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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Maxdeflation
4-3 142.18
151.3
 
VS
proj
🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷
104.44 0-7
116.69

Maxdeflation hand 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 seventh consecutive loss in 142.18-104.44 romp

Maxdeflation cruised to a 142.18-104.44 victory to hand 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 their seventh consecutive loss to open the season. Maxdeflation grabbed a 0.50-point lead on Thursday behind Noah Fant (4.9 points) and never let it go. A.J. Brown (24.3 points) and Matt Ryan (21.44) carried the flag for 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 in defeat. Maxdeflation improve to 4-3 on the season, while 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 fall to 0-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Maxdeflation   🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Buccaneers defense overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 21 points against their 11.38-point projection. During a 38-3 win over the Bears, they allowed only 3 points, surrendered 311 yards, and forced 5 turnovers. The Buccaneers defense ranks #3 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Saints next week.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense

Top Player Comparison

Maxdeflation
Points
% of total points 142.18
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
30.08
31.64
21.2%
2
D'Andre Swift
RB
24.4
17.66
17.2%
3
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
21
11.38
14.8%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
15.3
15.12
10.8%
🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷
Points
% of total points 104.44
1
A.J. Brown
WR
24.3
15.19
23.3%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
21.44
22.32
20.5%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
16
6.07
15.3%
4
Matt Gay
K
9
9.79
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Maxdeflation owned an 81.48-63.14 lead. Lamar Jackson had a 39-yard touchdown pass for Maxdeflation, while Nick Folk had a 50-yard field goal. Meanwhile, A.J. Brown had a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 46-yard catch for 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷, while Matt Ryan had a 49-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but after all the plays were accounted for, Maxdeflation owned a 142.18-96.94 lead. For Maxdeflation, D'Andre Swift had a 63-yard touchdown catch. Zach Ertz made the highlight reel for 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 with a 47-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Maxdeflation   🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Maxdeflation scored fewer points in this one (142.18) than their season average of 150.13.
🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last seven matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Maxdeflation are doing a better job of that, averaging 150.13 versus 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷's 122.92.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Maxdeflation (4-3) have a better record than 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 (0-7).
Even the machines think Maxdeflation have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (167.17) than 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 (154.14).
Maxdeflation don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 (4 vs 0).
Maxdeflation don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 (0 vs 1).
Maxdeflation should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 (2 vs 1).
🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (6) than Maxdeflation (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Maxdeflation have outscored 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 at QB, RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Maxdeflation has a higher average scoring margin (4) than 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 this season (-24).
There's not much good to say about 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Maxdeflation
Hey Maxdeflation, the good news is that we took this matchup by a staggering 37.74 points. The *even better* news is that we know we're stronger than this, as our scoring average through six weeks was 151.46. So yes, we're happy to have gotten this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷
This matchup was just a bit too spooky, 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷! It turned out that Maxdeflation played the role of Boogeyman while Donovan Peoples-Jones decided that your team deserved all tricks and no treats!