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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Minnesota Madness
4-3 102.42
99.07
 
VS
proj
The Phoenix
91.18 4-3
88.22

Minnesota Madness beat The Phoenix for third straight win, 102.42-91.18

Minnesota Madness extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over The Phoenix, earning a 102.42-91.18 victory. Minnesota Madness never trailed in this one after grabbing a 5.00-point lead on Thursday behind the New York Giants defense. Russell Wilson (388 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 84 Rush Yds) and the Kansas City Chiefs defense (16 Pts Allowed, 391 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) led the charge for The Phoenix in the loss. Minnesota Madness (4-3) will look to earn another win against Shelley Showtime, while The Phoenix (4-3) try to right the ship against Rocky Mountain Bears.

Matchup Timeline

  Minnesota Madness   The Phoenix

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lockett caught 15 passes for 200 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Seahawks lost to the Cardinals 37-34. In doing so, he put up 47.5 points to more-than-quadruple his 10.57-point projection, the highest percent increase of any WR in the league this season. Lockett will play the 49ers next week.
Tyler Lockett

Top Player Comparison

Minnesota Madness
Points
% of total points 102.42
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
47.5
10.57
46.4%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
23.27
22.42
22.7%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
12.6
12.93
12.3%
4
The New York Giants defense
DEF
5
5.95
4.9%
The Phoenix
Points
% of total points 91.18
1
Russell Wilson
QB
36.13
28.05
39.6%
2
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
26
10.61
28.5%
3
Daniel Carlson
K
10.5
8.98
11.5%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
8.75
7.05
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but after the smoke cleared, Minnesota Madness had a 94.62-80.68 lead. For Minnesota Madness, Tyler Lockett had a 47-yard touchdown catch. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for The Phoenix with a 47-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Minnesota Madness   The Phoenix
Standings Update
Let's catch up on the Standings. We're already at the midpoint of the season after all, if you can believe it.
Minnesota Madness
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to imagine Minnesota Madness holding onto No. 5 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad is averaging only 110.21 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Minnesota Madness is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Tyler Lockett
MVP
47 Rec, 581 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Matt Ryan
Best Drafted
2181 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Younghoe Koo
Best Acquisition
15-16 FG, 54 long, 13-15 XP
The Phoenix
To be fair, it could be worse. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 100.75, The Phoenix are No. 7 in the Standings. While the unit currently is outside of playoff position, there's still time to make a run.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
2250 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 242 Rush Yds
KC Defense
Best Drafted
20.4 Avg Pts Allowed, 358.6 Avg Yds Allowed, 13 Turnovers
Nelson Agholor
Best Acquisition
15 Rec, 292 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Only two of the 10 starters on Minnesota Madness scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite five of their 10 starters exceeding their projected points, The Phoenix lost.
The final result could have looked differently, as Minnesota Madness had one starter score zero points, while The Phoenix had two.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 11.24-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Minnesota Madness get the win, but they also covered the 10.85-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Russell Wilson scored 36.13 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.