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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Matty Ice
5-2 156.54
143.48
 
VS
proj
TʜᴇB™
142.38 1-6
136.99

Matty Ice hand TʜᴇB™ fifth consecutive loss, 156.54-142.38

Matty Ice earned a 156.54-142.38 victory to hand TʜᴇB™ their fifth consecutive loss. TʜᴇB™ nabbed a 2.70-point lead on Thursday, but Matty Ice held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Ja'Marr Chase, who caught 8 passes for 201 yards and a touchdown for 34.1 points, and Mike Evans, who caught 6 passes for 76 yards and 3 touchdowns (31.6 points). Chris Godwin (8 Rec, 111 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Lamar Jackson (257 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 88 Rush Yds) did their part for TʜᴇB™ in the loss. Matty Ice (5-2) will look to keep it rolling against BARK, while TʜᴇB™ (1-6) attempt to get back on track against Orange Herbert.

Matchup Timeline

  Matty Ice   TʜᴇB™

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Chase overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 34.1 points against his 15.09-point projection. During a 41-17 win over the Ravens, he caught 8 passes for 201 yards and a touchdown. Chase ranks #15 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

Matty Ice
Points
% of total points 156.54
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
34.1
15.09
21.8%
2
Mike Evans
WR
31.6
16.68
20.2%
3
Jalen Hurts
QB
27.54
25.21
17.6%
4
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
17.5
15.89
11.2%
TʜᴇB™
Points
% of total points 142.38
1
Chris Godwin
WR
25.1
17.43
17.6%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
25.08
28.9
17.6%
3
D'Ernest Johnson
RB
24.8
12.7
17.4%
4
Christian Kirk
WR
15
12.82
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Matty Ice who emerged with the lead, 88.40-79.08. For Matty Ice, Ja'Marr Chase had an 82-yard touchdown catch. Lamar Jackson made the highlight reel for TʜᴇB™ with a 39-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Mike Evans had a 46-yard catch for Matty Ice, contributing to a 156.54-142.38 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Matty Ice   TʜᴇB™
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the halfway mark. Let's take a closer look at the Standings.
Matty Ice
Matty Ice will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 156.35 points per game through seven weeks, 3rd-best in the league, the team holds the No. 3 spot in the Standings, easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Jalen Hurts
MVP
1716 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 361 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Mike Evans
Best Drafted
37 Rec, 496 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
GB Defense
Best Acquisition
20.9 Avg Pts Allowed, 331.4 Avg Yds Allowed, 11 Turnovers
TʜᴇB™
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 123.49, TʜᴇB™ is No. 12 in the Standings, leaving the unit outside of playoff position.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
1943 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 480 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Chris Godwin
Best Drafted
42 Rec, 520 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
D'Ernest Johnson
Best Acquisition
157 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

StatSmack

TʜᴇB™ are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've lost five in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Matty Ice are doing a better job of that, averaging 156.35 versus TʜᴇB™'s 123.49.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Matty Ice (5-2) have a better record than TʜᴇB™ (1-6).
Even the computers think Matty Ice have better players. Their projected average points is higher (154.38) than TʜᴇB™ (138.86).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. TʜᴇB™ has left more points on the bench this season (407.6) than Matty Ice (287.12).
Matty Ice don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than TʜᴇB™ (3 vs 0).
Matty Ice should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than TʜᴇB™ (4 vs 2).
Matty Ice have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than TʜᴇB™ (33 vs 21).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of TʜᴇB™ - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Matty Ice (1) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, Matty Ice have outscored TʜᴇB™ at QB, RB, WR, DEF, and IDP this season.
Matty Ice don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 27 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Matty Ice had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for TʜᴇB™ (1).
There's not much good to say about TʜᴇB™ this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!