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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
The Commish
2-5 154.05
120.59
 
VS
proj
Rubber Ducky
124.05 2-5
115.23

The Commish defeat Rubber Ducky in 154.05-124.05 rout

The Commish exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 154.05-124.05 victory over Rubber Ducky. Rubber Ducky took a 10.90-point lead on Thursday, but it was all The Commish after that. They were led by Justin Herbert, who passed for 347 yards , ran for 66 yards and scored 4 touchdowns for 47.95 points, and Chris Godwin, who caught 9 passes for 88 yards and a touchdown (23.8 points). A.J. Brown (6 Rec, 153 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Jared Goff (219 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) were the leaders for Rubber Ducky in defeat. The Commish (2-5) will look to earn another win against Papasmrff360, while Rubber Ducky (2-5) will meet Bekah's Boss Team in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  The Commish   Rubber Ducky

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Herbert overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 47.95 points against his 23.24-point projection. In a 39-29 win over the Jaguars, he passed for 347 yards , ran for 66 yards and scored 4 touchdowns. Herbert ranks #16 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Justin Herbert

Top Player Comparison

The Commish
Points
% of total points 154.05
1
Justin Herbert
QB
47.95
23.24
31.1%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
23.8
15.5
15.4%
3
Giovani Bernard
RB
20.6
14.35
13.4%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
18.8
14.21
12.2%
Rubber Ducky
Points
% of total points 124.05
1
A.J. Brown
WR
27.3
15.98
22%
2
Jared Goff
QB
23.05
22.33
18.6%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
17.5
15.39
14.1%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
17.5
11.66
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, The Commish emerged with a 130.25-73.80 lead. Justin Herbert had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for The Commish, while Antonio Gibson had a 40-yard run. A.J. Brown made the highlight reel for Rubber Ducky with a 73-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  The Commish   Rubber Ducky
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already midway through the season, and that means it's about time to check in on the Standings.
The Commish
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see The Commish making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 123.72 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Mark Andrews
MVP
20 Rec, 243 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Kenny Golladay
Best Drafted
20 Rec, 338 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Justin Herbert
Best Acquisition
1542 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs, 121 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Rubber Ducky
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Rubber Ducky making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit currently finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 122.29 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
1789 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
31 Rec, 439 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Randy Bullock
Best Acquisition
17-19 FG, 55 long, 16-16 XP

Game Notes

The Commish had seven of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Rubber Ducky lost despite six of their nine starters exceeding their points projection.
The Commish won despite starting Darren Fells, who scored zero points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
This victory ends a streak of three straight defeats for The Commish.
Not only did The Commish earn the win, but they also easily covered the 5.36-point predicted margin of victory.
Both of the wins for The Commish have been blowout wins.
A bright spot in the loss, A.J. Brown recorded 27.3 points, the fourth-highest score for a wide receiver this week.