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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Texas Apaches
7-0 302.72
342.75
 
VS
proj
The Steele Curtain
296.97 3-4
291.67

Texas Apaches knock off The Steele Curtain to remain undefeated in 302.72-296.97 thriller

Texas Apaches won their seventh straight matchup to open the season with a close win over The Steele Curtain, squeaking by for a 302.72-296.97 victory. The Steele Curtain had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Texas Apaches led 302.72-270.75 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 26.22 points from Khalil Herbert and Jalen Mills on Monday night for The Steele Curtain. Texas Apaches were led by Jacoby Brissett (51.9 points) and Austin Ekeler (37.29). Texas Apaches (7-0) will look to sustain their winning ways against Agent Orange, while The Steele Curtain (3-4) meet colbert's Neat Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Texas Apaches   The Steele Curtain

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Neal overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 18.8 points against his 6.89-point projection. During a 37-23 win over the Chargers, he made 7 tackles and intercepted a pass. Neal ranks #1 among fantasy Ss this season and will face the Giants next week.
Ryan Neal

Top Player Comparison

Texas Apaches
Points
% of total points 302.72
1
Jacoby Brissett
QB
51.9
56.16
17.1%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
37.29
21.61
12.3%
3
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
35.1
40.26
11.6%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
23.8
12.83
7.9%
The Steele Curtain
Points
% of total points 296.97
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
64.89
58.63
21.9%
2
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
27
27.25
9.1%
3
Ray-Ray McCloud III
WR
22.9
8.91
7.7%
4
Khalil Herbert
RB
21.72
10.85
7.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Taysom Hill had a 41-yard pass for The Steele Curtain, helping give The Steele Curtain a 19.55-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Jacoby Brissett had a 55-yard pass for Texas Apaches, helping the team to a 200.45-145.99 lead.
Sunday Late
Mack Hollins had a 26-yard touchdown catch for The Steele Curtain, who trailed 302.72-264.98 after the late slate.
Monday
Khalil Herbert had a 25-yard touchdown catch for The Steele Curtain.

Points By Position

  Texas Apaches   The Steele Curtain

Game Notes

Only six of the 29 starters on Texas Apaches exceeded their projected scoring totals.
The Steele Curtain had only 11 of their 28 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Texas Apaches had four starters score zero points, while The Steele Curtain had three.
Texas Apaches got the win despite putting up a season-low 302.72 points.
Texas Apaches emerged victorious despite scoring fewer points than projected, while The Steele Curtain exceeded their projection.
The Steele Curtain ranked 5th in the league in scoring this week, while Texas Apaches ranked 3rd.
The matchup's 5.75-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Texas Apaches managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 51.08-point projected margin of victory.
Texas Apaches moves to (1-0) in close games this season, while The Steele Curtain falls to (2-1).
Despite the loss, Jimmy Garoppolo scored 64.89 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

Next Week Preview

Texas Apaches
A couple of teams with perfect 7-0 records, Texas Apaches go up against Agent Orange next week in a mid-season matchup. Any dreams of a perfect season are due to end for one of these GMs. Texas Apaches may have to shuffle the deck some with Austin Ekeler and Joshua Palmer out on bye in Week 8. Over the last three weeks, Texas Apaches have scored 319.38 points per game, while Agent Orange have averaged just 255.79 per contest.
The Steele Curtain
Two teams with identical 3-4 records, 11th-place The Steele Curtain are set to face 14th-place colbert's Neat Team next week. Through seven weeks of action, The Steele Curtain have tallied the seventh-most points in the league while colbert's Neat Team (and their 283.65 points per game) are ranked 12th. Over the last two weeks, The Steele Curtain has put up 279.89 points per game, while colbert's Neat Team has averaged 298.85 per contest.