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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
kyle's Team
3-4 96.3
110.78
 
VS
proj
Guns N' Rosen
77.84 3-4
103.65

kyle's Team fall short of predictions, still manage to beat Guns N' Rosen, 96.30-77.84

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, but kyle's Team did enough to knock off Guns N' Rosen, securing a 96.30-77.84 victory. Guns N' Rosen leapt out to a 16.04-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Mecole Hardman, who caught 2 passes for 28 yards and a touchdown for 8.8 points, and Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 76 yards and a touchdown (7.24 points). But kyle's Team held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Gardner Minshew II, who passed for 255 yards and a touchdown and ran for 48 yards for 21 points, and Michael Thomas, who caught 9 passes for 131 yards (13.1 points). kyle's Team (3-4) will look to keep it rolling against More Than A Thielen, while Guns N' Rosen (3-4) will take on Worst Poker Game Evr in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  kyle's Team   Guns N' Rosen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Giants defense overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 10 points against their 6.67-point projection. During a 27-21 loss to the Cardinals, they allowed 27 points and 245 yards. The Giants defense ranks #9 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Lions next week.
The New York Giants defense

Top Player Comparison

kyle's Team
Points
% of total points 96.3
1
Gardner Minshew II
QB
21
18.48
21.8%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
13.1
11.56
13.6%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
10.6
9.66
11%
4
Jason Myers
K
10
9.35
10.4%
Guns N' Rosen
Points
% of total points 77.84
1
Sony Michel
RB
21.4
10.22
27.5%
2
Gerald Everett
TE
11
5.88
14.1%
3
Wil Lutz
K
10
7.4
12.8%
4
Mecole Hardman
WR
8.8
5.74
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Patrick Mahomes found Mecole Hardman for a 21-yard touchdown pass for Guns N' Rosen, helping Guns N' Rosen to a 16.04-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Gardner Minshew II had a 47-yard pass for kyle's Team, contributing to a 45.40-43.04 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Amari Cooper had a 44-yard catch for kyle's Team, helping the team to an 88.70-56.44 lead.

Points By Position

  kyle's Team   Guns N' Rosen
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means it's time to check in on the Standings.
kyle's Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine kyle's Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad currently is on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 97.02 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Michael Thomas
MVP
62 Rec, 763 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Amari Cooper
Best Drafted
38 Rec, 621 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Gardner Minshew II
Best Acquisition
1697 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 173 Rush Yds
Guns N' Rosen
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Guns N' Rosen making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit is on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 101.39 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2180 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Sony Michel
Best Drafted
390 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs
Pit Defense
Best Acquisition
21.8 Avg Pts Allowed, 354.3 Avg Yds Allowed, 15 Turnovers

Game Notes

More than half (7 of the 11) of the starters on kyle's Team scored higher than their projected point totals.
Guns N' Rosen had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
This defeat concludes a streak of three consecutive wins for Guns N' Rosen.
Not only did kyle's Team win, but they also easily covered the 7.13-point predicted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Sony Michel recorded 21.4 points, the fourth-highest score for a RB this week.