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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
mutts
5-2 337.08
415.26
 
VS
proj
Tom's Groovy Team
299.73 0-7
301.22

mutts come back to hand Tom's Groovy Team seventh consecutive loss, 337.08-299.73

mutts came back for a 337.08-299.73 victory to hand Tom's Groovy Team their seventh consecutive loss to open the season. Trailing 299.73-297.08 heading into Monday night, mutts staged a comeback behind Rhamondre Stevenson (26.25 points) and David Montgomery (13.75). The Dallas Cowboys defense (6 Pts Allowed, 312 Yds Allowed, 5 Turnovers) and the Baltimore Ravens defense (20 Pts Allowed, 336 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) led the way for Tom's Groovy Team in defeat. This marks the third time this season mutts have knocked off Tom's Groovy Team, after winning 438.23-398.32 in their last matchup. mutts (5-2) will look to rack up another win against Dead and Burrowed, while Tom's Groovy Team (0-7) will take on Chris's Crazy Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  mutts   Tom's Groovy Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 98 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Bears, Stevenson recorded 26.25 points this week. He scored 54.8% more than his 16.96-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Stevenson ranks #33 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Rhamondre Stevenson

Top Player Comparison

mutts
Points
% of total points 337.08
1
Kenneth Walker III
RB
34
15.62
10.1%
2
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
26.25
16.96
7.8%
3
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
25
25.6
7.4%
4
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
23
30.28
6.8%
Tom's Groovy Team
Points
% of total points 299.73
1
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
39
27.74
13%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
31
28.76
10.3%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
30.5
16.98
10.2%
4
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
28
28.16
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers found Aaron Jones for a 21-yard touchdown pass for Tom's Groovy Team, contributing to a 270.35-185.78 lead for Tom's Groovy Team.
Sunday Late
Kenneth Walker III had a 74-yard touchdown run for mutts, who trailed 299.73-284.08 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  mutts   Tom's Groovy Team

Game Notes

Only five of the 22 starting players on mutts scored higher than their projected point totals.
Tom's Groovy Team had only seven of their 22 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Tom's Groovy Team even trying this week? They started six players who scored zero points.
Each team registered its lowest point total of the year.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
This matchup featured the week's two lowest scores.
The matchup's 37.35-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
mutts managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 114.04-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this year, mutts moves to (1-0), while Tom's Groovy Team falls to (0-1).
In a losing effort, the Dallas Cowboys defense (39 points) registered the highest score for a DEF this week.

Next Week Preview

mutts
Week 8 will showcase the league's two top-scoring teams, as mutts (5-2) square off against Dead and Burrowed (6-1). mutts can't expect another 22.4 points from Justin Herbert, who will be out on bye in Week 8. Dead and Burrowed won't have Austin Ekeler, JuJu Smith-Schuster, or Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Looking at just the last two weeks, mutts have scored 348.77 points per game, while Dead and Burrowed have averaged 394.35 per contest.
Tom's Groovy Team
Week 8 will feature the two lowest-scoring teams in the league, as Tom's Groovy Team (0-7) take on Chris's Crazy Team (3-4). Tom's Groovy Team may have to rearrange their lineup some with Gerald Everett out on bye in Week 8. Chris's Crazy Team will be without Patrick Mahomes, Mike Williams, Travis Kelce, and Keenan Allen.