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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Jack's Team
6-1 98.5
109.37
 
VS
proj
Robert's Team
56.78 3-4
95.81

Jack's Team knock off Robert's Team for fourth straight win, 98.50-56.78

Jack's Team extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over Robert's Team, emerging victorious with a 98.50-56.78 victory. It was the third consecutive loss for Robert's Team. Robert's Team jumped out to a 29.18-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout efforts from Drew Brees, who passed for 287 yards and 2 touchdowns for 23.68 points, and Derrick Henry, who ran for 75 yards and a touchdown (14.2 points). But Jack's Team held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Kyler Murray (38.1 points) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (13). Jack's Team (6-1) will look to maintain their winning ways against chase's Genius Team, while Robert's Team (3-4) will match up against Jordan's Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Jack's Team   Robert's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Murray overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 38.1 points against his 24.34-point projection. During a 37-34 win over the Seahawks, he passed for 360 yards , ran for 67 yards and scored 4 touchdowns. Murray ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

Jack's Team
Points
% of total points 98.5
1
Kyler Murray
QB
38.1
24.34
38.7%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
13
9.58
13.2%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
11
10.36
11.2%
4
Robbie Gould
K
10
7.96
10.2%
Robert's Team
Points
% of total points 56.78
1
Drew Brees
QB
23.68
18.62
41.7%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
14.2
16.56
25%
3
Julio Jones
WR
13.7
15.6
24.1%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
4
8.34
7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Jack's Team, helping the team to a 98.50-56.78 lead.

Points By Position

  Jack's Team   Robert's Team
Standings Update
Let's take a closer look at the Standings. We're already halfway through the season after all, if you can believe it.
Jack's Team
Jack's Team will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 125.01 points per game through seven weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the team boasts the best record in the league and the No. 1 spot in the Standings.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
1847 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 437 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Kenyan Drake
Best Drafted
512 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Mike Davis
Best Acquisition
284 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 233 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Robert's Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Robert's Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 104.31 points per game through seven weeks, 6th-best in the league.
Important Players
Derrick Henry
MVP
663 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Adam Thielen
Best Drafted
32 Rec, 415 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Gardner Minshew II
Best Acquisition
2156 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 140 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

What If

Jack's Team would have beaten only two other teams besides Robert's Team this week.
Robert's Team would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
Jack's Team would be 6-1 if they played Robert's Team every week.
Jack's Team would have been victorious over Robert's Team 149.02-100.92 had they played each other last week.
Jack's Team would be 5-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Robert's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Jack's Team, Robert's Team would be 5-1.
If Jack's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 45-18.
If they played every team every week, Robert's Team would be 31-32.