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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Jon s Team
4-3 97.42
97.15
 
VS
proj
david's Team
66.76 3-4
67.92

Jon s Team beat david's Team in 97.42-66.76 rout

Despite similar records, Jon s Team held a substantial season point advantage over david's Team coming into this one (838-635), and they lived up to their reputation with a dominant win, rolling to a 97.42-66.76 victory. david's Team jumped out to a 50.46-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 36.2 points from the Los Angeles Rams defense (10 Pts Allowed, 224 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Stefon Diggs (7 Rec, 142 Rec Yds). But it was all Jon s Team after that. They were led by Lamar Jackson, who passed for 143 yards and ran for 116 yards and a touchdown for 27.32 points, and Derrick Henry, who racked up 108 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (16.8 points). Jon s Team (4-3) will look to earn another win against CowSheep, while david's Team (3-4) face Hokus Pokus in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Jon s Team   david's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 16.8 points against his 12.05-point projection. In a 23-20 win over the Chargers, he racked up 108 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Henry ranks #35 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Jon s Team
Points
% of total points 97.42
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
27.32
23.23
28%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
16.8
12.05
17.2%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
14.1
11.56
14.5%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
11.6
9.66
11.9%
david's Team
Points
% of total points 66.76
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
21
6.41
31.5%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
15.2
8.94
22.8%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
11.4
10.81
17.1%
4
Robbie Gould
K
9
8.12
13.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Stefon Diggs had a 66-yard catch for david's Team, contributing to a 66.76-16.30 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Lamar Jackson had a 50-yard pass for Jon s Team to contribute to an 85.82-66.76 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Amari Cooper had a 44-yard catch for Jon s Team, contributing to a 97.42-66.76 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Jon s Team   david's Team
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means it's time to catch up on the Standings.
Jon s Team
Jon s Team have lit up the scoreboard so far this season, averaging a whopping 119.70 points per game through seven weeks, best in the league. That offensive firepower has propelled the team to the No. 2 position in the Standings, easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
1650 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs, 576 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Mark Ingram II
Best Drafted
470 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Best Acquisition
david's Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on david's Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 90.66 points per game through seven weeks, 6th-best in the league.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
2170 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
30 Rec, 562 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

Jon s Team won even though only four of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
david's Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Jon s Team had one starter score zero points, while david's Team had three.
Each team recorded its lowest score of the season.
Jon s Team recorded more points than their projected total, while david's Team failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 30.66-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This victory snaps a two-match winless streak for Jon s Team.
Not only did Jon s Team win, but they also covered the 29.23-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Jon s Team moves to (3-1), while david's Team falls to (1-3).
A bright spot in the loss, the Los Angeles Rams defense officially put up the second-best scoring output for any DEF this season with 21 points.