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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Penetrators
6-1 80.96
90.61
 
VS
proj
πŸ†πŸ² KING KOOPA πŸ²πŸ†
67.36 2-5
82.71

Penetrators come up short of predictions, find way to beat πŸ†πŸ² KING KOOPA πŸ²πŸ†, 80.96-67.36

Both teams failed to bring their A game, falling short of projections, but Penetrators did enough to take down πŸ†πŸ² KING KOOPA πŸ²πŸ†. Predicted to win by a score of 90.61-82.71, Penetrators secured an 80.96-67.36 victory over πŸ†πŸ² KING KOOPA πŸ²πŸ†. Penetrators never trailed in this one after earning a 5.40-point lead on Thursday behind Travis Kelce (4.4 points) and the Denver Broncos defense (1). Chase Edmonds (33 points) and Golden Tate (8) carried the flag for πŸ†πŸ² KING KOOPA πŸ²πŸ† in the loss. Penetrators (6-1) will look to sustain their winning ways against Kush Gordon, while πŸ†πŸ² KING KOOPA πŸ²πŸ† (2-5) will try to right the ship against SchMoke's Goons.

Matchup Timeline

  Penetrators   πŸ†πŸ² KING KOOPA πŸ²πŸ†

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Bills in Week 7, Parker caught 5 passes for 55 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 11.5 points to more-than-double his 5.32-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Penetrators this week. Next week, Parker will play the Steelers.
DeVante Parker

Top Player Comparison

Penetrators
Points
% of total points 80.96
1
Dak Prescott
QB
21.56
20.84
26.6%
2
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
12
8.72
14.8%
3
Dede Westbrook
WR
11.7
7.74
14.5%
4
DeVante Parker
WR
11.5
5.32
14.2%
πŸ†πŸ² KING KOOPA πŸ²πŸ†
Points
% of total points 67.36
1
Chase Edmonds
RB
33
5.15
49%
2
Golden Tate
WR
8
7.98
11.9%
3
Mike Nugent
K
7
8.19
10.4%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
6.96
20.58
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Chase Edmonds had a 22-yard touchdown run and a 20-yard touchdown run for πŸ†πŸ² KING KOOPA πŸ²πŸ†, who trailed 54.10-53.96 after the early action.
Sunday Night
Dak Prescott had a 44-yard pass for Penetrators, helping the team to an 80.96-57.76 lead.

Points By Position

  Penetrators   πŸ†πŸ² KING KOOPA πŸ²πŸ†
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already halfway through the season, and that means it's time to check in on the Standings.
Penetrators
Penetrators may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the unit is averaging the 6th-most points per game in the league (91.86 ppg), propelling Penetrators to No. 3 in the Standings, well within playoff position.
Important Players
Dak Prescott
MVP
2123 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs, 163 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Todd Gurley II
Best Drafted
311 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Den Defense
Best Acquisition
19.4 Avg Pts Allowed, 302.6 Avg Yds Allowed, 6 Turnovers
πŸ†πŸ² KING KOOPA πŸ²πŸ†
πŸ†πŸ² KING KOOPA πŸ²πŸ† 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 squad is averaging the 8th-most points per game in the league (86.77 ppg), leaving πŸ†πŸ² KING KOOPA πŸ²πŸ† outside of playoff position at No. 11 in the Standings.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
1768 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs, 266 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
David Johnson
Best Drafted
300 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 315 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Chase Edmonds
Best Acquisition
287 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 100 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Penetrators scored higher than their projected point totals.
πŸ†πŸ² KING KOOPA πŸ²πŸ† had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 13.6-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Not only did Penetrators earn the win, but they also covered the 7.9-point forecasted margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Chase Edmonds (33 points) officially put up the fourth-highest score for a RB this season.