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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Vikings
5-2 100.8
93.39
 
VS
proj
Piesh's Players
67.98 4-3
87.51

Piesh's Players lose to Vikings, 100.80-67.98

There's no sugarcoating it, Piesh's Players dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as Vikings came out on top with a 100.80-67.98 victory. Vikings never trailed in this one after nabbing a 5.85-point lead on Thursday behind Evan Engram (5.45 points) and Devonta Freeman (0.4). Josh Allen (17.28 points) and Robbie Gould (11.5) did their part for Piesh's Players in the loss. Vikings (5-2) will look to notch another win against Nighthawks 11, while Piesh's Players (4-3) face Nuk Nasty in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Vikings   Piesh's Players

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 297 yards and 5 touchdowns against the Bengals, Mayfield registered 38.85 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 20.17-point projection and was much higher than his 18.74-point season scoring average. Mayfield ranks #28 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Baker Mayfield

Top Player Comparison

Vikings
Points
% of total points 100.8
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
38.85
20.17
38.5%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
16
10.43
15.9%
3
Jason Myers
K
15
8.96
14.9%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
11.75
9.53
11.7%
Piesh's Players
Points
% of total points 67.98
1
Josh Allen
QB
17.28
23.14
25.4%
2
Robbie Gould
K
11.5
8.82
16.9%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
9.65
8.67
14.2%
4
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
8
6.09
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Baker Mayfield had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Vikings, while Terry McLaurin had a 52-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 74.10-36.13 lead for Vikings.

Points By Position

  Vikings   Piesh's Players
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means we ought to refresh the Standings.
Vikings
Vikings may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the team is averaging the 6th-most points per game in the league (111.17 ppg), propelling Vikings to the No. 2 position in the Standings, easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Dak Prescott
MVP
1856 Pass Yds, 9 Pass TDs
Bal Defense
Best Drafted
17.3 Avg Pts Allowed, 332.7 Avg Yds Allowed, 11 Turnovers
Jimmy Garoppolo
Best Acquisition
1012 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs
Piesh's Players
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to see Piesh's Players holding onto No. 6 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit is averaging only 102.68 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Piesh's Players is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
2018 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 204 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Dalvin Cook
Best Drafted
489 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Justin Herbert
Best Acquisition
1542 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs, 121 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs

What If

Vikings would have beaten only three other teams besides Piesh's Players this week.
Piesh's Players would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Piesh's Players every week, Vikings would be 4-3 this season.
Piesh's Players would have been victorious over Vikings 97.72-79.48 had they played each other last week.
Vikings would be 2-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Piesh's Players.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Vikings, Piesh's Players would be 2-4.
If Vikings had played every team in the league each week, they would be 36-41.
If they played every team every week, Piesh's Players would be 34-43.