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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Ralph's Reasonable Team
4-3 146.34
114.84
 
VS
proj
Gridiron Greats Return
98.16 3-4
107.73

Ralph's Reasonable Team beat projections, earn win against Gridiron Greats Return in 146.34-98.16 rout

Ralph's Reasonable Team showed up, cruising to a 146.34-98.16 victory over Gridiron Greats Return, who fell short of projections. Gridiron Greats Return pulled out to a 9.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Ralph's Reasonable Team after that. They were led by Joe Burrow, who passed for 481 yards , ran for 20 yards and scored 4 touchdowns for 39.24 points, and Austin Ekeler, who racked up 127 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns (30.7 points). Aaron Jones (23 Rush Yds, 53 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Ezekiel Elliott (57 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) carried the flag for Gridiron Greats Return in defeat. Ralph's Reasonable Team (4-3) will look to build on their success against THE LITTLE GUYS, while Gridiron Greats Return (3-4) face off against Brian's Great Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Ralph's Reasonable Team   Gridiron Greats Return

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore (7 Rec, 69 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 16.1 points against the Buccaneers in Week 7. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.31-point projection and was much higher than his 8.06-point season scoring average. Moore will face the Falcons next week.
DJ Moore

Top Player Comparison

Ralph's Reasonable Team
Points
% of total points 146.34
1
Joe Burrow
QB
39.24
22.67
26.8%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
30.7
17.79
21%
3
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
19.8
13.3
13.5%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
16.6
17.07
11.3%
Gridiron Greats Return
Points
% of total points 98.16
1
Aaron Jones
RB
24.1
13.14
24.6%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
17.7
13.38
18%
3
Chris Olave
WR
14.1
10.62
14.4%
4
Marcus Mariota
QB
12.06
16.25
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Chris Olave had a 41-yard catch for Gridiron Greats Return, helping to stake Gridiron Greats Return to a 14.10-5.10 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which Ralph's Reasonable Team had a 94.84-80.36 lead. Joe Burrow had a 60-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard touchdown pass for Ralph's Reasonable Team, while DJ Moore had a 20-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Aaron Jones had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Gridiron Greats Return, while Marcus Mariota had a 75-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Ralph's Reasonable Team   Gridiron Greats Return

StatSmack

Ralph's Reasonable Team must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (146.34) than their season average (117.21).
We heard scoring helps you win. Ralph's Reasonable Team are doing a better job of that, averaging 117.21 versus Gridiron Greats Return's 105.66.
Ralph's Reasonable Team don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Gridiron Greats Return (2 vs 0).
Ralph's Reasonable Team play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than Gridiron Greats Return (1).
Ralph's Reasonable Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Gridiron Greats Return (5 vs 1).
Ralph's Reasonable Team have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Gridiron Greats Return (28 vs 23).
Gridiron Greats Return have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than Ralph's Reasonable Team (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Ralph's Reasonable Team have outscored Gridiron Greats Return at QB, RB, and K this season.
Ralph's Reasonable Team don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 13 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Ralph's Reasonable Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Gridiron Greats Return (3).
Don't worry Gridiron Greats Return, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Ralph's Reasonable Team
Creating mismatches is a huge key to success in football. Thanks to a thrilling performance by Joe Burrow, we tripled Gridiron Greats Return at the quarterback position this past week (39.24 points to 12.06). Burrow lit the Falcons secondary up to the tune of 481 yards and three passing touchdowns.
Gridiron Greats Return
Unless Gridiron Greats Return wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not seeing enough opportunities" is definitely not a viable excuse this time around. Our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 31 times in Week 7. Timing and chemistry seem to be issues as that group pulled down just 16 catches.