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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
House of Mahomes
3-4 196.12
172.52
 
VS
proj
The Dark Side
145.4 1-6
183.27

House of Mahomes hand The Dark Side fourth consecutive loss, 196.12-145.40

House of Mahomes earned a 196.12-145.40 victory to hand The Dark Side their fourth straight loss. House of Mahomes earned an early 37.10-point lead on Thursday. The Dark Side came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Tom Brady (25.7 points) and Saquon Barkley (21.5). Unphased, House of Mahomes rallied later that afternoon, as Patrick Mahomes (52.92 points) and Kenneth Walker III (35.8) put them back ahead for good. House of Mahomes (3-4) will look to rack up another win against Red Cross, while The Dark Side (1-6) will take on CommandingLeads in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  House of Mahomes   The Dark Side

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Benjamin overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 26.3 points against his 16.2-point projection. During a 42-34 win over the Saints, he racked up 113 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Benjamin ranks #99 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Eno Benjamin

Top Player Comparison

House of Mahomes
Points
% of total points 196.12
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
52.92
42.97
27%
2
Kenneth Walker III
RB
35.8
15.75
18.3%
3
Eno Benjamin
RB
26.3
16.2
13.4%
4
George Kittle
TE
23.8
11.88
12.1%
The Dark Side
Points
% of total points 145.4
1
Tom Brady
QB
25.7
38.92
17.7%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
21.5
23.32
14.8%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
20.6
22.36
14.2%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
19.3
16.07
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Eno Benjamin had a 45-yard run for House of Mahomes, helping to stake the team to a 56.40-19.30 lead.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 57-yard pass for House of Mahomes, while Kenneth Walker III had a 74-yard touchdown run, helping House of Mahomes to a 190.12-145.40 lead.

Points By Position

  House of Mahomes   The Dark Side
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the midway mark. How about we catch up on the Standings?
House of Mahomes
House of Mahomes 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 (174.42 ppg), propelling House of Mahomes to the No. 6 position in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2159 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 113 Rush Yds
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
351 Rush Yds, 191 Rec Yds
Kenneth Walker III
Best Acquisition
411 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
The Dark Side
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on The Dark Side making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 160.80 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
1942 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs
Saquon Barkley
Best Drafted
726 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 180 Rec Yds
Tyler Boyd
Best Acquisition
29 Rec, 455 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

What If

House of Mahomes would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
The Dark Side would have lost to seven other teams besides House of Mahomes this week.
House of Mahomes would be 6-1 if they played The Dark Side every week.
House of Mahomes would have defeated The Dark Side 190.52-146.02 had they played each other last week.
House of Mahomes would be 2-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Dark Side.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as House of Mahomes, The Dark Side would be 2-4.
If House of Mahomes had played every team in the league each week, they would be 36-27.
If they played every team every week, The Dark Side would be 23-40.