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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Rookie
2-5 122.88
101.09
 
VS
proj
Funky Town
108.92 3-4
104.9

Back-and-forth battle ends with Rookie knocking off Funky Town, 122.88-108.92

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Rookie secured a 122.88-108.92 victory to hand Funky Town their third consecutive loss. Rookie were led by Justin Herbert (39.48 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (15.3), while Russell Wilson (388 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 84 Rush Yds) and Chase Edmonds (58 Rush Yds, 87 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Funky Town in the loss. Rookie (2-5) will look to add to their success against PrzebiegleOdkurzacze, while Funky Town (3-4) will face off against Jokers Kielce in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Rookie   Funky Town

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sweat (3 Tackles, 2 Sacks) scored 11 points against the Cowboys in Week 7. He more-than-doubled his 4.79-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Sweat ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Giants next week.
Montez Sweat

Top Player Comparison

Rookie
Points
% of total points 122.88
1
Justin Herbert
QB
39.48
17.3
32.1%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
15.3
13.19
12.5%
3
T.J. Hockenson
TE
11.9
7.07
9.7%
4
Montez Sweat
DE
11
4.79
9%
Funky Town
Points
% of total points 108.92
1
Russell Wilson
QB
30.92
24.4
28.4%
2
Chase Edmonds
RB
14.5
4.97
13.3%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
11.5
10.77
10.6%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
10
9.14
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Herbert had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for Rookie, helping the team to an 88.18-40.50 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Funky Town who owned the lead, 107.42-103.48. For Rookie, DeAndre Hopkins had a 35-yard touchdown catch. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for Funky Town with a 47-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Rookie   Funky Town

StatSmack

Rookie must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (122.88) than their season average (98.2).
Funky Town are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last three matchups.
Rookie are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Funky Town (1).
Funky Town have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Rookie (3) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Rookie have outscored Funky Town at TE, K, and IDP this season.
The starters for Rookie had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Funky Town (1).
Rookie came out victorious despite having more players on a bye this week (4) than Funky Town (1).
Hey Funky Town, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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