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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Arizona Mini Teeth
4-3 83
98.66
 
VS
proj
Springfield Atoms
77 4-3
91.19

Arizona Mini Teeth find way to knock off Springfield Atoms 83-77 despite falling short of expectations

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, but Arizona Mini Teeth did enough to knock off Springfield Atoms. Predicted to win by a score of 99-91, Arizona Mini Teeth earned an 83-77 victory over Springfield Atoms. Arizona Mini Teeth jumped out to a 21-point lead on Thursday behind a standout effort from Kyler Murray, who passed for 204 yards and a touchdown and ran for 30 yards, and never looked back. Daniel Jones (32 points) and Nick Chubb (16) did their part for Springfield Atoms in the loss. Arizona Mini Teeth (4-3) will look to notch another W against Boom in the Endzone, while Springfield Atoms (4-3) will try to get some positive momentum against Dak to the Future.

Matchup Timeline

  Arizona Mini Teeth   Springfield Atoms

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Cowboys defense (6 Pts Allowed, 312 Yds Allowed, 5 Turnovers) scored 16 points in a 24-6 win over the Lions in Week 7. Their scoring output more-than-tripled their 5.1-point projection and was much higher than their 5-point season scoring average. 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

Arizona Mini Teeth
Points
% of total points 83
1
Kyler Murray
QB
21
25.94
25.3%
2
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
16
5.1
19.3%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
13
14.39
15.7%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
13
14.48
15.7%
Springfield Atoms
Points
% of total points 77
1
Daniel Jones
QB
32
20.47
41.6%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
16
13.98
20.8%
3
Justin Tucker
K
10
7.53
13%
4
Jaylen Waddle
WR
8
8.57
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Daniel Jones had a 32-yard touchdown pass for Springfield Atoms, while Justin Tucker had a 55-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 72-68 after the early action.

Points By Position

  Arizona Mini Teeth   Springfield Atoms
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already midway through the season, which means we ought check in on the Standings.
Arizona Mini Teeth
Arizona Mini Teeth will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 96 points per game through seven weeks, 3rd-best in the league, the unit finds itself currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
1667 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs, 263 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Saquon Barkley
Best Drafted
726 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 180 Rec Yds
Chris Olave
Best Acquisition
32 Rec, 495 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Springfield Atoms
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to imagine Springfield Atoms holding onto No. 6 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit is averaging only 90 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Springfield Atoms is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Nick Chubb
MVP
740 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs
Russell Wilson
Best Drafted
1442 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs
NYG Defense
Best Acquisition
18.6 Avg Pts Allowed, 355.4 Avg Yds Allowed, 9 Turnovers

Game Notes

Only two of the nine starters on Arizona Mini Teeth exceeded their scoring projections.
Springfield Atoms had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Arizona Mini Teeth had two starters score zero points, while Springfield Atoms had two.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
The matchup's 6-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The victory snaps a two-game losing skid for Arizona Mini Teeth.
Arizona Mini Teeth managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 7.47-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Daniel Jones officially registered the top overall score of any player on Springfield Atoms this season with 32 points.