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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Bring back Sunny!
5-2 112.44
132
 
VS
proj
Bam! Bam!
105.64 5-2
113.12

Bring back Sunny! overtake Bam! Bam! for top spot, 112.44-105.64

Bring back Sunny! overtook Bam! Bam! in the standings, climbing into first place in Takeover Premier League xiv with a hard-fought win, securing a 112.44-105.64 victory. Bring back Sunny! took an early 8.93-point lead on Thursday. Bam! Bam! bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Josh Allen (23.25 points) and the San Francisco 49ers defense (19). Unphased, Bring back Sunny! made a run later that afternoon, as Chris Carson (15.35 points) put them back in the lead once and for all. Bring back Sunny! (5-2) have now won four consecutive games and will look to build on their success against Tamil Tigers. Bam! Bam! (5-2) take on VACHout in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Bring back Sunny!   Bam! Bam!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cousins overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 35.13 points against his 18.88-point projection. During a 42-30 win over the Lions, he passed for 337 yards and 4 touchdowns. Cousins ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Redskins next week.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

Bring back Sunny!
Points
% of total points 112.44
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
35.13
18.88
31.2%
2
Chris Carson
RB
15.35
20.6
13.7%
3
Marlon Mack
RB
12.7
18.3
11.3%
4
Julio Jones
WR
12.2
15.86
10.9%
Bam! Bam!
Points
% of total points 105.64
1
Josh Allen
QB
23.25
21.88
22%
2
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
19
11.11
18%
3
John Brown
WR
16.53
10.77
15.6%
4
Gerald Everett
TE
13.33
8.11
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Bam! Bam! who claimed the lead, 105.64-97.09. Kirk Cousins had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 66-yard pass for Bring back Sunny!, while Matt Bryant had a 52-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Josh Allen hit John Brown for a 20-yard touchdown pass for Bam! Bam!.

Points By Position

  Bring back Sunny!   Bam! Bam!
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already halfway through the season, meaning it's time to refresh the Standings.
Bring back Sunny!
Bring back Sunny! will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 133.44 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
Chris Carson
MVP
569 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 149 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Cooper Kupp
Best Drafted
51 Rec, 572 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Kirk Cousins
Best Acquisition
1711 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Bam! Bam!
Bam! Bam! 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 4th-most points per game in the league (130.73 ppg), propelling Bam! Bam! to the No. 2 position in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
618 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 305 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
David Johnson
Best Drafted
300 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 315 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
SF Defense
Best Acquisition
10.7 Avg Pts Allowed, 223.5 Avg Yds Allowed, 13 Turnovers

What If

Bring back Sunny! would have beaten five other teams besides Bam! Bam! this week.
Bam! Bam! would have lost to seven other teams besides Bring back Sunny! this week.
Bring back Sunny! would be 4-3 if they played Bam! Bam! every week.
Last week, Bring back Sunny! would have topped Bam! Bam! 151.91-129.32.
Bring back Sunny! would be 5-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bam! Bam!.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bring back Sunny!, Bam! Bam! would be 4-2.
If Bring back Sunny! had played every team in the league each week, they would be 52-25.
If they played every team every week, Bam! Bam! would be 45-32.