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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Sprint Right Option
5-2 89.2
111.48
 
VS
proj
Simmons
86.35 4-3
103.98

Offensively challenged Sprint Right Option come back to knock off Simmons in 89.20-86.35 struggle

With the 10th-ranked point total in the league for the week, Sprint Right Option were fortunate to earn a victory against an opponent that had an even worse week, coming back for an 89.20-86.35 victory over Simmons. Trailing 78.05-77.00 heading into Monday night, Sprint Right Option rallied behind David Montgomery (12.2 points). Tua Tagovailoa (261 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 15 Rush Yds) and the Miami Dolphins defense (10 Pts Allowed, 341 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) led the charge for Simmons in the loss. Sprint Right Option (5-2) have now won four straight games and will look to build on their success against Pull Out Game. Simmons (4-3) face Mixon it Up in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Sprint Right Option   Simmons

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hopkins caught 10 passes for 103 yards as the Cardinals beat the Saints 42-34. In doing so, he put up 15.3 points to scored 22.3% higher than his 12.51-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Sprint Right Option this week. Hopkins will square off against the Vikings in Week 8.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

Sprint Right Option
Points
% of total points 89.2
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
21.7
25.07
24.3%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
15.5
17.84
17.4%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
15.3
12.51
17.2%
4
David Montgomery
RB
12.2
10.61
13.7%
Simmons
Points
% of total points 86.35
1
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
20.55
24.89
23.8%
2
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
14
10.06
16.2%
3
Breece Hall
RB
13.2
13.04
15.3%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
12.8
14.55
14.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Sprint Right Option to contribute to a 57.90-17.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Breece Hall had a 62-yard touchdown run for Simmons, who trailed 77.00-43.50 after the late games.
Monday
DeVante Parker had a 43-yard catch for Simmons.

Points By Position

  Sprint Right Option   Simmons
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the midway point. Let's take a closer look at the Standings.
Sprint Right Option
Sprint Right Option 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 (115.00 ppg), propelling Sprint Right Option to No. 3 in the Standings, easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
1597 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs
Saquon Barkley
Best Drafted
726 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 180 Rec Yds
Marcus Mariota
Best Acquisition
1179 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs, 237 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Simmons
Simmons 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 (112.54 ppg), propelling Simmons to No. 6 in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Travis Kelce
MVP
47 Rec, 553 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Cooper Kupp
Best Drafted
56 Rec, 607 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Mia Defense
Best Acquisition
23.6 Avg Pts Allowed, 358.4 Avg Yds Allowed, 7 Turnovers

Game Notes

Sprint Right Option got the victory even though only three of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Simmons had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams scored their lowest point total of the season.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Simmons ranked 11th in the league in points scored this week, while Sprint Right Option ranked 10th.
The matchup's 2.85-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Sprint Right Option. They won, but failed to cover the 7.5-point projected margin of victory.
Sprint Right Option moves to (2-0) in close games this season, while Simmons falls to (0-1).