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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition
3-4 203.19
194.35
 
VS
proj
Nashville Ninjas
171.31 4-3
191.25

Nashville Ninjas fall to ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition, 203.19-171.31

There's no way around it, Nashville Ninjas underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition came out on top with a 203.19-171.31 victory. Nashville Ninjas earned a 20.50-point lead on Thursday, but ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the Arizona Cardinals defense (39.5 points) and Deion Jones (28.5). Kyler Murray (33.36 points) and A.J. Brown (29.62) carried the flag for Nashville Ninjas in the loss. ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition (3-4) will look to maintain their momentum against Bring It!, while Nashville Ninjas (4-3) will attempt to generate some positive momentum against The Big Gronkowski.

Matchup Timeline

  ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition   Nashville Ninjas

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 28.5 points, Jones more-than-doubled his 13.54-point projection as the Falcons beat the Dolphins 30-28. He made 15 tackles and recorded a sack to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition this week. In Week 8, Jones and the Falcons will square off against the Panthers.
Deion Jones

Top Player Comparison

ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition
Points
% of total points 203.19
1
The Arizona Cardinals defense
DEF
39.5
27.16
19.4%
2
Deion Jones
LB
28.5
13.54
14%
3
Roquan Smith
LB
18.5
15.15
9.1%
4
Jameis Winston
QB
18.3
24.7
9%
Nashville Ninjas
Points
% of total points 171.31
1
Kyler Murray
QB
33.36
34.51
19.5%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
29.62
16.79
17.3%
3
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
20.5
19.97
12%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
20.42
7.64
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 46-yard catch for Nashville Ninjas, helping the team to a 103.53-86.54 lead.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray found Zach Ertz for a 47-yard touchdown pass for Nashville Ninjas. Murray also lit up the scoreboard with a 41-yard pass for Nashville Ninjas, who trailed 184.89-162.81 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition   Nashville Ninjas
Standings Update
How about we catch up on the Standings? We're already at the midpoint of the season after all, if you can believe it.
ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition
ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 191.52 points per game through seven weeks, 3rd-best in the league, the squad finds itself currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
1723 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 214 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
DJ Moore
Best Drafted
46 Rec, 586 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Ari Defense
Best Acquisition
16.3 Avg Pts Allowed, 316.7 Avg Yds Allowed, 14 Turnovers
Nashville Ninjas
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to see Nashville Ninjas holding onto No. 5 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad is averaging only 177.99 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Nashville Ninjas is comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
2002 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 126 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Derrick Henry
Best Drafted
869 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 154 Rec Yds
Zach Ertz
Best Acquisition
21 Rec, 255 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Just five of the 12 starting players on ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Nashville Ninjas had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition put up more points than their season scoring average (191.52) while Nashville Ninjas fell short of theirs (177.99).
ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition scored more points than their projected total, while Nashville Ninjas failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 31.88-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The victory concludes a two-game losing skid for ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition.
Not only did ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition win, but they also easily covered the 3.1-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Kyler Murray (33.36 points) posted the third-best score for a quarterback this week.