53.7
1
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
17
8.2
31.7%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
15.5
17.3
28.9%
3
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
12
8.71
22.3%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
7.9
10.62
14.7%

Points By Position

  JAY's Team   richard's Swag Team
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means it's time to take a closer look at the Standings.
JAY's Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on JAY's Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 97.91 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
2170 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
373 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 276 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Tyler Eifert
Best Acquisition
17 Rec, 118 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
richard's Swag Team
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 62.76, richard's Swag Team is No. 10 in the Standings, leaving the unit on the outside looking in for the playoffs.
Important Players
Leonard Fournette
MVP
715 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 203 Rec Yds
David Johnson
Best Drafted
300 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 315 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Brandin Cooks
Best Acquisition
27 Rec, 402 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. JAY's Team scored fewer points in this one (63.96) than their season average of 97.91.
richard's Swag Team are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've lost seven in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. JAY's Team are doing a better job of that, averaging 97.91 versus richard's Swag Team's 62.76.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" JAY's Team (2-5) have a better record than richard's Swag Team (0-7).
Even the machines think JAY's Team have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (106.95) than richard's Swag Team (68.41).
You can't win if you don't play. richard's Swag Team has left more points on the bench this season (435.6) than JAY's Team (311.3).
JAY's Team don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than richard's Swag Team (1 vs 0).
JAY's Team have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than richard's Swag Team (24 vs 15).
By position, JAY's Team have outscored richard's Swag Team at QB, RB, WR, and K this season.
There's not much good to say about richard's Swag Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!