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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
BLACK RAIDERS
3-4 147
147.01
 
VS
proj
STOW THUNDER!!
144 1-6
155.66

Despite top scorer Wentz, STOW THUNDER!! fall to BLACK RAIDERS in 147-144 battle

STOW THUNDER!! had the No. 1 scorer in the matchup with QB Carson Wentz racking up 46 points, the seventh-best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to topple BLACK RAIDERS, who eked out a 147-144 win. STOW THUNDER!! made a run at it on Sunday night, but they fell short. BLACK RAIDERS led 147-134 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 10 points from Ronald Jones II on Sunday night for STOW THUNDER!!. BLACK RAIDERS were led by Matt Ryan (338 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and the Buffalo Bills defense (10 Pts Allowed, 161 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers). BLACK RAIDERS (3-4) will look to get another win against Chiefs, while STOW THUNDER!! (1-6) try to get some positive momentum against LADY GIANTS.

Matchup Timeline

  BLACK RAIDERS   STOW THUNDER!!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Butker (3-3 FG, 40 long, 4-5 XP) scored 12 points in a 43-16 win over the Broncos in Week 7. His scoring output was 41% more than his 8.51-point projection and was much higher than his 7-point season scoring average. Butker ranks #6 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Jets next week.
Harrison Butker

Top Player Comparison

BLACK RAIDERS
Points
% of total points 147
1
Matt Ryan
QB
35
34.91
23.8%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
32
24.97
21.8%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
29
15.1
19.7%
4
James Conner
RB
13
15.52
8.8%
STOW THUNDER!!
Points
% of total points 144
1
Carson Wentz
QB
46
32.37
31.9%
2
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
22
24.27
15.3%
3
Julio Jones
WR
17
18.72
11.8%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
15
16.45
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Carson Wentz had a 40-yard pass and a 59-yard pass for STOW THUNDER!!, helping to stake STOW THUNDER!! to a 68-0 lead.
Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 73-yard touchdown catch for BLACK RAIDERS to contribute to a 124-100 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  BLACK RAIDERS   STOW THUNDER!!
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already midway through the season, meaning we ought to check in on the Standings.
BLACK RAIDERS
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on BLACK RAIDERS 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 141 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
2181 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Buf Defense
Best Drafted
25.4 Avg Pts Allowed, 354.6 Avg Yds Allowed, 9 Turnovers
Justin Jefferson
Best Acquisition
28 Rec, 537 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
STOW THUNDER!!
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on STOW THUNDER!! making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 133 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Carson Wentz
MVP
1760 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 185 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Derrick Henry
Best Drafted
663 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
George Kittle
Best Acquisition
35 Rec, 435 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. STOW THUNDER!! need some help then, averaging just 133.29 versus BLACK RAIDERS's 140.57.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" BLACK RAIDERS (3-4) have a better record than STOW THUNDER!! (1-6).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. BLACK RAIDERS has left fewer points on the bench this season (585) than STOW THUNDER!! (660).
Once BLACK RAIDERS put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than STOW THUNDER!! (2 vs 1).
BLACK RAIDERS have the clutch gene, with more close wins than STOW THUNDER!! (1 vs 0).
BLACK RAIDERS should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than STOW THUNDER!! (3 vs 1).
By position, BLACK RAIDERS have outscored STOW THUNDER!! at QB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
Don't worry STOW THUNDER!!, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!