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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
The Justice League
6-1 314
207.63
 
VS
proj
Monkey Business
125 0-7
117.92

The Justice League top Monkey Business for fifth straight win in 314-125 rout

The Justice League extended their win streak to five games with a dominant win over Monkey Business, rolling to a 314-125 victory. Monkey Business remains winless for the season. The Justice League pulled out to a 31-point lead on Thursday behind Blake Martinez (32 points) and never looked back. Jaylon Smith (30 points) and Teddy Bridgewater (26) were the leading scorers for Monkey Business in the loss. The Justice League (6-1) will look to earn another win against The wtf team, while Monkey Business (0-7) attempt to get their first W against Billsrback.

Matchup Timeline

  The Justice League   Monkey Business

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Higgins (6 Rec, 110 Rec Yds) scored 21 points against the Bengals in Week 7. His scoring output crushed his 2.4-point projection and was much higher than his 10.25-point season scoring average. Higgins will face the Raiders next week.
Rashard Higgins

Top Player Comparison

The Justice League
Points
% of total points 314
1
Budda Baker
S
73
28.66
23.2%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
40
22.95
12.7%
3
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
39
24.08
12.4%
4
Leighton Vander Esch
LB
39
25.38
12.4%
Monkey Business
Points
% of total points 125
1
Jaylon Smith
LB
30
26.76
24%
2
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
26
18.08
20.8%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
24
12.13
19.2%
4
Jeremy Chinn
S
22
20.63
17.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Teddy Bridgewater had a 74-yard touchdown pass for Monkey Business, while Donald Parham Jr. had a 22-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 170-101 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
DeAndre Hopkins had a 35-yard touchdown catch for Monkey Business, who trailed 291-125 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  The Justice League   Monkey Business
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already halfway through the season, and that means it's time check in on the Standings.
The Justice League
The Justice League will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 258 points per game through seven weeks, 5th-best in the league, the unit holds the No. 4 position in the Standings, putting The Justice League in playoff position.
Important Players
Budda Baker
MVP
59 Tackles, 2 Sacks, 2 Ints
Deshaun Watson
Best Drafted
2095 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 147 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Leighton Vander Esch
Best Acquisition
18 Tackles
Monkey Business
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 163, Monkey Business is No. 20 in the Standings, leaving the unit with some work to do in order to get into playoff position.
Important Players
Jaylon Smith
MVP
82 Tackles
Teddy Bridgewater
Best Drafted
1930 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs, 131 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Jeremy Chinn
Best Acquisition
56 Tackles, 1 Int

StatSmack

The Justice League must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (314) than their season average (257.71).
Get on their level! Monkey Business have lost their last seven weeks, while The Justice League have won five straight.
We heard scoring helps you win. Monkey Business need some help then, averaging just 162.57 versus The Justice League's 257.71.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" The Justice League (6-1) have a better record than Monkey Business (0-7).
Even the computers think The Justice League have better players. Their projected average points is higher (224.28) than Monkey Business (161.51).
Once The Justice League put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Monkey Business (2 vs 0).
The Justice League are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Monkey Business (1).
The Justice League have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Monkey Business (1 vs 0).
The Justice League should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Monkey Business (6 vs 4).
The Justice League have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Monkey Business (66 vs 43).
By position, The Justice League have outscored Monkey Business at QB, TE, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
The Justice League has a higher average scoring margin (42) than Monkey Business this season (-66).
There's not much good to say about Monkey Business this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!