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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Your cousin is better
4-3 120
109.2
 
VS
proj
My Cousins Team
90 3-4
83.04

Despite standout performance from Pitts, My Cousins Team fall to Your cousin is better in 120-90 drubbing

My Cousins Team had the premier scorer in the matchup with Kyle Pitts posting 16 points, the second-highest total for a TE in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome Your cousin is better, who rolled to a 120-90 win. Your cousin is better got out to an early 3-point lead on Thursday. My Cousins Team came back to take the lead during the early games on Sunday, powered by Kyle Pitts (16 points) and Nick Folk (14). Not to be deterred, Your cousin is better got it going later that night, as Eli Mitchell (16 points) put them back in the lead for good. Your cousin is better (4-3) will look to keep it rolling against Team Unlimited, while My Cousins Team (3-4) meet Deflated Balls in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Your cousin is better   My Cousins Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gaskin overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 13 points against his 5.52-point projection. In a 30-28 loss to the Falcons, he ran for 67 yards . Gaskin ranks #85 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Myles Gaskin

Top Player Comparison

Your cousin is better
Points
% of total points 120
1
Kyler Murray
QB
27
29.08
22.5%
2
Damien Harris
RB
22
9.92
18.3%
3
Eli Mitchell
RB
16
9.04
13.3%
4
Graham Gano
K
15
7.91
12.5%
My Cousins Team
Points
% of total points 90
1
Kyle Pitts
TE
16
7.4
17.8%
2
Nick Folk
K
14
8.48
15.6%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
14
11.54
15.6%
4
Jared Goff
QB
12
14.77
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was My Cousins Team who grabbed the lead, 57-55. For Your cousin is better, Graham Gano had a 53-yard field goal. Nick Folk had a 50-yard field goal for My Cousins Team, while Nelson Agholor had a 25-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which My Cousins Team owned a 90-89 lead. Kyler Murray linked up with A.J. Green for a 41-yard pass for Your cousin is better. Murray also lit up the scoreboard with a 47-yard touchdown pass. Jared Goff made the highlight reel for My Cousins Team with a 63-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
DK Metcalf had an 84-yard touchdown catch for Your cousin is better on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Your cousin is better   My Cousins Team
Standings Update
How about we check in on the Standings? After all, we're already halfway through the season, if you can believe it.
Your cousin is better
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to count on Your cousin is better holding onto the No. 6 position in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad is averaging only 111 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Your cousin is better is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
2002 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 126 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Sam Darnold
Best Drafted
1684 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs, 110 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Graham Gano
Best Acquisition
15-17 FG, 55 long, 8-8 XP
My Cousins Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on My Cousins Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad is on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 104 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Kirk Cousins
MVP
1769 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Jared Goff
Best Drafted
1773 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs
Kendrick Bourne
Best Acquisition
22 Rec, 350 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

StatSmack

Your cousin is better must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (120) than their season average (111.14).
We heard scoring helps you win. My Cousins Team need some help then, averaging just 103.57 versus Your cousin is better's 111.14.
Even the computers think Your cousin is better have better players. They have a higher projected points average (117.25) than My Cousins Team (103.05).
You can't win if you don't play. Your cousin is better has left fewer points on the bench this season (166) than My Cousins Team (248).
In dire times, at least Your cousin is better keep it close. They've been blown out less times than My Cousins Team (1 vs 3).
Your cousin is better have the clutch gene, with more close wins than My Cousins Team (1 vs 0).
My Cousins Team have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Your cousin is better (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Your cousin is better have outscored My Cousins Team at QB, RB, WR, and K this season.
The starters for Your cousin is better had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for My Cousins Team (3).
There's not much good to say about My Cousins Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!