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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Eli Manning Sucks
1-6 124.52
103.2
 
VS
proj
Wildebeasts
114.9 4-3
114.15

Eli Manning Sucks come back to win against Wildebeasts, 124.52-114.90

Eli Manning Sucks exceeded expectations, rallying to earn a 124.52-114.90 victory over Wildebeasts. Trailing 114.90-109.02 heading into Sunday night, Eli Manning Sucks rallied behind Pat Freiermuth (15.5 points). Ja'Marr Chase (40 points) and Saquon Barkley (27.5) did everything they could for Wildebeasts in defeat. Eli Manning Sucks improve to 1-6 on the season, while Wildebeasts fall to 4-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Eli Manning Sucks   Wildebeasts

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ekeler (31 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 96 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 37.7 points against the Seahawks in Week 7. His scoring output was 65% more than his 22.85-point projection and was higher than his 28.24-point season scoring average. Ekeler ranks #5 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

Eli Manning Sucks
Points
% of total points 124.52
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
37.7
22.85
30.3%
2
Chris Olave
WR
22.6
12.85
18.1%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
20.12
26.52
16.2%
4
Mike Evans
WR
18.6
14.63
14.9%
Wildebeasts
Points
% of total points 114.9
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
40
18.68
34.8%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
27.5
23.7
23.9%
3
Mike Williams
WR
21.6
14.99
18.8%
4
Lamar Jackson
QB
15.7
28.11
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Chris Olave had a 41-yard catch for Eli Manning Sucks, helping to stake the team to a 22.60-6.10 lead.
Sunday Early
Ja'Marr Chase had a 41-yard touchdown catch and a 32-yard touchdown catch for Wildebeasts, contributing to a 93.30-41.20 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Eli Manning Sucks   Wildebeasts

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Eli Manning Sucks scored more points in this one (124.52) than their season average (89.87).
You can't win if you don't play. Wildebeasts has left more points on the bench this season (751.8) than Eli Manning Sucks (584.82).
Eli Manning Sucks play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than Wildebeasts (1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Wildebeasts - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Eli Manning Sucks (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Eli Manning Sucks have outscored Wildebeasts at RB this season.
Eli Manning Sucks was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (2) than Wildebeasts (0).
There's not much good to say about Wildebeasts this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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