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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Fools and Horses
6-1 100
87.8
 
VS
proj
Desert Eagles
78 3-4
92.03

Fools and Horses defeat Desert Eagles for fifth straight win in 100-78 rout

Fools and Horses extended their win streak to five games with a convincing win over Desert Eagles, rolling to a 100-78 victory. It was the third loss in a row for Desert Eagles. It didn't take long to learn who would have the advantage in the matchup, as Fools and Horses jumped out to a 26-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding efforts from Davante Adams and Ryan Tannehill. Adams caught 13 passes for 196 yards and 2 touchdowns for 31 points, while Tannehill passed for 220 yards and 2 touchdowns (20 points). Diontae Johnson (9 Rec, 80 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Matt Ryan (338 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) carried the flag for Desert Eagles in the loss. Fools and Horses (6-1) will look to rack up another W against V for ..., while Desert Eagles (3-4) will face off against Iz Čikaga moji... in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Fools and Horses   Desert Eagles

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gould (2-2 FG, 41 long, 3-4 XP) scored 10 points in a 33-6 win over the Patriots in Week 7. He scored 25.6% more than his 7.96-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Gould will face the Seahawks next week.
Robbie Gould

Top Player Comparison

Fools and Horses
Points
% of total points 100
1
Davante Adams
WR
31
12.58
31%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
20
21.34
20%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
15
15.17
15%
4
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
11
10.1
11%
Desert Eagles
Points
% of total points 78
1
Diontae Johnson
WR
20
7.84
25.6%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
19
22.07
24.4%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
14
16.4
17.9%
4
Ryan Succop
K
9
7.66
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Davante Adams had a 45-yard touchdown catch for Fools and Horses, while Ryan Tannehill had a 73-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 79-53 lead for Fools and Horses.
Monday
Allen Robinson II had a 42-yard catch for Desert Eagles.

Points By Position

  Fools and Horses   Desert Eagles
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already halfway through the season, which means it's time to catch up on the Standings.
Fools and Horses
Fools and Horses will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 102 points per game through seven weeks, 3rd-best in the league, the squad holds the No. 2 position in the Standings, well within playoff position.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
1618 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs
Kareem Hunt
Best Drafted
463 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 106 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Ind Defense
Best Acquisition
19.2 Avg Pts Allowed, 282.3 Avg Yds Allowed, 10 Turnovers
Desert Eagles
Desert Eagles rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through seven weeks, the team is averaging the 7th-most points per game in the league (98 ppg), leaving Desert Eagles with some work to do in order to get into playoff position at No. 8 in the Standings.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
2181 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
364 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 460 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Rodrigo Blankenship
Best Acquisition
16-18 FG, 44 long, 15-15 XP

StatSmack

Get on their level! Desert Eagles have lost their last three matchups, while Fools and Horses have won five straight.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Fools and Horses (6-1) have a better record than Desert Eagles (3-4).
Fools and Horses don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Desert Eagles (4 vs 1).
Fools and Horses are clutch masters, with more close wins than Desert Eagles (1 vs 0).
Fools and Horses should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Desert Eagles (4 vs 3).
Desert Eagles have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than Fools and Horses (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Fools and Horses have outscored Desert Eagles at QB, WR, and DEF this season.
Fools and Horses don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 18 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Fools and Horses had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Desert Eagles (1).
Don't worry Desert Eagles, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!