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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Aussig Emptyheads
3-4 131.68
92.32
 
VS
proj
Blitzburgh
117.54 4-3
101.35

Aussig Emptyheads defeat Blitzburgh, 131.68-117.54

Both teams brought their A game, but Aussig Emptyheads knocked off Blitzburgh, earning a 131.68-117.54 victory. Aussig Emptyheads never trailed in this one after nabbing a 10.60-point lead on Thursday behind the Kansas City Chiefs defense (24 points). Jacoby Brissett (27.64 points) and the New England Patriots defense (25) led the charge for Blitzburgh in the loss. Aussig Emptyheads (3-4) will look to notch another win against Dillon Panthers, while Blitzburgh (4-3) face off against OléOlé Bombarders in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Aussig Emptyheads   Blitzburgh

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones Jr. overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 33.3 points against his 6.49-point projection. In a 42-30 loss to the Vikings, he caught 10 passes for 93 yards and 4 touchdowns. Jones Jr. ranks #55 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Marvin Jones Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Aussig Emptyheads
Points
% of total points 131.68
1
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
33.3
6.49
25.3%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
29.18
17.84
22.2%
3
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
24
6.29
18.2%
4
Corey Davis
WR
14
5.06
10.6%
Blitzburgh
Points
% of total points 117.54
1
Jacoby Brissett
QB
27.64
17.57
23.5%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
25
8.98
21.3%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
14.5
15.28
12.3%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
13.4
12.65
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tyreek Hill had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Blitzburgh for the team, who trailed 24.00-13.40 after the opening game of the week.
Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 66-yard pass for Aussig Emptyheads to contribute to a 112.38-88.74 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Aussig Emptyheads   Blitzburgh
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the halfway point. Let's catch up on the Standings.
Aussig Emptyheads
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Aussig Emptyheads making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad is on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 90.09 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Mark Ingram II
MVP
470 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Kirk Cousins
Best Drafted
1711 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
A.J. Brown
Best Acquisition
20 Rec, 337 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Blitzburgh
Blitzburgh will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 99.29 points per game through seven weeks, 3rd-best in the league, the team finds itself currently in playoff position.
Important Players
NE Defense
MVP
6.9 Avg Pts Allowed, 223.1 Avg Yds Allowed, 22 Turnovers
Leonard Fournette
Best Drafted
715 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 203 Rec Yds
Jacoby Brissett
Best Acquisition
1388 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs

StatSmack

Aussig Emptyheads must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (131.68) than their season average (90.09).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Aussig Emptyheads has left fewer points on the bench this season (162.42) than Blitzburgh (354.06).
Blitzburgh have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than Aussig Emptyheads (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Aussig Emptyheads have outscored Blitzburgh at QB and WR this season.
The starters for Aussig Emptyheads had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Blitzburgh (1).
Don't worry Blitzburgh, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!