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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Lightning Bolts
2-5 93.08
114.49
 
VS
proj
garrie's Team
69.82 4-3
118.66

Lightning Bolts fall short of predictions, find way to defeat garrie's Team, 93.08-69.82

Both teams fell short of projections, but Lightning Bolts did enough to take down garrie's Team, securing a 93.08-69.82 victory. garrie's Team earned a 9.00-point lead on Thursday, but Lightning Bolts held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Keenan Allen, who caught 10 passes for 125 yards for 17.5 points, and Josh Allen, who passed for 307 yards and ran for 61 (16.38 points). Harrison Butker (14 points) and Hayden Hurst (9.8) carried the flag for garrie's Team in the loss. Lightning Bolts (2-5) will look to maintain their winning ways against Cameron's Team, while garrie's Team (4-3) attempt to get back in the win column against Zeke's Cowboys.

Matchup Timeline

  Lightning Bolts   garrie's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 24 points, surrendering 362 yards, and forcing a fumble against the Rams, the Bears defense registered 11 points this week. Their scoring output nearly doubled their 5.72-point projection and was much higher than their 7-point season scoring average. The Bears defense ranks #7 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Saints next week.
The Chicago Bears defense

Top Player Comparison

Lightning Bolts
Points
% of total points 93.08
1
Keenan Allen
WR
17.5
13.79
18.8%
2
Josh Allen
QB
16.38
22.25
17.6%
3
Julio Jones
WR
13.7
15.6
14.7%
4
James Conner
RB
12.6
14.7
13.5%
garrie's Team
Points
% of total points 69.82
1
Harrison Butker
K
14
10.15
20.1%
2
Hayden Hurst
TE
9.8
8.43
14%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
9
13.73
12.9%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
9
8.55
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Monday
Allen Robinson II had a 42-yard catch for garrie's Team.

Points By Position

  Lightning Bolts   garrie's Team
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. We’re already halfway through the season, meaning it's about time to check in on the Standings.
Lightning Bolts
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Lightning Bolts 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 103.49 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
2018 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 204 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Chris Carson
Best Drafted
403 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 167 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Joshua Kelley
Best Acquisition
232 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 117 Rec Yds
garrie's Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine garrie's Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 108.14 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Ezekiel Elliott
MVP
458 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 210 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Allen Robinson II
Best Drafted
44 Rec, 544 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Mike Davis
Best Acquisition
284 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 233 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Just three of the nine starting players on Lightning Bolts scored higher than their point projections.
garrie's Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Lightning Bolts ranked 7th in the league in scoring this week, while garrie's Team ranked 9th.
The matchup's 23.26-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The victory snaps a streak of three straight losses for Lightning Bolts.
On the losing side, Harrison Butker recorded 14 points, the second-best score for a K this week.