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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Flyboyz
4-3 127.71
122.99
 
VS
proj
The Enablers
92.37 3-4
116.26

Flyboyz come back to top The Enablers for third straight win in 127.71-92.37 rout

Flyboyz extended their win streak to three games with an easy win over The Enablers, rolling to a 127.71-92.37 victory. Flyboyz took an early 5.00-point lead on Thursday. The Enablers came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Deshaun Watson (15.52 points) and Aaron Donald (12). Not to be deterred, Flyboyz got it going on Monday night with their back against the wall, as Sony Michel (22.15 points) and Tom Brady (11.96) put them back ahead once and for all. Flyboyz (4-3) will look to sustain their winning ways against BHOMBERS, while The Enablers (3-4) take on BADGERS in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Flyboyz   The Enablers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ekeler (7 Rec, 118 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 23.75 points against the Titans in Week 7. He nearly doubled his 11.99-point projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season. Ekeler ranks #12 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

Flyboyz
Points
% of total points 127.71
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
23.75
11.99
18.6%
2
Sony Michel
RB
22.15
11.35
17.3%
3
Joey Bosa
DE
15
8.01
11.7%
4
Julio Jones
WR
13.8
17.47
10.8%
The Enablers
Points
% of total points 92.37
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
15.52
21.33
16.8%
2
Aaron Donald
DT
12
8.93
13%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
11.7
6.53
12.7%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
9.25
13.75
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 45-yard pass and a 41-yard pass for The Enablers, while Adam Thielen had a 25-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 63.07-42.85 lead for The Enablers.
Sunday Late
Austin Ekeler had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Flyboyz, who trailed 92.37-86.60 after the late afternoon slate.
Monday
Tom Brady had a 26-yard touchdown pass for Flyboyz on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Flyboyz   The Enablers
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means it's about time catch up on the Standings.
Flyboyz
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Flyboyz making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 128.02 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Austin Ekeler
MVP
248 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 488 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Tom Brady
Best Drafted
1992 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs
Carlos Hyde
Best Acquisition
461 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
The Enablers
The Enablers 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 6th-most points per game in the league (129.29 ppg), leaving The Enablers with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 9 in the Standings.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
1952 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 196 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Adam Thielen
Best Drafted
27 Rec, 391 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Mason Crosby
Best Acquisition
10-11 FG, 48 long, 22-22 XP

Game Notes

Only three of the 12 starters on Flyboyz exceeded their projected scoring totals.
The Enablers had only three of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Flyboyz won despite starting Greg Olsen, who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Flyboyz scored more points than their projected total, while The Enablers fell short of their projection.
The defeat puts an end to a two-game winning streak for The Enablers.
Not only did Flyboyz earn the win, but they also easily covered the 6.73-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Flyboyz moves to (2-2), while The Enablers falls to (2-3).