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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Gritz Blitz
4-3 109
98.24
 
VS
proj
Shark bait
43 3-4
34.37

Gritz Blitz top Shark bait in 109-43 rout

Despite similar records, Gritz Blitz held a significant season point advantage over Shark bait coming into this one (697-524), and they lived up to their reputation with an easy win, cruising to a 109-43 victory. It didn't take long to figure out who would be the frontrunner in the matchup, as Gritz Blitz nabbed a 48-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar performances from Davante Adams (26 points) and Julio Jones (10). DJ Moore (13 points) and Wil Lutz (11) were the leaders for Shark bait in the loss. Gritz Blitz (4-3) will look to keep it rolling against London Gentlemen, while Shark bait (3-4) take on Spoon in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Gritz Blitz   Shark bait

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 10 points, surrendering 248 yards, and intercepting 2 passes against the Bears, the Rams defense tallied 28 points this week. Their scoring output was 83% more than their 15.3-point projection and was much higher than their 16.71-point season scoring average. The Rams defense ranks #6 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
The Los Angeles Rams defense

Top Player Comparison

Gritz Blitz
Points
% of total points 109
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
28
15.3
25.7%
2
Davante Adams
WR
26
10.55
23.9%
3
Julio Jones
WR
10
9.14
9.2%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
9
11.14
8.3%
Shark bait
Points
% of total points 43
1
DJ Moore
WR
13
7.43
30.2%
2
Wil Lutz
K
11
9.29
25.6%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
8
7.74
18.6%
4
Matt Ryan
QB
8
6.68
18.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Gritz Blitz owned an 81-33 lead. For Gritz Blitz, Davante Adams had a 45-yard touchdown catch. DJ Moore made the highlight reel for Shark bait with a 74-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Gritz Blitz   Shark bait
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means we ought to take a closer look at the Standings.
Gritz Blitz
Gritz Blitz will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 100 points per game through seven weeks, 3rd-best in the league, the squad is No. 3 in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
LAR Defense
MVP
17.7 Avg Pts Allowed, 302.6 Avg Yds Allowed, 8 Turnovers
Younghoe Koo
Best Drafted
15-16 FG, 54 long, 13-15 XP
NYG Defense
Best Acquisition
24.9 Avg Pts Allowed, 341.7 Avg Yds Allowed, 7 Turnovers
Shark bait
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to count on Shark bait holding onto No. 8 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is averaging only 75 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Shark bait is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Bal Defense
MVP
17.3 Avg Pts Allowed, 332.7 Avg Yds Allowed, 11 Turnovers
Adam Thielen
Best Drafted
32 Rec, 415 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

What If

Gritz Blitz would have beaten nine other teams besides Shark bait this week.
Shark bait would have lost to nine other teams besides Gritz Blitz this week.
Gritz Blitz would be 7-0 if they played Shark bait every week.
Had they played each other last week, Gritz Blitz would have been victorious over Shark bait 109-85.
Gritz Blitz would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Shark bait.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Gritz Blitz, Shark bait would be 2-4.
If Gritz Blitz had played every team in the league each week, they would be 52-24-1.
If they played every team every week, Shark bait would be 27-50.