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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Griffin’s Great Team
5-2 153.74
124.37
 
VS
proj
Gimps
118.3 3-4
115.68

Griffin’s Great Team beat Gimps for third straight win in 153.74-118.30 rout

Griffin’s Great Team extended their win streak to three games with a dominant win over Gimps, cruising to a 153.74-118.30 victory. Griffin’s Great Team pulled out to a 17.60-point lead on Thursday behind Chris Olave and never gave it up. Tyler Boyd (8 Rec, 155 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Rhamondre Stevenson (39 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 59 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Gimps in the loss. Griffin’s Great Team (5-2) will look to keep it rolling against Freakazoids, while Gimps (3-4) try to right the ship against 3 KiDs.

Matchup Timeline

  Griffin’s Great Team   Gimps

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Burrow overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 39.24 points against his 22.67-point projection. In a 35-17 win over the Falcons, he passed for 481 yards , ran for 20 yards and scored 4 touchdowns. Burrow ranks #3 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Joe Burrow

Top Player Comparison

Griffin’s Great Team
Points
% of total points 153.74
1
Joe Burrow
QB
39.24
22.67
25.5%
2
Kenneth Walker III
RB
28.8
13.39
18.7%
3
George Kittle
TE
21.8
11.54
14.2%
4
Chris Olave
WR
17.6
12.91
11.4%
Gimps
Points
% of total points 118.3
1
Tyler Boyd
WR
29.5
10.7
24.9%
2
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
23.8
14.78
20.1%
3
Mike Evans
WR
18.6
14.57
15.7%
4
Graham Gano
K
11
9.51
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Chris Olave had a 41-yard catch for Griffin’s Great Team, helping to give the team a 17.60-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Griffin’s Great Team boasted a 99.14-76.00 lead. Joe Burrow had a 60-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard touchdown pass for Griffin’s Great Team, while Justin Tucker had a 55-yard field goal. Tyler Boyd made the highlight reel for Gimps with a 60-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Kenneth Walker III had a 74-yard touchdown run for Griffin’s Great Team to contribute to a 153.74-89.50 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Griffin’s Great Team   Gimps

Game Notes

Griffin’s Great Team had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected point totals.
Gimps had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Griffin’s Great Team put up more points than their season scoring average (118.65) while Gimps fell short of theirs (121.98).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The 153.74 points scored by Griffin’s Great Team are the 5th-most in the league this season.
Not only did Griffin’s Great Team win, but they also easily covered the 8.69-point projected margin of victory.
Griffin’s Great Team moves to (2-1) in blowout games this season, while Gimps falls to (3-1).
On the losing side, Tyler Boyd registered 29.5 points, the fifth-best score in the league this week.

Next Week Preview

Griffin’s Great Team
Week 8 will feature two squads heading in opposite directions, as Griffin’s Great Team (5-2) enter Week 8 on a three-game winning streak, while their opponent (Freakazoids, 4-3), have now lost two straight. After seven weeks of action, Griffin’s Great Team are ranked sixth in points scored, while Freakazoids have posted the league's second-highest point total. Over the last two weeks, Griffin’s Great Team have put up 125.91 points per game, while Freakazoids have averaged 106.33 per contest.
Gimps
Losing streaks converge in Week 8 as eighth-place Gimps have now lost two consecutive games while their opponent, 3 KiDs, have dropped seven straight. Gimps may need to shuffle their lineup some with Justin Herbert out on bye in Week 8. 3 KiDs will be without Keenan Allen.