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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
DC Gunshot Victim
2-5 98.54
91.27
 
VS
proj
Skin Thack
83.76 3-4
113.5

Skin Thack come up short of expectations, succumb to DC Gunshot Victim, 98.54-83.76

There's no easy way to put it, Skin Thack underdelivered, at least based on projections, as DC Gunshot Victim secured a 98.54-83.76 victory. Skin Thack jumped out to an 18.22-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive efforts from Ja'Marr Chase (28 points) and Nick Chubb (16.7). But DC Gunshot Victim held the lead the rest of the way, powered by the Dallas Cowboys defense (32.64 points) and Geno Smith (19.1). DC Gunshot Victim (2-5) will look to keep it rolling against COWBOY KILLERS, while Skin Thack (3-4) will attempt to generate some positive momentum against Stanley Williams.

Matchup Timeline

  DC Gunshot Victim   Skin Thack

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Cowboys defense overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 32.64 points against their 14.38-point projection. In a 24-6 win over the Lions, they allowed only 6 points, surrendered 312 yards, and forced 5 turnovers. The Cowboys defense ranks #54 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
The Dallas Cowboys defense

Top Player Comparison

DC Gunshot Victim
Points
% of total points 98.54
1
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
32.64
14.38
33.1%
2
Geno Smith
QB
19.1
20.79
19.4%
3
Mike Williams
WR
14.6
10.52
14.8%
4
Brian Robinson Jr.
RB
8.6
8.13
8.7%
Skin Thack
Points
% of total points 83.76
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
28
13.39
33.4%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
16.7
14.23
19.9%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
14.28
27.13
17%
4
Graham Gano
K
11
9.65
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ja'Marr Chase had a 41-yard touchdown catch and a 32-yard touchdown catch for Skin Thack, contributing to a 75.06-56.84 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Geno Smith had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for DC Gunshot Victim, contributing to a 90.54-76.26 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  DC Gunshot Victim   Skin Thack
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means it's about time to refresh the Standings.
DC Gunshot Victim
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on DC Gunshot Victim making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 88.14 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Mike Williams
MVP
37 Rec, 495 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Gabe Davis
Best Drafted
14 Rec, 383 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Dal Defense
Best Acquisition
14.9 Avg Pts Allowed, 305.3 Avg Yds Allowed, 12 Turnovers
Skin Thack
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Skin Thack making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 99.15 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Nick Chubb
MVP
740 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs
Ja'Marr Chase
Best Drafted
47 Rec, 605 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Tua Tagovailoa
Best Acquisition
1296 Pass Yds, 9 Pass TDs

Game Notes

DC Gunshot Victim won despite the fact that only three of their nine starting players exceeded their projected scores.
Skin Thack had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Skin Thack can partially blame the loss on James Robinson, who didn't score any points.
DC Gunshot Victim put up more points than their season scoring average (88.14) while Skin Thack fell short of theirs (99.15).
DC Gunshot Victim scored more points than their projected total, while Skin Thack fell short of their projection.
The victory snaps a four-game losing skid for DC Gunshot Victim.
Both of the wins for DC Gunshot Victim have been upset wins.
In a losing effort, Ja'Marr Chase (28 points) registered the highest score for a WR this week.