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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Fania's Team
3-4 242.4
192.43
 
VS
proj
Raiders4Life
184.6 1-6
218.39

Fania's Team defy projections, earn win over Raiders4Life, 242.4-184.6

Fania's Team exceeded their projected point total, coming out on top with a 242.4-184.6 victory over Raiders4Life, who fell short of projections. Raiders4Life earned a 9.0-point lead on Thursday, but Fania's Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 429 yards and 5 touchdowns for 94 points, and Darren Waller, who caught 7 passes for 126 yards and 2 touchdowns (29.1 points). Russell Wilson (241 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 27 Rush Yds) and Ezekiel Elliott (111 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 36 Rec Yds) did their part for Raiders4Life in the loss. Fania's Team (3-4) will look to notch another W against Outlaws, while Raiders4Life (1-6) try to get back in the win column against K Bizzle's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Fania's Team   Raiders4Life

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 2 passes for 21 yards against the Saints, Patterson tallied 25.6 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 6.87-point projection and was much higher than his 7.56-point season scoring average. Patterson will face the Chargers next week.
Cordarrelle Patterson

Top Player Comparison

Fania's Team
Points
% of total points 242.4
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
94
49.96
38.8%
2
Darren Waller
TE
29.1
10.74
12%
3
Cordarrelle Patterson
WR
25.6
6.87
10.6%
4
DeVante Parker
WR
14
6.95
5.8%
Raiders4Life
Points
% of total points 184.6
1
Russell Wilson
QB
39.8
54.14
21.6%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
23.7
17.1
12.8%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
15.9
12.78
8.6%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
15.5
17.38
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Courtland Sutton had a 41-yard catch for Raiders4Life, helping to stake Raiders4Life to a 16.4-7.4 lead.
Sunday Early
There were multiple players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Fania's Team owned a 180.9-99.6 lead. Aaron Rodgers had a 74-yard touchdown pass and a 37-yard touchdown pass for Fania's Team, while Darren Waller had a 48-yard catch. Meanwhile, Josh Jacobs had a 42-yard run for Raiders4Life, while Adam Thielen had a 25-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 48-yard pass for Raiders4Life, who trailed 226.5-157.4 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Fania's Team   Raiders4Life
Standings Update
Let's refresh the Standings. We're already at the midpoint of the season after all, if you can believe it.
Fania's Team
Fania's Team may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (197.8 ppg), propelling Fania's Team to the No. 6 position in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
2019 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Nick Chubb
Best Drafted
607 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 128 Rec Yds
Darren Waller
Best Acquisition
44 Rec, 485 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Raiders4Life
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Raiders4Life making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 197.0 points per game through seven weeks, 6th-best in the league.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
1945 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 178 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
602 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 176 Rec Yds
Courtland Sutton
Best Acquisition
36 Rec, 564 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Fania's Team scored more points in this matchup (242.4) than their season average (197.83).
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Fania's Team (3-4) have a better record than Raiders4Life (1-6).
Fania's Team see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Raiders4Life (0).
Fania's Team don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Raiders4Life (1 vs 2).
Fania's Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Raiders4Life (2 vs 1).
Raiders4Life have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (7) than Fania's Team (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Fania's Team have outscored Raiders4Life at QB, WR, and TE this season.
The starters for Fania's Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Raiders4Life (4).
There's not much good to say about Raiders4Life this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!