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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Lunatic Fringe
2-5 142
133.28
 
VS
proj
Dingus
117 2-5
127.11

Lunatic Fringe hand Dingus third consecutive loss, 142-117

Lunatic Fringe emerged victorious with a 142-117 victory to hand Dingus their third consecutive loss. Lunatic Fringe never trailed in this one after grabbing a 13-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Antonio Gibson (23 points) and Robby Anderson (13). Calvin Ridley (5 Rec, 69 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Kareem Hunt (76 Rush Yds, 26 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for Dingus in the loss. Lunatic Fringe (2-5) will look to add to their success against Blazin Blitzers, while Dingus (2-5) take on Gronkie Kong🦧 in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Lunatic Fringe   Dingus

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gibson overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 23 points against his 12.46-point projection. In a 25-3 win over the Cowboys, he ran for 128 yards and a touchdown. Gibson ranks #61 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Antonio Gibson

Top Player Comparison

Lunatic Fringe
Points
% of total points 142
1
Russell Wilson
QB
41
25.61
28.9%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
23
12.46
16.2%
3
Robby Anderson
WR
13
15.31
9.2%
4
Hayden Hurst
TE
12
9.99
8.5%
Dingus
Points
% of total points 117
1
Calvin Ridley
WR
19
16.5
16.2%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
18
18.64
15.4%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
17
11.26
14.5%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
13
6.72
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Antonio Gibson had a 40-yard run for Lunatic Fringe to contribute to a 78-65 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 47-yard touchdown pass for Lunatic Fringe to contribute to a 142-75 lead for the team.
Monday
Nick Foles found Allen Robinson II for a 42-yard pass for Dingus.

Points By Position

  Lunatic Fringe   Dingus
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the halfway point. Let's take a closer look at the Standings.
Lunatic Fringe
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Lunatic Fringe making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 131 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
2250 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 242 Rush Yds
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
Best Drafted
551 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 194 Rec Yds
Antonio Gibson
Best Acquisition
371 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 147 Rec Yds
Dingus
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Dingus making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 145 points per game through seven weeks, 6th-best in the league.
Important Players
Dak Prescott
MVP
1856 Pass Yds, 9 Pass TDs
Calvin Ridley
Best Drafted
40 Rec, 615 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Nick Foles
Best Acquisition
1139 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs

Game Notes

Only four of the 10 starters on Lunatic Fringe scored higher than their point projections.
Dingus had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Lunatic Fringe won despite starting Devonta Freeman, who scored zero points.
Lunatic Fringe put up more points than their season scoring average (131.43) while Dingus fell short of theirs (144.71).
Lunatic Fringe recorded more points than their projected total, while Dingus fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 25-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Lunatic Fringe win, but they also easily covered the 6.17-point forecasted margin of victory.