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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Axel
3-4 161.82
196.64
 
VS
proj
Mack North
140.76 4-3
165.56

Axel manage to beat Mack North 161.82-140.76 despite coming up short of predictions

Both teams failed to bring their A game, falling short of their projected point totals, but Axel did enough to get the best of Mack North. Predicted to triumph by a score of 196.64-165.56, Axel came out on top with a 161.82-140.76 victory over Mack North. Mack North took an 11.00-point lead on Thursday, but Axel held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Lamar Jackson, who passed for 143 yards and ran for 116 yards and a touchdown for 23.32 points, and Stefon Diggs, who caught 7 passes for 142 yards (21.2 points). DeVante Parker (16.5 points) and Todd Gurley II (12.4) carried the flag for Mack North in the loss. Axel (3-4) will look to sustain their winning ways against Apollo, while Mack North (4-3) will meet BALLSWIN in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Axel   Mack North

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 5 tackles and recording 4 sacks against the Giants, Jones tallied 20 points this week. He nearly doubled his 10.62-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Jones ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Saints next week.
Chandler Jones

Top Player Comparison

Axel
Points
% of total points 161.82
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
23.32
22.55
14.4%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
21.2
14.11
13.1%
3
Chandler Jones
LB
20
10.62
12.4%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
17
21.93
10.5%
Mack North
Points
% of total points 140.76
1
DeVante Parker
WR
16.5
8.25
11.7%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
12.4
13.91
8.8%
3
Nick Bosa
DE
12
6.89
8.5%
4
Justin Tucker
K
12
9.5
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Stefon Diggs had a 66-yard catch for Axel, contributing to a 110.50-101.86 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Lamar Jackson had a 50-yard pass for Axel, helping the team to a 160.32-125.36 lead.

Points By Position

  Axel   Mack North
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means we ought refresh the Standings.
Axel
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Axel making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 182.30 points per game through seven weeks, 5th-best in the league.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
1650 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs, 576 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Cooper Kupp
Best Drafted
51 Rec, 572 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Chandler Jones
Best Acquisition
20 Tackles, 8.5 Sacks
Mack North
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Mack North making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit currently finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 179.21 points per game through seven weeks, 6th-best in the league.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
618 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 305 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Kyler Murray
Best Drafted
1768 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs, 266 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
DeVante Parker
Best Acquisition
18 Rec, 284 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Axel scored less in this one (161.82) than their season average of 182.3.
Once Axel put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Mack North (1 vs 0).
By position, Axel have outscored Mack North at QB, WR, and TE this season.
The starters for Axel had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Mack North (0).
There's not much good to say about Mack North this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!