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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
No Punt Intended
6-1 186.05
176.57
 
VS
proj
New Guy In Town
130.91 4-3
180.35

No Punt Intended climb into 1st place, 186.05-130.91

No Punt Intended climbed to the top of the standings in Dynasty League with a hard-fought win over New Guy In Town, securing a 186.05-130.91 victory. No Punt Intended never trailed in this one after grabbing a 3.85-point lead on Thursday behind Demarcus Robinson. Austin Ekeler (7 Rec, 118 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Deshaun Watson (308 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 32 Rush Yds) carried the flag for New Guy In Town in the loss. No Punt Intended (6-1) will look to maintain their winning ways against LHBC, while New Guy In Town (4-3) will take on SMOKINHIPPYKILLERS in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  No Punt Intended   New Guy In Town

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mills overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 14 points against his 4.51-point projection. During a 37-10 loss to the Cowboys, he made 8 tackles and intercepted a pass. Mills ranks #1 among fantasy CBs this season and will face the Bills next week.
Jalen Mills

Top Player Comparison

No Punt Intended
Points
% of total points 186.05
1
Darren Waller
TE
26.35
9.39
14.2%
2
Gardner Minshew II
QB
18.65
18.91
10%
3
Joey Bosa
DE
18.25
8.57
9.8%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
15
16.08
8.1%
New Guy In Town
Points
% of total points 130.91
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
20.25
9.72
15.5%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
15.11
21.92
11.5%
3
Jessie Bates III
S
14
10.11
10.7%
4
Lorenzo Alexander
LB
11
10.8
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which No Punt Intended owned a 122.20-72.46 lead. Darren Waller had a 48-yard catch for No Punt Intended, while Gardner Minshew II had a 47-yard pass. Meanwhile, Deshaun Watson had a 45-yard pass and a 41-yard pass for New Guy In Town, while Adam Thielen had a 25-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Austin Ekeler had a 41-yard touchdown catch for New Guy In Town, who trailed 172.05-114.16 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  No Punt Intended   New Guy In Town
Standings Update
Let's refresh the Standings. We're already midway through the season after all, believe it or not.
No Punt Intended
No Punt Intended will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 182.99 points per game through seven weeks, 3rd-best in the league, the team boasts the best record in the league and the top spot in the Standings.
Important Players
Leonard Fournette
MVP
715 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 203 Rec Yds
Jameis Winston
Best Drafted
1771 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Gardner Minshew II
Best Acquisition
1697 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 173 Rush Yds
New Guy In Town
New Guy In Town may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 6th-most points per game in the league (169.90 ppg), propelling New Guy In Town to No. 4 in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
1952 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 196 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Austin Ekeler
Best Drafted
248 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 488 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Eric Reid
Best Acquisition
37 Tackles, 1 Sack

Game Notes

No Punt Intended won even though only six of their 19 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
New Guy In Town had only six of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
No Punt Intended put up more points than their season scoring average (182.99) while New Guy In Town fell short of theirs (169.9).
No Punt Intended recorded more points than their projected total, while New Guy In Town fell shy of their projection.
The loss snaps a streak of two consecutive wins for New Guy In Town.
Despite the loss, Austin Ekeler put up 20.25 points, the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.