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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Apollo
6-1 184.84
211.79
 
VS
proj
MangoKid
155.26 1-6
187.57

Apollo knock off MangoKid for third straight win, 184.84-155.26

Apollo extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over MangoKid, coming out on top with a 184.84-155.26 victory. Apollo never trailed in this one after grabbing a 5.40-point lead on Thursday behind Travis Kelce (10.4 points). DeAndre Hopkins (25.6 points) and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (21.3) carried the flag for MangoKid in the loss. Apollo (6-1) will look to rack up another win against Axel, while MangoKid (1-6) will match up against drizz in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Apollo   MangoKid

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 6 tackles and recording 2 sacks against the Titans, Bosa scored 12 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 6.18-point projection and was much higher than his 6.57-point season scoring average. Bosa ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Bears next week.
Joey Bosa

Top Player Comparison

Apollo
Points
% of total points 184.84
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
27.9
19.34
15.1%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
14.34
21.48
7.8%
3
Blake Martinez
LB
14
10.05
7.6%
4
Bobby Wagner
LB
13
8.24
7%
MangoKid
Points
% of total points 155.26
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
25.6
18.27
16.5%
2
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR
21.3
12.58
13.7%
3
Jimmy Graham
TE
16.5
8.05
10.6%
4
Deion Jones
LB
13
10.49
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Marquez Valdes-Scantling had a 74-yard touchdown catch and a 59-yard catch for MangoKid, who trailed 105.50-103.66 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 48-yard pass for Apollo, contributing to a 169.44-142.36 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Apollo   MangoKid
Standings Update
Let's catch up on the Standings. We're already midway through the season after all, believe it or not.
Apollo
Apollo have done it all so far this season, averaging a whopping 206.87 points per game through seven weeks, best in the league. That offensive firepower has propelled the squad to the best record in the league and a well-deserved spot atop the Standings.
Important Players
Dalvin Cook
MVP
725 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 220 Rec Yds
Keenan Allen
Best Drafted
44 Rec, 564 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Russell Wilson
Best Acquisition
1945 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 178 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
MangoKid
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see MangoKid 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 175.01 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
1992 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
49 Rec, 508 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Mark Ingram II
Best Acquisition
470 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs

Game Notes

Half of the starters on Apollo exceeded their projected point totals.
MangoKid had only four of their 18 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.
The matchup's 29.58-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Apollo win, but they also covered the 24.22-point predicted margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, DeAndre Hopkins recorded 25.6 points, the highest score for a wideout this week.