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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Futbolistas
5-2 77.64
86.97
 
VS
proj
AtomicDawgs22
63.3 4-3
92.03

Futbolistas fall short of projections, find way to defeat AtomicDawgs22, 77.64-63.30

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, coming up short of projections, but Futbolistas did enough to get the best of AtomicDawgs22. Predicted to lose 92.03-86.97, Futbolistas earned a 77.64-63.30 victory over AtomicDawgs22. AtomicDawgs22 grabbed a 4.3-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but Futbolistas held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Aaron Jones, who racked up 76 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes for 18.05 points, and Derek Carr, who passed for 241 yards and a touchdown (15.59 points). Justin Tucker (13 points) and the Green Bay Packers defense (9) were the leaders for AtomicDawgs22 in the loss. Futbolistas (5-2) will look to keep it rolling against Pigskin Pimps XXI, while AtomicDawgs22 (4-3) try to get back in the win column against Jules Winnfield.

Matchup Timeline

  Futbolistas   AtomicDawgs22

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Commanders in Week 7, Jones racked up 76 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes. In doing so, he put up 18.05 points to more-than-double his 8.23-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Futbolistas this week. Jones will face the Bills next week.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Futbolistas
Points
% of total points 77.64
1
Aaron Jones
RB
18.05
8.23
23.2%
2
Derek Carr
QB
15.59
23.49
20.1%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.85
8.78
19.1%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
8.65
10.6
11.1%
AtomicDawgs22
Points
% of total points 63.3
1
Justin Tucker
K
13
9.78
20.5%
2
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
9
8.07
14.2%
3
D'Onta Foreman
RB
8.75
4.94
13.8%
4
Lamar Jackson
QB
7.75
24.05
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was AtomicDawgs22 who emerged with the lead, 48.45-44.15. For Futbolistas, Aaron Jones had a 21-yard touchdown catch. Justin Tucker had a 55-yard field goal for AtomicDawgs22, while D'Onta Foreman had a 60-yard run.
Sunday Late
Derek Carr had a 26-yard touchdown pass for Futbolistas, helping the team to a 77.64-57.90 lead.

Points By Position

  Futbolistas   AtomicDawgs22
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the midway point. How about we catch up on the Standings?
Futbolistas
Futbolistas may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the team is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (93.26 ppg), propelling Futbolistas to No. 3 in the Standings, well within playoff position.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
1980 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 257 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Derrick Henry
Best Drafted
536 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 131 Rec Yds
NYJ Defense
Best Acquisition
19.6 Avg Pts Allowed, 314.7 Avg Yds Allowed, 11 Turnovers
AtomicDawgs22
AtomicDawgs22 may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the team is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (86.98 ppg), propelling AtomicDawgs22 to the No. 5 position in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
1397 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 510 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Justin Tucker
Best Drafted
14-15 FG, 58 long, 19-20 XP
D'Onta Foreman
Best Acquisition
155 Rush Yds

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Futbolistas scored less in this one (77.64) than their season average of 93.26.
We heard scoring helps you win. AtomicDawgs22 need some help then, averaging just 86.98 versus Futbolistas's 93.26.
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Futbolistas has left fewer points on the bench this season (222.01) than AtomicDawgs22 (272.08).
Futbolistas should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than AtomicDawgs22 (3 vs 2).
Futbolistas have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than AtomicDawgs22 (32 vs 26).
By position, Futbolistas have outscored AtomicDawgs22 at QB, RB, TE, and DEF this season.
Futbolistas was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (5) than AtomicDawgs22 (1).
Don't worry AtomicDawgs22, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!