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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Bruising Knights
6-1 196.4
189.61
 
VS
proj
jichanorthNJ
181.2 2-5
179.71

Bruising Knights top jichanorthNJ for sixth straight win, 196.40-181.20

Bruising Knights extended their win streak to six games with a hard-fought win over jichanorthNJ, securing a 196.40-181.20 victory. Bruising Knights earned an early 0.90-point lead on Thursday. jichanorthNJ came back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Drew Brees (29.27 points) and Antonio Gibson (28.8). Unphased, Bruising Knights got it going later that afternoon, as Kyler Murray (47.7 points) and Patrick Mahomes (12.67) put them back on top for good. This marks the second time this season Bruising Knights have taken down jichanorthNJ, after winning 227.6-212.3 in their last matchup. Bruising Knights (6-1) will look to maintain their winning ways against cheeseheads, while jichanorthNJ (2-5) try to get back in the win column against PwnStars.

Matchup Timeline

  Bruising Knights   jichanorthNJ

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Boyd overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 22.13 points against his 12.46-point projection. During a 37-34 loss to the Browns, he had 101 receiving yards and a touchdown and passed for 16 yards. Boyd ranks #51 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

Bruising Knights
Points
% of total points 196.4
1
Kyler Murray
QB
47.7
29.72
24.3%
2
David Johnson
RB
23.4
20.96
11.9%
3
James Conner
RB
22.6
23.17
11.5%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
22.13
12.46
11.3%
jichanorthNJ
Points
% of total points 181.2
1
Drew Brees
QB
29.27
20.9
16.2%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
28.8
18.2
15.9%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
25.8
27.59
14.2%
4
DJ Moore
WR
23.3
12.61
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Antonio Gibson had a 40-yard run for jichanorthNJ, while DJ Moore had a 74-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 171.60-123.73 lead for jichanorthNJ.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Bruising Knights to contribute to a 187.40-171.60 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Bruising Knights   jichanorthNJ

Game Notes

Most (8 of the 12) of the starters on Bruising Knights scored higher than their projected point totals.
jichanorthNJ had only five of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
jichanorthNJ can partially blame the loss on Tyler Higbee, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 15.2-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Not only did Bruising Knights get the win, but they also covered the 9.9-point predicted margin of victory.

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