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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
JLEAGUER
2-5 157.08
110.05
 
VS
proj
Pittsburgh Steelers
95.74 4-3
128.5

JLEAGUER beat projections, defeat Pittsburgh Steelers in 157.08-95.74 rout

JLEAGUER brought their A game and exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 157.08-95.74 victory over Pittsburgh Steelers, who fell short of projections. JLEAGUER pulled out to a 13.16-point lead on Thursday behind Royce Freeman (12.7 points) and Frank Clark (11) and never let it go. Ezekiel Elliott (111 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 36 Rec Yds) and Leonard Fournette (131 Rush Yds, 14 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Pittsburgh Steelers in defeat. JLEAGUER (2-5) will look to rack up another win against Drill'erThen-Spiller, while Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3) try to get back on track against The Shockers v2.0.

Matchup Timeline

  JLEAGUER   Pittsburgh Steelers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Clark overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 11 points against his 3.46-point projection. During a 30-6 win over the Broncos, he made 5 tackles and recorded 2 sacks. Clark ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Packers next week.
Frank Clark

Top Player Comparison

JLEAGUER
Points
% of total points 157.08
1
Latavius Murray
RB
27
10.1
17.2%
2
Josh Allen
QB
21.28
20.78
13.5%
3
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR
19.3
8.51
12.3%
4
Chandler Jones
LB
17
7.79
10.8%
Pittsburgh Steelers
Points
% of total points 95.74
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
20.7
15.35
21.6%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
14.5
15.28
15.1%
3
Harrison Butker
K
12
9.23
12.5%
4
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
7.3
9.21
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with big-time plays for both teams on Thursday, but it was JLEAGUER who took the lead, 32.40-19.24. For JLEAGUER, Courtland Sutton had a 41-yard catch. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for Pittsburgh Steelers with a 21-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Early
Marquez Valdes-Scantling had a 74-yard touchdown catch and a 59-yard catch for JLEAGUER, while Josh Allen had a 20-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 119.58-68.74 lead for JLEAGUER.

Points By Position

  JLEAGUER   Pittsburgh Steelers
Standings Update
How about we refresh the Standings? We're already at the midpoint of the season after all, if you can believe it.
JLEAGUER
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 98.88, JLEAGUER holds the No. 12 spot in the Standings, leaving the team outside of playoff position.
Important Players
Austin Hooper
MVP
46 Rec, 526 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Royce Freeman
Best Drafted
319 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 177 Rec Yds
Latavius Murray
Best Acquisition
257 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers have lit up the scoreboard so far this season, averaging a whopping 132.94 points per game through seven weeks, best in the league. That offensive firepower has propelled the unit to No. 3 in the Standings, well within playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2180 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Christian McCaffrey
Best Drafted
618 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 305 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Amari Cooper
Best Acquisition
38 Rec, 621 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs

What If

JLEAGUER would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Pittsburgh Steelers would have lost to six other teams besides JLEAGUER this week.
JLEAGUER would be 2-5 if they played Pittsburgh Steelers every week.
Pittsburgh Steelers would have beaten JLEAGUER 113.02-82.62 had they played each other last week.
JLEAGUER would be 0-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pittsburgh Steelers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as JLEAGUER, Pittsburgh Steelers would be 4-2.
If JLEAGUER had played every team in the league each week, they would be 23-54.
If they played every team every week, Pittsburgh Steelers would be 56-21.