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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
An Easy W
3-4 105.16
92.8
 
VS
proj
The Mad Scientist
42.86 4-3
58.64

An Easy W knock off The Mad Scientist in 105.16-42.86 rout

An Easy W outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 105.16-42.86 victory over The Mad Scientist, who fell short of projections. The Mad Scientist leapt out to a 9.90-point lead on Thursday behind a standout performance from Golden Tate. But it was all An Easy W after that. They were led by Aaron Rodgers (283 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Jamaal Williams (77 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 37 Rec Yds). An Easy W (3-4) will look to notch another win against DeKaylin Zecharius, while The Mad Scientist (4-3) meet Unstoppable in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  An Easy W   The Mad Scientist

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gronkowski overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 12.2 points against his 6.32-point projection. In a 45-20 win over the Raiders, he caught 5 passes for 62 yards and a touchdown. Gronkowski will face the Giants next week.
Rob Gronkowski

Top Player Comparison

An Easy W
Points
% of total points 105.16
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
27.32
20.67
26%
2
Jamaal Williams
RB
17.4
10.43
16.5%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
16.74
9.45
15.9%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
13.2
15.66
12.6%
The Mad Scientist
Points
% of total points 42.86
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
24.16
22.98
56.4%
2
Golden Tate
WR
9.9
3.75
23.1%
3
Devin Singletary
RB
4.7
10.53
11%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
4.1
11.2
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Golden Tate had a 39-yard touchdown catch for The Mad Scientist to contribute to a 9.90-0.00 lead for The Mad Scientist.
Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 45-yard touchdown pass for An Easy W to contribute to a 78.76-38.76 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  An Easy W   The Mad Scientist
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the halfway point. How about we catch up on the Standings?
An Easy W
An Easy W 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 (96.67 ppg), leaving An Easy W outside of playoff position at No. 8 in the Standings.
Important Players
Derrick Henry
MVP
663 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Lamar Jackson
Best Drafted
955 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs, 346 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Tyler Boyd
Best Acquisition
48 Rec, 517 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
The Mad Scientist
Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. Despite averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 88.16, The Mad Scientist holds the No. 5 spot in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
2095 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 147 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Kenyan Drake
Best Drafted
512 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Best Acquisition

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. An Easy W scored more in this one (105.16) than their season average (96.67).
We heard scoring helps you win. An Easy W are doing a better job of that, averaging 96.67 versus The Mad Scientist's 88.16.
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. The Mad Scientist has left more points on the bench this season (287.48) than An Easy W (256.86).
The Mad Scientist are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than An Easy W (2 vs 1).
An Easy W see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than The Mad Scientist (0).
An Easy W have the clutch gene, with more close wins than The Mad Scientist (2 vs 0).
An Easy W should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than The Mad Scientist (4 vs 3).
An Easy W have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than The Mad Scientist (28 vs 20).
By position, An Easy W have outscored The Mad Scientist at QB, RB, and WR this season.
An Easy W has a higher average scoring margin (3) than The Mad Scientist this season (-9).
Hey The Mad Scientist, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!