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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Raising Cardinals
3-4 120.26
104.5
 
VS
proj
MILLER'S KILLERS
93.12 4-3
109.13

Back-and-forth battle ends with Raising Cardinals defeating MILLER'S KILLERS in 120.26-93.12 rout

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Raising Cardinals rolled to a 120.26-93.12 victory to hand MILLER'S KILLERS their third consecutive loss. MILLER'S KILLERS got out to an early 4.10-point lead on Thursday. Raising Cardinals came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by outstanding showings from Antonio Gibson (18.8 points) and the Buffalo Bills defense (14). Unphased, MILLER'S KILLERS got it going later that afternoon to take an 11.32-point lead behind DeAndre Hopkins (19.3 points) and Clyde Edwards-Helaire (12.8). But Raising Cardinals came back again later that night, as Tom Brady (36.86 points) and Darren Waller (14) put them back in the lead once and for all. Raising Cardinals (3-4) will look to notch another W against Dark Buccaneers, while MILLER'S KILLERS (4-3) will meet Slinks Mayhem in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Raising Cardinals   MILLER'S KILLERS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Raiders in Week 7, Brady passed for 369 yards and 4 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 36.86 points and nearly doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any QB in the league this season. Brady will battle the Giants next week.
Tom Brady

Top Player Comparison

Raising Cardinals
Points
% of total points 120.26
1
Tom Brady
QB
36.86
19.25
30.7%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
18.8
12.45
15.6%
3
Darren Waller
TE
14
11.49
11.6%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
14
8.91
11.6%
MILLER'S KILLERS
Points
% of total points 93.12
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
27.32
20.67
29.3%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
19.3
16.73
20.7%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
12.8
12.51
13.7%
4
Jared Cook
TE
10.7
9.31
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was Raising Cardinals who took the lead, 54.30-43.12. For Raising Cardinals, Antonio Gibson had a 40-yard run. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for MILLER'S KILLERS with a 45-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
DeAndre Hopkins had a 35-yard touchdown catch for MILLER'S KILLERS, helping the team to a 75.22-63.90 lead.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 33-yard touchdown pass for Raising Cardinals to contribute to a 120.26-84.22 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Raising Cardinals   MILLER'S KILLERS
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the midway point. Let's catch up on the Standings.
Raising Cardinals
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Raising Cardinals making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 106.83 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
1910 Pass Yds, 18 Pass TDs
Amari Cooper
Best Drafted
53 Rec, 583 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Buf Defense
Best Acquisition
25.4 Avg Pts Allowed, 354.6 Avg Yds Allowed, 9 Turnovers
MILLER'S KILLERS
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to count on MILLER'S KILLERS holding onto No. 6 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit is averaging only 98.64 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league. Nevertheless, MILLER'S KILLERS is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
1657 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
57 Rec, 704 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Jared Goff
Best Acquisition
1789 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs

StatSmack

Raising Cardinals must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (120.26) than their season average (106.83).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're MILLER'S KILLERS. They've lost three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Raising Cardinals are doing a better job of that, averaging 106.83 versus MILLER'S KILLERS's 98.64.
Once Raising Cardinals put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than MILLER'S KILLERS (2 vs 0).
Raising Cardinals should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than MILLER'S KILLERS (3 vs 2).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of MILLER'S KILLERS - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Raising Cardinals (1) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, Raising Cardinals have outscored MILLER'S KILLERS at RB, TE, and DEF this season.
Raising Cardinals has a higher average scoring margin (3) than MILLER'S KILLERS this season (-8).
There's not much good to say about MILLER'S KILLERS this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!