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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Elvis
2-5 141.29
99.41
 
VS
proj
AltiTude Rams
83.6 3-4
89.91

Elvis brush off expectations, knock off AltiTude Rams in 141.29-83.60 rout

Elvis stepped up, cruising to a 141.29-83.60 victory over AltiTude Rams, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to learn who would lead the way in the matchup, as Elvis took a 32.26-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar showings from Aaron Rodgers and A.J. Brown. Rodgers passed for 283 yards and 4 touchdowns for 29.66 points, while Brown caught 6 passes for 153 yards and a touchdown (24.3 points). Todd Gurley II (18.1 points) and Giovani Bernard (15.05) carried the flag for AltiTude Rams in defeat. Elvis (2-5) will look to rack up another W against CardinalFan, while AltiTude Rams (3-4) will face Xheryk in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Elvis   AltiTude Rams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Bass made 6 of his 8 FG attempts as the Bills beat the Jets 18-10. In doing so, he put up 22 points to more-than-triple his 6.55-point projection, the highest percent increase of any K in the league this season. Bass will go up against the Patriots next week.
Tyler Bass

Top Player Comparison

Elvis
Points
% of total points 141.29
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
29.66
18.45
21%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
24.3
10.56
17.2%
3
Tyler Bass
K
22
6.55
15.6%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
14
8.9
9.9%
AltiTude Rams
Points
% of total points 83.6
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
18.1
10.66
21.7%
2
Giovani Bernard
RB
15.05
8.69
18%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
13.57
8.53
16.2%
4
Josh Allen
QB
9.21
18.73
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 45-yard touchdown pass for Elvis, while A.J. Brown had a 73-yard touchdown catch, helping Elvis to a 110.19-77.93 lead.

Points By Position

  Elvis   AltiTude Rams
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, meaning it's time to refresh the Standings.
Elvis
Elvis 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 6th-most points per game in the league (98.46 ppg), leaving Elvis with some work to do in order to get into playoff position at No. 12 in the Standings.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
1657 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
Amari Cooper
Best Drafted
53 Rec, 583 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Tyler Bass
Best Acquisition
11-16 FG, 53 long, 17-18 XP
AltiTude Rams
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on AltiTude Rams making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 93.57 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
2018 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 204 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Todd Gurley II
Best Drafted
485 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Giovani Bernard
Best Acquisition
21 Rec, 174 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Elvis scored more points in this one (141.29) than their season average (98.46).
We heard scoring helps you win. AltiTude Rams need some help then, averaging just 93.57 versus Elvis's 98.46.
Even the machines think Elvis have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (102.79) than AltiTude Rams (91.86).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Elvis has left fewer points on the bench this season (172.92) than AltiTude Rams (262.08).
AltiTude Rams are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Elvis (4 vs 1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of AltiTude Rams - they’ve made more transactions (5) than Elvis (2) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Elvis have outscored AltiTude Rams at RB, WR, and TE this season.
Elvis has a higher average scoring margin (3) than AltiTude Rams this season (-12).
The starters for Elvis had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for AltiTude Rams (0).
Elvis came out victorious despite having more players on a bye this week (4) than AltiTude Rams (1).
There's not much good to say about AltiTude Rams this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!