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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
SnitchesGetStitches
1-6 126.38
96.19
 
VS
proj
Elephants Can’t Swim
63.56 3-4
102.16

SnitchesGetStitches defy projections, knock off Elephants Can’t Swim in 126.38-63.56 rout

SnitchesGetStitches stepped up and exceeded expectations, cruising to a 126.38-63.56 victory over Elephants Can’t Swim, who fell short of projections. SnitchesGetStitches grabbed a 4.70-point lead on Thursday behind Boston Scott (16.7 points) and never gave it up. Teddy Bridgewater (19.16 points) and Julio Jones (13.7) were the leaders for Elephants Can’t Swim in the loss. SnitchesGetStitches (1-6) will look to build on their success against General Monkey, while Elephants Can’t Swim (3-4) will meet Baby got dak in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  SnitchesGetStitches   Elephants Can’t Swim

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 8.02 points, Gronkowski scored 83.3% more than that amount by scoring 14.7 points as the Buccaneers beat the Raiders 45-20. He caught 5 passes for 62 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on SnitchesGetStitches this week. Gronkowski will play the Giants in Week 8.
Rob Gronkowski

Top Player Comparison

SnitchesGetStitches
Points
% of total points 126.38
1
Gardner Minshew II
QB
19.02
19.3
15%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
18.8
12.45
14.9%
3
Boston Scott
RB
16.7
11.32
13.2%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
14.7
8.02
11.6%
Elephants Can’t Swim
Points
% of total points 63.56
1
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
19.16
17.6
30.1%
2
Julio Jones
WR
13.7
15.61
21.6%
3
Robby Anderson
WR
10.4
12.76
16.4%
4
Evan Engram
TE
7.9
8.06
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was SnitchesGetStitches who emerged with the lead, 97.18-62.76. Gardner Minshew II had a 28-yard touchdown pass for SnitchesGetStitches, while Antonio Gibson had a 40-yard run. Teddy Bridgewater made the highlight reel for Elephants Can’t Swim with a 74-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  SnitchesGetStitches   Elephants Can’t Swim
Standings Update
How about we catch up on the Standings? After all, we're already midway through the season, if you can believe it.
SnitchesGetStitches
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on SnitchesGetStitches making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 97.05 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Dak Prescott
MVP
1856 Pass Yds, 9 Pass TDs
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
31 Rec, 439 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Antonio Gibson
Best Acquisition
371 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 147 Rec Yds
Elephants Can’t Swim
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Elephants Can’t Swim making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 89.37 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Adam Thielen
MVP
32 Rec, 415 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Drew Brees
Best Drafted
1618 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs
Scotty Miller
Best Acquisition
22 Rec, 365 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Seven of the nine starters on SnitchesGetStitches exceeded their projected point totals.
Elephants Can’t Swim had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
SnitchesGetStitches put up more points than their season scoring average (97.05) while Elephants Can’t Swim fell short of theirs (89.37).
SnitchesGetStitches put up more points than their projected total, while Elephants Can’t Swim fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 62.82-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This defeat puts an end to a three-game winning streak for Elephants Can’t Swim.
SnitchesGetStitches moves to (1-2) in blowout games this season, while Elephants Can’t Swim falls to (1-3).