Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 7

Weekly
Grade
So.Cal.Spartans
4-3 111.36
104.9
 
VS
proj
STANKY
50.72 2-5
65.19

So.Cal.Spartans hand STANKY third straight loss in 111.36-50.72 rout

So.Cal.Spartans rolled to a 111.36-50.72 victory to hand STANKY their third straight loss. This matchup was over almost as soon as it started, as So.Cal.Spartans leapt out to a 47.94-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from Deshaun Watson and Terry McLaurin. Watson passed for 309 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 38 yards for 24.16 points, while McLaurin caught 7 passes for 90 yards and a touchdown (18.5 points). Matt Ryan (338 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Zane Gonzalez (3-4 FG, 49 long, 4-4 XP) did everything they could for STANKY in defeat. So.Cal.Spartans (4-3) will look to add to their success against Florence Troopers, while STANKY (2-5) take on Who Cares in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  So.Cal.Spartans   STANKY

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bills defense overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 14 points against their 8.91-point projection. During an 18-10 win over the Jets, they allowed only 10 points, surrendered 161 yards, and intercepted 2 passes. The Bills defense will face the Patriots next week.
The Buffalo Bills defense

Top Player Comparison

So.Cal.Spartans
Points
% of total points 111.36
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
24.16
22.98
21.7%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
18.5
14.53
16.6%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
17.4
14.3
15.6%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
14.5
8.83
13%
STANKY
Points
% of total points 50.72
1
Matt Ryan
QB
17.52
19.91
34.5%
2
Zane Gonzalez
K
16
8.03
31.5%
3
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
10.5
8.71
20.7%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
4.6
13.91
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Terry McLaurin had a 52-yard touchdown catch for So.Cal.Spartans, contributing to a 76.06-28.12 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  So.Cal.Spartans   STANKY
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means we ought to check in on the Standings.
So.Cal.Spartans
So.Cal.Spartans may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the unit is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (114.56 ppg), propelling So.Cal.Spartans to No. 4 in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
2095 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 147 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Calvin Ridley
Best Drafted
40 Rec, 615 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Cam Newton
Best Acquisition
969 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 244 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
STANKY
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on STANKY making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 95.85 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
2181 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Josh Jacobs
Best Drafted
394 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 122 Rec Yds
CeeDee Lamb
Best Acquisition
36 Rec, 497 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

So.Cal.Spartans had six of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
STANKY had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as So.Cal.Spartans had one starter score zero points, while STANKY had three.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
So.Cal.Spartans put up more points than their projected total, while STANKY fell short of their projection.
Not only did So.Cal.Spartans win, but they also covered the 39.71-point forecasted margin of victory.
So.Cal.Spartans moves to (3-0) in blowout games this year, while STANKY falls to (1-2).