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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
The Rubensteins
4-3 133.14
151.37
 
VS
proj
Cheese
79.17 0-7
66.35

The Rubensteins beat Cheese for fourth straight win, 133.14-79.17

The Rubensteins extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over Cheese, coming out on top with a 133.14-79.17 victory. Cheese remains winless for the season. Cheese grabbed a 4.30-point lead on Thursday, but The Rubensteins held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tyler Boyd (27 points) and Raheem Mostert (19.8). JuJu Smith-Schuster (7 Rec, 124 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Zay Jones (14 Rush Yds, 54 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Cheese in the loss. The Rubensteins improve to 4-3 on the season, while Cheese fall to 0-7.

Matchup Timeline

  The Rubensteins   Cheese

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Boyd overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 27 points against his 7.34-point projection. In a 35-17 win over the Falcons, he caught 8 passes for 155 yards and a touchdown. Boyd ranks #55 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

The Rubensteins
Points
% of total points 133.14
1
Tyler Boyd
WR
27
7.34
20.3%
2
Raheem Mostert
RB
19.8
13.55
14.9%
3
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR
14.35
7.36
10.8%
4
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
13.03
13.48
9.8%
Cheese
Points
% of total points 79.17
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
22.9
7.91
28.9%
2
Zay Jones
WR
8.05
7.03
10.2%
3
Rodrigo Blankenship
K
8
0
10.1%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
7.68
10.02
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Rodrigo Blankenship had a 50-yard field goal for Cheese, helping to stake Cheese to a 9.50-5.20 lead.
Sunday Early
Tyler Boyd had a 60-yard touchdown catch for The Rubensteins, while Taylor Heinicke had a 37-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 57.11-35.00 lead for The Rubensteins.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which The Rubensteins had a 94.49-66.24 lead. Marquez Valdes-Scantling had a 57-yard catch and a 40-yard catch for The Rubensteins, while Daniel Carlson had a 50-yard field goal. JuJu Smith-Schuster made the highlight reel for Cheese with a 45-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
DeVante Parker had a 43-yard catch for The Rubensteins on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  The Rubensteins   Cheese

Game Notes

Only six of the 23 starters on The Rubensteins scored higher than their point projections.
Cheese had only nine of their 24 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as The Rubensteins had five starters score zero points, while Cheese had 10.
The Rubensteins put up fewer points than their season scoring average (140.31) while Cheese scored above theirs (66.74).
The Rubensteins got the win despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Cheese outscored their projection.
The Rubensteins managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 85.02-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, JuJu Smith-Schuster scored 22.9 points, the fourth-best score for a wide receiver this week.

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