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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
One--Eyed--Willie
5-2 491.17
441.76
 
VS
proj
Pounders
418.14 6-1
491.61

One--Eyed--Willie top Pounders for fourth straight win, 491.17-418.14

One--Eyed--Willie extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over Pounders, emerging victorious with a 491.17-418.14 victory. One--Eyed--Willie nabbed a 120.28-point lead on Thursday behind impressive showings from D'Ernest Johnson (64.65 points) and Case Keenum (41.83). Pounders bounced back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Taylor Heinicke (66.28 points) and Devontae Booker (39.38). Unphased, One--Eyed--Willie pulled it together later that afternoon, as Jalen Hurts (62.43 points) and Khalil Herbert (59.1) put them back on top for good. One--Eyed--Willie (5-2) will look to maintain their momentum against West's Dominators, while Pounders (6-1) will attempt to get back in the win column against Mike Honcho '18.

Matchup Timeline

  One--Eyed--Willie   Pounders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Herbert (100 Rush Yds, 33 Rec Yds) scored 59.1 points against the Buccaneers in Week 7. He more-than-doubled his 27.12-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Herbert will face the 49ers next week.
Khalil Herbert

Top Player Comparison

One--Eyed--Willie
Points
% of total points 491.17
1
D'Ernest Johnson
RB
64.65
39.45
13.2%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
62.43
53.36
12.7%
3
Khalil Herbert
RB
59.1
27.12
12%
4
Deebo Samuel
WR
56.5
42.72
11.5%
Pounders
Points
% of total points 418.14
1
Taylor Heinicke
QB
66.28
41.37
15.9%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
60.45
60.36
14.5%
3
Eli Mitchell
RB
42.38
35.64
10.1%
4
Devontae Booker
RB
39.38
41.41
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Taylor Heinicke had a 40-yard touchdown pass for Pounders, while Russell Gage had a 49-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 227.54-216.86 lead for Pounders.
Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 59-yard pass for Pounders, who trailed 431.17-359.76 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  One--Eyed--Willie   Pounders
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the halfway mark. How about we catch up on the Standings?
One--Eyed--Willie
One--Eyed--Willie may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the team is averaging the 6th-most points per game in the league (418.98 ppg), propelling One--Eyed--Willie to the No. 4 position in the Standings, easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Dak Prescott
MVP
1813 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Deebo Samuel
Best Drafted
38 Rec, 648 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
D'Ernest Johnson
Best Acquisition
157 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Pounders
Pounders will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 471.81 points per game through seven weeks, 3rd-best in the league, the unit ranks No. 2 in the Standings, easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Matthew Stafford
MVP
2172 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
404 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 186 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Taylor Heinicke
Best Acquisition
1658 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 222 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. One--Eyed--Willie scored more in this one (491.17) than their season average (418.98).
One--Eyed--Willie are on fire, with victories in four straight weeks.
One--Eyed--Willie laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Pounders (0).
One--Eyed--Willie are clutch masters, with more close wins than Pounders (1 vs 0).
One--Eyed--Willie should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Pounders (3 vs 1).
By position, One--Eyed--Willie have outscored Pounders at QB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
There's not much good to say about Pounders this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!