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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Ice Up Son!
5-2 104
107.68
 
VS
proj
Lowered Expectations
97 2-5
113.33

Ice Up Son! knock off Lowered Expectations for third straight win, 104.0-97.0

Ice Up Son! extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Lowered Expectations, securing a 104.0-97.0 victory. Ice Up Son! nabbed a 30.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 43 points from DJ Moore (4 Rec, 93 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Matt Ryan (338 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and never looked back. Tyler Boyd (16 Pass Yds, 101 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Los Angeles Rams defense (10 Pts Allowed, 248 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) led the way for Lowered Expectations in the loss. Ice Up Son! (5-2) will look to keep it rolling against STEEL CURTAIN, while Lowered Expectations (2-5) attempt to generate some positive momentum against Coupe.

Matchup Timeline

  Ice Up Son!   Lowered Expectations

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore (4 Rec, 93 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 23 points in a 27-24 lost to the Saints in Week 7. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.94-point projection and was much higher than his 12.64-point season scoring average. Moore ranks #52 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
DJ Moore

Top Player Comparison

Ice Up Son!
Points
% of total points 104
1
DJ Moore
WR
23
10.94
22.1%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
20
22.07
19.2%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
16.5
13.26
15.9%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
13.5
8.65
13%
Lowered Expectations
Points
% of total points 97
1
Tyler Boyd
WR
22.5
11.84
23.2%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
20
10.81
20.6%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
14
26.45
14.4%
4
D'Andre Swift
RB
12
8.08
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
DJ Moore had a 74-yard touchdown catch for Ice Up Son! to contribute to a 77.0-46.5 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Ice Up Son!   Lowered Expectations
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already midway through the season, meaning it's time to take a closer look at the Standings.
Ice Up Son!
Ice Up Son! may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (115.8 ppg), propelling Ice Up Son! to No. 2 in the Standings, easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Calvin Ridley
MVP
40 Rec, 615 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Matt Ryan
Best Drafted
2181 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Justin Herbert
Best Acquisition
1542 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs, 121 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Lowered Expectations
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Lowered Expectations making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 113.5 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
1899 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 165 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Amari Cooper
Best Drafted
53 Rec, 583 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
LAR Defense
Best Acquisition
17.7 Avg Pts Allowed, 302.6 Avg Yds Allowed, 8 Turnovers

Game Notes

Ice Up Son! won despite the fact that only three of their nine starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
Lowered Expectations had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Lowered Expectations can partially blame the loss on Devonta Freeman, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
In a losing effort, Tyler Boyd recorded 22.5 points, the fifth-best score for a wide receiver this week.