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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Happy Golladays
3-4 141.24
113.64
 
VS
proj
Funky Football Team
133.86 3-4
104.48

Back-and-forth battle ends with Happy Golladays coming back to top Funky Football Team, 141.24-133.86

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Happy Golladays staged an impressive comeback for a 141.24-133.86 victory to hand Funky Football Team their third straight loss. Despite trailing 117.26-112.34 heading into Monday night, Happy Golladays roared back behind Alvin Kamara (28.9 points). Matthew Stafford (334 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and D'Ernest Johnson (146 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 22 Rec Yds) led the way for Funky Football Team in the loss. Happy Golladays (3-4) will look to get another W against FantasyFootballTeam, while Funky Football Team (3-4) face The Mijo in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Happy Golladays   Funky Football Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 69 yards and a touchdown against the Eagles, Drake put up 15.4 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 5.8-point projection and was much higher than his 8.81-point season scoring average. Drake will face the Giants next week.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Happy Golladays
Points
% of total points 141.24
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
28.9
19.6
20.5%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
23.3
13.87
16.5%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
18.44
16.68
13.1%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
15.4
5.8
10.9%
Funky Football Team
Points
% of total points 133.86
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
27.16
21.07
20.3%
2
D'Ernest Johnson
RB
24.8
11.62
18.5%
3
Eli Mitchell
RB
17.7
10.66
13.2%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
16.6
13.41
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 46-yard catch for Happy Golladays, while Matt Ryan had a 49-yard touchdown pass, helping Happy Golladays to an 82.14-32.10 lead.
Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 59-yard pass for Funky Football Team, who trailed 112.34-99.56 after the late action.
Monday
DK Metcalf had an 84-yard touchdown catch for Funky Football Team.

Points By Position

  Happy Golladays   Funky Football Team
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already midway through the season, meaning we ought to check in on the Standings.
Happy Golladays
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Happy Golladays making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit currently is on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 131.57 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
419 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 241 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Matt Ryan
Best Drafted
1668 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Emmanuel Sanders
Best Acquisition
24 Rec, 413 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Funky Football Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Funky Football Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 135.35 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Matthew Stafford
MVP
2172 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs
DK Metcalf
Best Drafted
33 Rec, 537 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
D'Ernest Johnson
Best Acquisition
157 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Happy Golladays scored more in this one (141.24) than their season average (131.57).
Funky Football Team are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've lost three in a row.
Funky Football Team have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (5) than Happy Golladays (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Happy Golladays have outscored Funky Football Team at RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Happy Golladays had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Funky Football Team (2).
Hey Funky Football Team, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!