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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Kickoff
6-1 159.48
155.59
 
VS
proj
TeamSquirrls
157.32 3-4
173.57

Kickoff defeat TeamSquirrls for third straight win in 159.48-157.32 battle

Kickoff extended their win streak to three games with a tight win over TeamSquirrls, narrowly earning a 159.48-157.32 victory. TeamSquirrls made a run at it on Sunday night, but it wasn't to be. Kickoff led 159.48-152.72 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 4.6 points from Josh Jacobs on Sunday night for TeamSquirrls. Kickoff were led by Russell Wilson (388 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 84 Rush Yds) and Carson Wentz (359 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 14 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). Kickoff (6-1) will look to add to their success against The Beavers, while TeamSquirrls (3-4) attempt to develop some positive momentum against Epic Shit Only.

Matchup Timeline

  Kickoff   TeamSquirrls

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cobb (8 Rec, 95 Rec Yds) scored 13.5 points against the Packers in Week 7. His scoring output was 71.5% more than his 7.87-point projection and was higher than his 9.17-point season scoring average. Cobb will face the Jaguars next week.
Randall Cobb

Top Player Comparison

Kickoff
Points
% of total points 159.48
1
Russell Wilson
QB
39.52
29.88
24.8%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
33.76
23.51
21.2%
3
Boston Scott
RB
16.7
12.39
10.5%
4
Sterling Shepard
WR
14.9
6.37
9.3%
TeamSquirrls
Points
% of total points 157.32
1
Drew Brees
QB
29.48
23.46
18.7%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
18.8
12.45
12%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
15
29.15
9.5%
4
David Johnson
RB
14.4
12.97
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Thursday, but it was Kickoff who grabbed the lead, 65.36-26.30. For Kickoff, Carson Wentz had a 40-yard pass and a 59-yard pass. Travis Fulgham made the highlight reel for TeamSquirrls with a 40-yard catch.
Sunday Early
Antonio Gibson had a 40-yard run for TeamSquirrls, who trailed 114.06-107.98 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 47-yard touchdown pass for Kickoff, contributing to a 159.48-152.72 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Kickoff   TeamSquirrls
Standings Update
Let's take a closer look at the Standings. After all, we're already at the midpoint of the season, believe it or not.
Kickoff
Kickoff 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 5th-most points per game in the league (168.22 ppg), propelling Kickoff to the No. 2 position in the Standings, easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
2250 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 242 Rush Yds
Carson Wentz
Best Drafted
1760 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 185 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Mike Davis
Best Acquisition
284 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 233 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
TeamSquirrls
TeamSquirrls 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 (168.57 ppg), propelling TeamSquirrls to the No. 6 spot in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
1899 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 165 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Drew Brees
Best Drafted
1618 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs
Travis Fulgham
Best Acquisition
23 Rec, 357 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Seven of the 14 starters on Kickoff scored higher than their projected point totals.
TeamSquirrls had only six of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
Kickoff won despite having two starters (Darren Fells and the Baltimore Ravens defense) score zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Kickoff recorded more points than their projected total, while TeamSquirrls failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 2.16-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Kickoff moves to (1-0) in close games this year, while TeamSquirrls falls to (0-1).