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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Generic Team Eric
5-2 142.16
98.83
 
VS
proj
Romaine Pettis
104.7 2-5
105.68

Generic Team Eric smirk at expectations, knock off Romaine Pettis in 142.16-104.70 rout

Generic Team Eric showed up, cruising to a 142.16-104.70 victory over Romaine Pettis, who fell short of projections. Generic Team Eric got out to an 8.50-point lead on Thursday behind Emmanuel Sanders and never relinquished it. DeAndre Hopkins (9 Rec, 106 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Gardner Minshew II (255 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 48 Rush Yds) led the charge for Romaine Pettis in defeat. Generic Team Eric improve to 5-2 on the season, while Romaine Pettis fall to 2-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Generic Team Eric   Romaine Pettis

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Edmonds (126 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 24 Rec Yds) scored 34 points against the Giants in Week 7. He crushed his 6.33-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Edmonds ranks #82 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Chase Edmonds

Top Player Comparison

Generic Team Eric
Points
% of total points 142.16
1
Chase Edmonds
RB
34
6.33
23.9%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
21.16
17.68
14.9%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
18
5.77
12.7%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
14.9
12.72
10.5%
Romaine Pettis
Points
% of total points 104.7
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
21.1
15.19
20.2%
2
Gardner Minshew II
QB
21
18.48
20.1%
3
Hunter Henry
TE
12.7
9.54
12.1%
4
Jake Kumerow
WR
12.4
7.88
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Generic Team Eric had an 82.90-57.90 lead. Chase Edmonds had a 22-yard touchdown run and a 20-yard touchdown run for Generic Team Eric, while Josh Jacobs had a 42-yard run. Meanwhile, Gardner Minshew II had a 47-yard pass for Romaine Pettis, while Jake Kumerow had a 37-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Philip Rivers had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Generic Team Eric, helping the team to a 137.36-104.70 lead.

Points By Position

  Generic Team Eric   Romaine Pettis

Game Notes

Generic Team Eric had seven of their 10 starting players score higher than their projected points.
Romaine Pettis lost despite six of their 10 starters exceeding their projected points.
Generic Team Eric put up more points than their season scoring average (115.81) while Romaine Pettis fell short of theirs (107.58).
Generic Team Eric put up more points than their projected total, while Romaine Pettis fell short of their projection.
The win snaps a two-match losing streak for Generic Team Eric.
Generic Team Eric moves to (3-2) in blowout games this season, while Romaine Pettis falls to (2-4).
On the losing side, DeAndre Hopkins recorded 21.1 points, the second-best score for a wideout this week.

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