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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Tamil Tigers
5-2 146.79
123.2
 
VS
proj
Legion of BOOM
139.9 3-4
115.66

Tamil Tigers climb into 1st place, 146.79-139.90

Tamil Tigers jumped into the No. 1 position in Takeover Premier League XV with a come-from-behind win over Legion of BOOM, staging an impressive comeback to earn a 146.79-139.90 victory. Despite trailing 139.90-80.59 heading into Sunday night, Tamil Tigers roared back behind Tom Brady (45.33 points) and Chris Godwin (20.87). Deshaun Watson (309 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 38 Rush Yds) and Alvin Kamara (83 Rush Yds, 65 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Legion of BOOM in the loss. Tamil Tigers improve to 5-2 on the season, while Legion of BOOM fall to 3-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Tamil Tigers   Legion of BOOM

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Raiders in Week 7, Brady passed for 369 yards and 4 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 45.33 points to more-than-double his 20.86-point projection, the highest percent increase of any QB in the league this season. Brady will square off against the Giants in Week 8.
Tom Brady

Top Player Comparison

Tamil Tigers
Points
% of total points 146.79
1
Tom Brady
QB
45.33
20.86
30.9%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
22.83
22.33
15.6%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
20.87
13.11
14.2%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
15.67
13.21
10.7%
Legion of BOOM
Points
% of total points 139.9
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
27.53
23.85
19.7%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
24.13
25.81
17.2%
3
Christian Kirk
WR
19.47
8.95
13.9%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
19
14.82
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Terry McLaurin had a 52-yard touchdown catch for Legion of BOOM to contribute to a 120.43-50.19 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 33-yard touchdown pass for Tamil Tigers, contributing to a 146.79-139.90 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Tamil Tigers   Legion of BOOM

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Tamil Tigers scored higher than their projected point totals.
Legion of BOOM lost despite five of their nine starters exceeding their projected points.
Tamil Tigers put up more points than their season scoring average (122.01) while Legion of BOOM fell short of theirs (140.36).
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup's 6.89-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Tamil Tigers. They got the W, but failed to cover the 7.54-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this year, Tamil Tigers moves to (3-0), while Legion of BOOM falls to (0-1).

Coach Talk

Tamil Tigers
Well done, Tamil Tigers. Good job assembling a lineup that recorded 146.79 points this past week. Let's tip our cap to the GM of Legion of BOOM, take this W in stride, and continue the march towards the Takeover Premier League XV title.
Legion of BOOM
While it is that spooky time of the year, we'd prefer to see fewer tricks and more treats from your fantasy squad, Legion of BOOM... 139.9 points was just a little too ghoulish for our liking.