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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Fools and Horses
5-2 124
104.18
 
VS
proj
Desert Eagles
83 5-2
95.62

Fools and Horses knock Desert Eagles from top spot in 124-83 rout

Fools and Horses cruised to a 124-83 victory over Desert Eagles, knocking them out of the No. 1 position in Vince Lombardi Keeper League. Desert Eagles earned a 6-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Fools and Horses after that. They were led by Ja'Marr Chase (26 points) and Damien Harris (22). Cooper Kupp (27 points) and Khalil Herbert (13) carried the flag for Desert Eagles in defeat. Fools and Horses (5-2) have now won five straight and will look to keep it rolling against V for .... Desert Eagles (5-2) take on Iz Čikaga moji... in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Fools and Horses   Desert Eagles

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Chase (8 Rec, 201 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 26 points against the Ravens in Week 7. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.98-point projection and was much higher than his 15.43-point season scoring average. Chase ranks #15 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

Fools and Horses
Points
% of total points 124
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
26
9.98
21%
2
Damien Harris
RB
22
9.92
17.7%
3
Ryan Tannehill
QB
20
23.53
16.1%
4
The New York Giants defense
DEF
18
8.34
14.5%
Desert Eagles
Points
% of total points 83
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
27
12.28
32.5%
2
Khalil Herbert
RB
13
6.46
15.7%
3
Michael Carter
RB
7
7.18
8.4%
4
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
7
7.76
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Chase McLaughlin had a 52-yard field goal for Fools and Horses, who trailed 13-7 after the Thursday night game.
Sunday Early
Ryan Tannehill had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass for Fools and Horses, while Ja'Marr Chase had an 82-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 110-36 lead for Fools and Horses.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 59-yard catch for Desert Eagles, who trailed 110-83 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  Fools and Horses   Desert Eagles
Standings Update
Let's check in on the Standings. After all, we're already midway through the season, if you can believe it.
Fools and Horses
Fools and Horses may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (108 ppg), propelling Fools and Horses to the No. 3 spot in the Standings, easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Ryan Tannehill
MVP
1737 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs, 139 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Jonathan Taylor
Best Drafted
579 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 213 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
NYG Defense
Best Acquisition
25.7 Avg Pts Allowed, 368.7 Avg Yds Allowed, 9 Turnovers
Desert Eagles
Desert Eagles may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the unit is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (104 ppg), propelling Desert Eagles to the No. 4 spot in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2093 Pass Yds, 18 Pass TDs, 219 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Cooper Kupp
Best Drafted
56 Rec, 809 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Jameis Winston
Best Acquisition
1114 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 126 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Fools and Horses scored more in this one (124) than their season average (107.71).
Fools and Horses are on fire, winning five in a row.
You can't win if you don't play. Desert Eagles has left more points on the bench this season (309) than Fools and Horses (286).
Fools and Horses don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Desert Eagles (4 vs 1).
Fools and Horses have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Desert Eagles (29 vs 24).
By position, Fools and Horses have outscored Desert Eagles at RB, TE, and DEF this season.
Fools and Horses don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 16 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Fools and Horses had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Desert Eagles (1).
There's not much good to say about Desert Eagles this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!