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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
The Flying Wedgies
4-3 109.62
107.34
 
VS
proj
San Diego Crush
75.32 4-3
86.08

San Diego Crush succumb to The Flying Wedgies, 109.62-75.32

There's no sugarcoating it, San Diego Crush didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as The Flying Wedgies earned a 109.62-75.32 victory. The Flying Wedgies never trailed in this one after nabbing a 15.10-point lead on Thursday behind Wil Lutz (11 points) and Rondale Moore (4.1). Jared Goff (23.02 points) and George Kittle (21.8) led the way for San Diego Crush in the loss. The Flying Wedgies (4-3) will look to earn another win against Ridgemont Wolves, while San Diego Crush (4-3) take on Stafford Infection in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  The Flying Wedgies   San Diego Crush

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Cowboys in Week 7, Reynolds scored 8 points to crush his 0.96-point projection. He racked up 30 yards from scrimmage to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player in the league this season. In Week 8, Reynolds and the Lions will square off against the Dolphins.
Craig Reynolds

Top Player Comparison

The Flying Wedgies
Points
% of total points 109.62
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
42.32
38.58
38.6%
2
Pat Freiermuth
TE
15.5
10.12
14.1%
3
Nyheim Hines
RB
14.43
12.87
13.2%
4
Wil Lutz
K
11
8.4
10%
San Diego Crush
Points
% of total points 75.32
1
Jared Goff
QB
23.02
39.7
30.6%
2
George Kittle
TE
21.8
11.54
28.9%
3
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
10
7.66
13.3%
4
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
8.9
12.97
11.8%

Points By Position

  The Flying Wedgies   San Diego Crush
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already halfway through the season, meaning it's time to refresh the Standings.
The Flying Wedgies
The Flying Wedgies rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through seven weeks, the unit is averaging the 10th-most points per game in the league (128.24 ppg), leaving The Flying Wedgies with some work to do in order to get into playoff position at No. 9 in the Standings.
Important Players
Kirk Cousins
MVP
1502 Pass Yds, 9 Pass TDs
Miles Sanders
Best Drafted
485 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Bailey Zappe
Best Acquisition
781 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs
San Diego Crush
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine San Diego Crush making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 117.23 points per game through seven weeks, 19th-best in the league.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
1583 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs
Cooper Kupp
Best Drafted
56 Rec, 607 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Dante Pettis
Best Acquisition
6 Rec, 137 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

The Flying Wedgies had five of their eight starters score higher than their projected point totals.
San Diego Crush had only three of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
San Diego Crush can partially blame the loss on Tyler Bass, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
The Flying Wedgies scored more points than their projected total, while San Diego Crush fell shy of their projection.
San Diego Crush ranked 19th in the league in points scored this week, while The Flying Wedgies ranked 14th.
This loss ends a streak of three consecutive wins for San Diego Crush.
Not only did The Flying Wedgies win, but they also covered the 21.26-point projected margin of victory.