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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Slinks Mayhem
3-4 73.42
83.43
 
VS
proj
Podolí Spartans
70.3 5-2
116.44

Offensively challenged Slinks Mayhem top Podolí Spartans in 73.42-70.30 battle

Slinks Mayhem squeaked by for a 73.42-70.30 victory over Podolí Spartans in spite of ranking only 11th in the league in points scored for the week. Podolí Spartans had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Slinks Mayhem led 73.42-66.30 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 4 points from Robert Woods on Monday night for Podolí Spartans. Slinks Mayhem were led by Teddy Bridgewater (19.16 points) and Logan Thomas (14). Slinks Mayhem (3-4) will look to sustain their momentum against MILLER'S KILLERS, while Podolí Spartans (5-2) try to right the ship against UnL TD Hunters.

Matchup Timeline

  Slinks Mayhem   Podolí Spartans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 4 passes for 60 yards and a touchdown against the Cowboys, Thomas scored 14 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 6.93-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Thomas will face the Giants next week.
Logan Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Slinks Mayhem
Points
% of total points 73.42
1
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
19.16
17.59
26.1%
2
Logan Thomas
TE
14
6.93
19.1%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
12.7
4.84
17.3%
4
Chris Boswell
K
9
7.76
12.3%
Podolí Spartans
Points
% of total points 70.3
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
18.8
21.14
26.7%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
12
24.19
17.1%
3
Randy Bullock
K
10
7.47
14.2%
4
DeSean Jackson
WR
6.1
9.91
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Teddy Bridgewater had a 74-yard touchdown pass for Slinks Mayhem to contribute to a 54.32-48.30 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Slinks Mayhem   Podolí Spartans
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the midway mark. Let's check in on the Standings.
Slinks Mayhem
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Slinks Mayhem making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad is on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 92.70 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
955 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs, 346 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Chris Carson
Best Drafted
403 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 167 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Teddy Bridgewater
Best Acquisition
1930 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs, 131 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Podolí Spartans
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to count on Podolí Spartans holding onto No. 2 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is averaging only 102.85 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Podolí Spartans is comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
1899 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 165 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
364 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 460 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
James Robinson
Best Acquisition
529 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 247 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Slinks Mayhem scored fewer points in this one (73.42) than their season average of 92.7.
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Slinks Mayhem has left fewer points on the bench this season (167.96) than Podolí Spartans (354.1).
Slinks Mayhem see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Podolí Spartans (0).
Slinks Mayhem are clutch masters, with more close wins than Podolí Spartans (3 vs 0).
Slinks Mayhem should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Podolí Spartans (2 vs 1).
Slinks Mayhem have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Podolí Spartans (29 vs 15).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Podolí Spartans - they’ve made more transactions (4) than Slinks Mayhem (3) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Slinks Mayhem have outscored Podolí Spartans at TE, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Slinks Mayhem had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Podolí Spartans (0).
There's not much good to say about Podolí Spartans this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!