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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Rebel Alliance
3-4 180.45
126.18
 
VS
proj
Warm Bodies
135.25 4-3
129.73

Rebel Alliance defy expectations, defeat Warm Bodies in 180.45-135.25 rout

Rebel Alliance stepped up and outperformed expectations, cruising to a 180.45-135.25 victory over Warm Bodies. Warm Bodies pulled out to a 4.10-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Rebel Alliance after that. They were led by Tyler Boyd (8 Rec, 155 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Aaron Jones (23 Rush Yds, 53 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Joe Burrow (481 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 20 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Ja'Marr Chase (8 Rec, 130 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) were the leaders for Warm Bodies in the loss. Rebel Alliance (3-4) will look to keep it rolling against Hooligans, while Warm Bodies (4-3) face off against Vultures in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Rebel Alliance   Warm Bodies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 155 yards and a touchdown against the Falcons, Boyd scored 29.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.7-point projection and was much higher than his 13.66-point season scoring average. Boyd ranks #55 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

Rebel Alliance
Points
% of total points 180.45
1
Tyler Boyd
WR
29.5
10.7
16.3%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
28.6
14.9
15.8%
3
Khalil Herbert
RB
18.15
7.57
10.1%
4
George Pickens
WR
18.1
9.22
10%
Warm Bodies
Points
% of total points 135.25
1
Joe Burrow
QB
50.05
29.57
37%
2
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
33
18.33
24.4%
3
Donovan Peoples-Jones
WR
11.8
9.32
8.7%
4
DeVante Parker
WR
9.8
7.5
7.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Rebel Alliance became the proud owner of a 129.70-110.95 lead. Tyler Boyd had a 60-yard touchdown catch for Rebel Alliance, while Aaron Jones had a 21-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Joe Burrow teamed up with Ja'Marr Chase on multiple big plays for Warm Bodies: a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 32-yard touchdown pass. Burrow also lit up the scoreboard with a 60-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Monday night. For Rebel Alliance, Khalil Herbert had a 25-yard touchdown catch. DeVante Parker made the highlight reel for Warm Bodies with a 43-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Rebel Alliance   Warm Bodies
Standings Update
Let's check in on the Standings. We're already at the midpoint of the season after all, if you can believe it.
Rebel Alliance
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Rebel Alliance making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 129.36 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Cooper Kupp
MVP
56 Rec, 607 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
432 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 176 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Marcus Mariota
Best Acquisition
1179 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs, 237 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Warm Bodies
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Warm Bodies making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 132.56 points per game through seven weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Joe Burrow
MVP
2097 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 130 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Ja'Marr Chase
Best Drafted
47 Rec, 605 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Josh Reynolds
Best Acquisition
24 Rec, 343 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

What If

Rebel Alliance would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Warm Bodies would have lost to four other teams besides Rebel Alliance this week.
Rebel Alliance would be 3-4 if they played Warm Bodies every week.
Had they played each other last week, Warm Bodies would have gotten the victory over Rebel Alliance 152.5-101.3.
Rebel Alliance would be 5-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Warm Bodies.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Rebel Alliance, Warm Bodies would be 4-2.
If Rebel Alliance had played every team in the league each week, they would be 41-50.
If they played every team every week, Warm Bodies would be 48-43.