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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Cowboy Chip
4-3 128
116.57
 
VS
proj
Warriors of Angels
119 0-7
134.28

Cowboy Chip hand Warriors of Angels seventh straight loss, 128-119

Cowboy Chip emerged victorious with a 128-119 victory to hand Warriors of Angels their seventh consecutive loss to open the season. Warriors of Angels took a 49-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive showings from Matt Ryan (42 points) and A.J. Brown (27). But Cowboy Chip held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Russell Wilson, who passed for 388 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 84 yards for 53 points, and Keenan Allen, who caught 10 passes for 125 yards (22 points). This marks the second time this season Cowboy Chip have taken down Warriors of Angels, after winning 177-117 in their last matchup. Cowboy Chip (4-3) will look to sustain their momentum against Aida Wildcats, while Warriors of Angels (0-7) attempt to get their first victory against Sledgehammers.

Matchup Timeline

  Cowboy Chip   Warriors of Angels

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 10 passes for 125 yards against the Jaguars, Allen put up 22 points this week. His scoring output was 35.1% more than his 16.28-point projection and was much higher than his 14.43-point season scoring average. Allen ranks #69 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Keenan Allen

Top Player Comparison

Cowboy Chip
Points
% of total points 128
1
Russell Wilson
QB
53
40.51
41.4%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
22
16.28
17.2%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
17
14.74
13.3%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
15
16.69
11.7%
Warriors of Angels
Points
% of total points 119
1
Matt Ryan
QB
42
35.57
35.3%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
27
15.14
22.7%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
16
9.22
13.4%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
11
15.94
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 73-yard touchdown catch for Warriors of Angels, helping the team to a 93-44 lead.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 47-yard touchdown pass for Cowboy Chip, helping the team to a 123-103 lead.

Points By Position

  Cowboy Chip   Warriors of Angels
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means it's about time to catch up on the Standings.
Cowboy Chip
Cowboy Chip may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (139 ppg), propelling Cowboy Chip to the No. 2 spot in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
2250 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 242 Rush Yds
Derrick Henry
Best Drafted
663 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Best Acquisition
Warriors of Angels
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 118, Warriors of Angels holds the No. 8 spot in the Standings, leaving the squad on the outside looking in for the playoffs.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
2181 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
458 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 210 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Cowboy Chip exceeded their projected point totals.
Warriors of Angels had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Cowboy Chip had two starters score zero points, while Warriors of Angels had one.
Cowboy Chip put up fewer points than their season scoring average (139.14) while Warriors of Angels scored above theirs (117.86).
Cowboy Chip put up more points than their projected total, while Warriors of Angels failed to reach their projection.
The victory snaps a streak of three consecutive losses for Cowboy Chip.
Cowboy Chip moves to (1-0) in upset games this season, while Warriors of Angels falls to (0-2).
Despite the loss, Matt Ryan (42 points) registered the fifth-best score for a quarterback this week.