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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
IllegalALIENs
5-2 110.82
118.69
 
VS
proj
Birdzilla
94.32 5-2
106.36

IllegalALIENs top Birdzilla for third straight win, 110.82-94.32

IllegalALIENs extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Birdzilla, earning a 110.82-94.32 victory. Birdzilla nabbed a 5.10-point lead on Thursday, but IllegalALIENs held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Patrick Mahomes (423 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Ezekiel Elliott (57 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs). The Dallas Cowboys defense (27 points) and Jimmy Garoppolo (19.32) did their part for Birdzilla in the loss. IllegalALIENs (5-2) will look to notch another win against Lambeau leaps, while Birdzilla (5-2) face LoKCed & Loaded in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  IllegalALIENs   Birdzilla

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Elliott (57 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) scored 17.7 points against the Lions in Week 7. His scoring output was 32.2% more than his 13.39-point projection and was much higher than his 10.64-point season scoring average. Elliott ranks #65 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Ezekiel Elliott

Top Player Comparison

IllegalALIENs
Points
% of total points 110.82
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
31.92
26
28.8%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
17.7
13.39
16%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
15.3
16.16
13.8%
4
Christian Kirk
WR
13.6
10.35
12.3%
Birdzilla
Points
% of total points 94.32
1
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
27
10.32
28.6%
2
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
19.32
17.89
20.5%
3
David Montgomery
RB
12.2
10.61
12.9%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
12
14.42
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Amari Cooper had a 55-yard catch for Birdzilla, helping the team to a 58.40-58.20 lead.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 57-yard pass for IllegalALIENs, while Daniel Carlson had a 50-yard field goal to contribute to a 100.12-82.12 lead for IllegalALIENs.

Points By Position

  IllegalALIENs   Birdzilla
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.
IllegalALIENs
IllegalALIENs may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (115.81 ppg), propelling IllegalALIENs to the No. 3 spot in the Standings, well within playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2159 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 113 Rush Yds
Derrick Henry
Best Drafted
536 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 131 Rec Yds
Harrison Butker
Best Acquisition
3-5 FG, 62 long, 12-12 XP
Birdzilla
Birdzilla may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (112.53 ppg), propelling Birdzilla to No. 4 in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
1980 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 257 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Mark Andrews
Best Drafted
39 Rec, 455 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Jimmy Garoppolo
Best Acquisition
1456 Pass Yds, 9 Pass TDs

What If

IllegalALIENs would have beaten eight other teams besides Birdzilla this week.
Birdzilla would have lost to just three other teams besides IllegalALIENs this week.
If they played Birdzilla every week, IllegalALIENs would be 3-4 this season.
Birdzilla would have gotten the win over IllegalALIENs 108.86-106.12 had they played each other last week.
IllegalALIENs would be 5-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Birdzilla.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as IllegalALIENs, Birdzilla would be 5-1.
If IllegalALIENs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 53-24.
If they played every team every week, Birdzilla would be 54-23.