Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 7

Weekly
Grade
AngryBirdman
3-4 144.45
129.4
 
VS
proj
Diggin Heat
80.8 2-5
74.61

AngryBirdman defeat Diggin Heat in 144.45-80.80 beatdown

Despite similar records, AngryBirdman held a substantial season point advantage over Diggin Heat coming into this one (927-708), and they lived up to their reputation with a dominant win, cruising to a 144.45-80.80 victory. AngryBirdman earned a 0.70-point lead on Thursday behind the Cleveland Browns defense (5 points) and never gave it back. Matthew Stafford (30.5 points) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (21) led the way for Diggin Heat in defeat. AngryBirdman (3-4) will look to maintain their momentum against Dome Patrollers, while Diggin Heat (2-5) attempt to get back in the win column against Bad Boys.

Matchup Timeline

  AngryBirdman   Diggin Heat

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Pitts caught 7 passes for 163 yards as the Falcons beat the Dolphins 30-28. In doing so, he put up 23.3 points to nearly double his 12.53-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on AngryBirdman this week. Pitts will square off against the Panthers next week.
Kyle Pitts

Top Player Comparison

AngryBirdman
Points
% of total points 144.45
1
Tom Brady
QB
26.55
24.49
18.4%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
25.1
17.43
17.4%
3
Kyle Pitts
TE
23.3
12.53
16.1%
4
Corey Davis
WR
14.7
12.25
10.2%
Diggin Heat
Points
% of total points 80.8
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
30.5
26.66
37.7%
2
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
21
8.97
26%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
13.2
11.93
16.3%
4
Younghoe Koo
K
12
8.15
14.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Nick Folk had a 50-yard field goal for AngryBirdman to contribute to an 80.00-29.30 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but after the smoke cleared, AngryBirdman emerged with a 144.45-80.80 lead. For AngryBirdman, Tom Brady had a 46-yard pass. Matthew Stafford made the highlight reel for Diggin Heat with a 59-yard pass.

Points By Position

  AngryBirdman   Diggin Heat
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already midway through the season, and that means it's about time refresh the Standings.
AngryBirdman
AngryBirdman rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through seven weeks, the unit is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (132.41 ppg), leaving AngryBirdman with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 8 in the Standings.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
2275 Pass Yds, 21 Pass TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
404 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 186 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Cordarrelle Patterson
Best Acquisition
233 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 296 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Diggin Heat
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Diggin Heat making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 101.20 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Matthew Stafford
MVP
2172 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
521 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 105 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Best Acquisition

What If

AngryBirdman would have beaten 11 other teams besides Diggin Heat this week.
Diggin Heat would have lost to eight other teams besides AngryBirdman this week.
If AngryBirdman played Diggin Heat every week this season, they'd be 6-1.
Diggin Heat would have gotten the win over AngryBirdman 113.95-110.45 had they played each other last week.
AngryBirdman would be 5-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Diggin Heat.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as AngryBirdman, Diggin Heat would be 2-4.
If AngryBirdman had played every team in the league each week, they would be 63-28.
If they played every team every week, Diggin Heat would be 28-63.