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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Endzone Dance
4-3 119.56
128.09
 
VS
proj
The Dog House
112.22 2-5
115.81

Endzone Dance top The Dog House for third straight win, 119.56-112.22

Endzone Dance extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over The Dog House, earning a 119.56-112.22 victory. Endzone Dance never trailed in this one after taking a 12.80-point lead on Thursday behind the Philadelphia Eagles defense (12 points) and Devonta Freeman (0.8). Aaron Rodgers (283 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Todd Gurley II (63 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 19 Rec Yds) led the charge for The Dog House in the loss. Endzone Dance (4-3) will look to maintain their momentum against Spokane Sith, while The Dog House (2-5) will match up against Mananas in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Endzone Dance   The Dog House

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 59 yards and a touchdown against the Falcons, Hockenson tallied 14.4 points this week. His scoring output was 57.2% more than his 9.16-point projection and was much higher than his 8.94-point season scoring average. Hockenson ranks #6 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Colts next week.
T.J. Hockenson

Top Player Comparison

Endzone Dance
Points
% of total points 119.56
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
30.16
26.2
25.2%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
19.5
13.79
16.3%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
16.4
14.13
13.7%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
14.4
9.16
12%
The Dog House
Points
% of total points 112.22
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
35.32
24.47
31.5%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
21.2
14.07
18.9%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
18.5
14.53
16.5%
4
Hayden Hurst
TE
9.8
8.44
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 45-yard touchdown pass for The Dog House, while Terry McLaurin had a 52-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 109.86-103.52 after the early games.

Points By Position

  Endzone Dance   The Dog House
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already midway through the season, meaning it's time to catch up on the Standings.
Endzone Dance
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to see Endzone Dance holding onto the No. 6 position in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is averaging only 118.91 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Endzone Dance is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
2095 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 147 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
458 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 210 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Gardner Minshew II
Best Acquisition
2156 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 140 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
The Dog House
To be fair, it could be worse. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 98.38, The Dog House boast the No. 11 position in the Standings. While the squad currently has some work to do in order to make the playoffs, there's still time to make a run.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
1657 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
Todd Gurley II
Best Drafted
485 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Rex Burkhead
Best Acquisition
154 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 136 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

Game Notes

Endzone Dance had five of their nine starters exceed their projected points.
The Dog House had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Dog House can partially blame the loss on Odell Beckham Jr., who didn't score any points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
The matchup's 7.34-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Endzone Dance. They got the win, but did not cover the 12.28-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Aaron Rodgers (35.32 points) registered the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.