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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Keeper Reapers
5-2 121
94.63
 
VS
proj
So Solid Spoilers
95 2-5
96.46

Keeper Reapers jump into top spot in 121-95 beatdown

Keeper Reapers ascended into first place in Vince Lombardi Keeper League with a convincing win over So Solid Spoilers, rolling to a 121-95 victory. So Solid Spoilers got out to a 17-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Keeper Reapers after that. They were led by Tom Brady, who passed for 211 yards and 4 touchdowns for 32 points, and A.J. Brown, who caught 8 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown (19 points). Teddy Bridgewater (17 points) and Derrick Henry (15) were the leaders for So Solid Spoilers in the loss. Keeper Reapers (5-2) will look to keep it rolling against BelgradePatriots, while So Solid Spoilers (2-5) will meet Planet united in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Keeper Reapers   So Solid Spoilers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ertz caught 3 passes for 66 yards and a touchdown as the Cardinals beat the Texans 31-5. In doing so, he put up 12 points to more-than-double his 4.22-point projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any TE in the league this season. Ertz will play the Packers next week.
Zach Ertz

Top Player Comparison

Keeper Reapers
Points
% of total points 121
1
Tom Brady
QB
32
24.69
26.4%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
19
10.54
15.7%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
18
9.9
14.9%
4
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
16
9.3
13.2%
So Solid Spoilers
Points
% of total points 95
1
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
17
18.92
17.9%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
15
17.77
15.8%
3
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
12
8.94
12.6%
4
Younghoe Koo
K
12
8.15
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 46-yard catch for Keeper Reapers, while Terry McLaurin had a 40-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 61-53 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 46-yard pass for Keeper Reapers, while Zach Ertz had a 47-yard touchdown catch, helping Keeper Reapers to a 120-95 lead.

Points By Position

  Keeper Reapers   So Solid Spoilers
Standings Update
Let's catch up on the Standings. We're already at the midpoint of the season after all, if you can believe it.
Keeper Reapers
Keeper Reapers will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 111 points per game through seven weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the unit boasts the best record in the league and the top spot in the Standings.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
2275 Pass Yds, 21 Pass TDs
Terry McLaurin
Best Drafted
40 Rec, 550 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
K.J. Osborn
Best Acquisition
26 Rec, 311 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
So Solid Spoilers
So Solid Spoilers have lit up the scoreboard so far this season with little to show for it. Despite averaging a whopping 112 points per game through seven weeks, best in the league, the unit has some work to do in order to get into playoff position.
Important Players
Derrick Henry
MVP
869 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 154 Rec Yds
Dak Prescott
Best Drafted
1813 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Darrel Williams
Best Acquisition
181 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 102 Rec Yds

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Keeper Reapers scored more in this matchup (121) than their season average (110.57).
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Keeper Reapers (5-2) have a better record than So Solid Spoilers (2-5).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. So Solid Spoilers has left more points on the bench this season (277) than Keeper Reapers (159).
Keeper Reapers don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than So Solid Spoilers (4 vs 2).
Keeper Reapers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than So Solid Spoilers (5 vs 3).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of So Solid Spoilers - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Keeper Reapers (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Keeper Reapers have outscored So Solid Spoilers at QB, WR, and TE this season.
Keeper Reapers don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 25 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Keeper Reapers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for So Solid Spoilers (0).
There's not much good to say about So Solid Spoilers this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!