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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Abominable Tardigrades
3-4 92.04
91.72
 
VS
proj
Hooked On A Thielen
71.2 4-3
87.54

Hooked On A Thielen lose to Abominable Tardigrades in 92.04-71.20 romp

There's no easy way to put it, Hooked On A Thielen didn't do their job, at least compared to projections, as Abominable Tardigrades cruised to a 92.04-71.20 victory. Hooked On A Thielen grabbed a 3.10-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Abominable Tardigrades after that. They were led by Kenneth Walker III (168 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Aaron Jones (23 Rush Yds, 53 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Raheem Mostert (16.9 points) and Antonio Gibson (13.7) carried the flag for Hooked On A Thielen in the loss. Abominable Tardigrades (3-4) will look to notch another W against Nana Nancy, while Hooked On A Thielen (4-3) will meet Randy Ableman in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Abominable Tardigrades   Hooked On A Thielen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 19.6 points against his 11.38-point projection. In a 23-21 loss to the Commanders, he racked up 76 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes. Jones ranks #38 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Abominable Tardigrades
Points
% of total points 92.04
1
Kenneth Walker III
RB
28.8
11.52
31.3%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
19.6
11.38
21.3%
3
Derek Carr
QB
13.54
19.75
14.7%
4
The Las Vegas Raiders defense
DEF
10
7.78
10.9%
Hooked On A Thielen
Points
% of total points 71.2
1
Raheem Mostert
RB
16.9
11.34
23.7%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
13.7
5.18
19.2%
3
Tom Brady
QB
11.7
20.18
16.4%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
9.8
11.32
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Jones had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Abominable Tardigrades, who trailed 36.00-34.10 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Kenneth Walker III had a 74-yard touchdown run for Abominable Tardigrades, while Derek Carr had a 26-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 91.04-49.80 lead for Abominable Tardigrades.

Points By Position

  Abominable Tardigrades   Hooked On A Thielen
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the halfway point. Let's refresh the Standings.
Abominable Tardigrades
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to see Abominable Tardigrades holding onto No. 6 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit is averaging only 89.81 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Abominable Tardigrades is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
1980 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 257 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
432 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 176 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Derek Carr
Best Acquisition
1520 Pass Yds, 9 Pass TDs
Hooked On A Thielen
Hooked On A Thielen will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 98.61 points per game through seven weeks, 3rd-best in the league, the squad finds itself currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
1942 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs
Travis Kelce
Best Drafted
47 Rec, 553 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Rondale Moore
Best Acquisition
17 Rec, 159 Rec Yds

What If

Abominable Tardigrades would have beaten seven other teams besides Hooked On A Thielen this week.
Hooked On A Thielen would have lost to eight other teams besides Abominable Tardigrades this week.
If they played Hooked On A Thielen every week, Abominable Tardigrades would be 3-4 this season.
Abominable Tardigrades would have been victorious over Hooked On A Thielen 92.56-86.92 had they played each other last week.
Abominable Tardigrades would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Hooked On A Thielen.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Abominable Tardigrades, Hooked On A Thielen would be 4-2.
If Abominable Tardigrades had played every team in the league each week, they would be 36-41.
If they played every team every week, Hooked On A Thielen would be 48-29.