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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Captain Kirk
4-3 105.58
97.44
 
VS
proj
Coach's Cats
68.19 2-5
79.77

Captain Kirk hand Coach's Cats third consecutive loss, 105.58-68.19

Captain Kirk secured a 105.58-68.19 victory to hand Coach's Cats their third straight loss. Captain Kirk never trailed in this one after nabbing a 3.60-point lead on Thursday behind Rondale Moore. DJ Moore (16.1 points) and Jerry Jeudy (13.1) carried the flag for Coach's Cats in the loss. Captain Kirk (4-3) will look to earn another W against Charlie's Angel, while Coach's Cats (2-5) attempt to get back in the win column against Lambinators.

Matchup Timeline

  Captain Kirk   Coach's Cats

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Etienne Jr. (114 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 20.4 points against the Giants in Week 7. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.47-point projection and was much higher than his 10.23-point season scoring average. Etienne Jr. ranks #81 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Travis Etienne Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Captain Kirk
Points
% of total points 105.58
1
Justin Fields
QB
21.78
11.53
20.6%
2
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
20.4
8.47
19.3%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
17.5
17.84
16.6%
4
Jason Myers
K
16
7.44
15.2%
Coach's Cats
Points
% of total points 68.19
1
DJ Moore
WR
16.1
7.32
23.6%
2
Jerry Jeudy
WR
13.1
9.04
19.2%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
8.9
10.67
13.1%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
6.8
8.82
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was Captain Kirk who took the lead, 54.20-42.29. For Captain Kirk, Travis Etienne Jr. had a 49-yard run. DJ Moore had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Coach's Cats, while Amari Cooper had a 55-yard catch.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the dust settled, Captain Kirk emerged with a 79.60-68.19 lead. For Captain Kirk, Jason Myers had a 50-yard field goal. Jerry Jeudy made the highlight reel for Coach's Cats with a 45-yard catch.
Monday
Justin Fields had a 25-yard touchdown pass for Captain Kirk on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Captain Kirk   Coach's Cats
Standings Update
How about we take a closer look at the Standings? We're already at the midpoint of the season after all, believe it or not.
Captain Kirk
Captain Kirk may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the unit is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (117.36 ppg), propelling Captain Kirk to No. 3 in the Standings, well within playoff position.
Important Players
Saquon Barkley
MVP
726 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 180 Rec Yds
Cooper Kupp
Best Drafted
56 Rec, 607 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Jason Myers
Best Acquisition
15-16 FG, 56 long, 18-19 XP
Coach's Cats
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Coach's Cats making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 97.50 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
1980 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 257 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Amari Cooper
Best Drafted
34 Rec, 422 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Matthew Stafford
Best Acquisition
1576 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs

What If

Captain Kirk would have beaten only two other teams besides Coach's Cats this week.
Coach's Cats would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If Captain Kirk played Coach's Cats every week this season, they'd be 5-2.
Last week, Coach's Cats would have beaten Captain Kirk 92.48-90.6.
Captain Kirk would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Coach's Cats.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Captain Kirk, Coach's Cats would be 2-4.
If Captain Kirk had played every team in the league each week, they would be 42-35.
If they played every team every week, Coach's Cats would be 21-56.