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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Tropic Thunder
4-3 205.62
162.08
 
VS
proj
Lopes Up
168.26 3-4
144.1

Tropic Thunder beat expectations, knock off Lopes Up in 205.62-168.26 rout

Both teams stepped up and outperformed expectations, but Tropic Thunder took down Lopes Up, cruising to a 205.62-168.26 victory. Tropic Thunder took an early 4.30-point lead on Thursday. Lopes Up came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Deshaun Watson (44.16 points) and Cole Beasley (23.2). Not to be deterred, Tropic Thunder rallied later that afternoon, as Russell Wilson (60.42 points) and the Kansas City Chiefs defense (32) put them back in the lead once and for all. Tropic Thunder (4-3) will look to rack up another win against Razor Sharks, while Lopes Up (3-4) will face EZ $Money💵💶💷💴💰🏧🏈 in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Tropic Thunder   Lopes Up

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 26.1 points, Edmonds more-than-doubled his 10.72-point projection as the Cardinals beat the Seahawks 37-34. He racked up 145 yards from scrimmage to beat his projection by the second-highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. In Week 8, Edmonds and the Cardinals will go up against the Dolphins.
Chase Edmonds

Top Player Comparison

Tropic Thunder
Points
% of total points 205.62
1
Russell Wilson
QB
60.42
41.88
29.4%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
33.7
22.58
16.4%
3
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
32
16.48
15.6%
4
Chase Edmonds
RB
26.1
10.72
12.7%
Lopes Up
Points
% of total points 168.26
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
44.16
39.24
26.2%
2
Cole Beasley
WR
23.2
10.5
13.8%
3
Christian Kirk
WR
21.7
11.05
12.9%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
16.9
11.33
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 47-yard touchdown pass for Tropic Thunder to contribute to a 186.72-168.26 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Tropic Thunder   Lopes Up
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. We’re already midway through the season, and that means we ought to catch up on the Standings.
Tropic Thunder
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Tropic Thunder making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 160.07 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
2250 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 242 Rush Yds
Todd Gurley II
Best Drafted
485 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
KC Defense
Best Acquisition
20.4 Avg Pts Allowed, 358.6 Avg Yds Allowed, 13 Turnovers
Lopes Up
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Lopes Up making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 156.56 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league.
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
Christian Kirk
Best Acquisition
18 Rec, 277 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs

What If

Tropic Thunder would have beaten eight other teams besides Lopes Up this week.
Lopes Up would have lost to four other teams besides Tropic Thunder this week.
If they played Lopes Up every week, Tropic Thunder would be 4-3 this season.
Last week, Lopes Up would have defeated Tropic Thunder 172.2-105.58.
Tropic Thunder would be 2-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Lopes Up.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Tropic Thunder, Lopes Up would be 2-4.
If Tropic Thunder had played every team in the league each week, they would be 31-46.
If they played every team every week, Lopes Up would be 31-46.