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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
yard crew
6-1 134.08
145.16
 
VS
proj
NorthwestSalmonbelli
75.41 1-6
90.48

yard crew climb into 1st place in 134.08-75.41 landslide

yard crew climbed to the top of the standings in NFL Football Pool 2020-2021 with a convincing win over NorthwestSalmonbelli, rolling to a 134.08-75.41 victory. The matchup was decided before it really even started, as yard crew took a 39.05-point lead on Thursday behind impressive efforts from Juwan Johnson (16.45 points) and Chris Olave (14.35). Khalil Herbert (62 Rush Yds, 25 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Derrick Henry (128 Rush Yds, 10 Rec Yds) did their part for NorthwestSalmonbelli in defeat. yard crew (6-1) will look to keep it rolling against Finkle & Einhorn, while NorthwestSalmonbelli (1-6) match up against Laces Out in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  yard crew   NorthwestSalmonbelli

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 32 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Cardinals, Johnson tallied 16.45 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 4.73-point projection and was much higher than his 5.53-point season scoring average. Johnson will face the Raiders next week.
Juwan Johnson

Top Player Comparison

yard crew
Points
% of total points 134.08
1
Daniel Jones
QB
31.68
15.94
23.6%
2
Juwan Johnson
TE
16.45
4.73
12.3%
3
Chris Olave
WR
14.35
9.48
10.7%
4
Daniel Carlson
K
11
9.62
8.2%
NorthwestSalmonbelli
Points
% of total points 75.41
1
Khalil Herbert
RB
16.91
6.57
22.4%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
16.55
15.65
21.9%
3
Evan Engram
TE
7.7
6.1
10.2%
4
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
6.3
10.76
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Chris Olave had a 41-yard catch for yard crew, helping the team to a 41.05-2.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Daniel Jones had a 32-yard touchdown pass for yard crew, helping the team to a 91.13-44.00 lead.
Sunday Late
Daniel Carlson had a 50-yard field goal for yard crew, contributing to a 124.58-50.75 lead for the team.
Monday
Khalil Herbert had a 25-yard touchdown catch for NorthwestSalmonbelli.

Points By Position

  yard crew   NorthwestSalmonbelli

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. yard crew scored less in this one (134.08) than their season average of 148.28.
NorthwestSalmonbelli would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last five matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. yard crew are doing a better job of that, averaging 148.28 versus NorthwestSalmonbelli's 96.94.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" yard crew (6-1) have a better record than NorthwestSalmonbelli (1-6).
Even the machines think yard crew have better players. Their projected average points is higher (132.65) than NorthwestSalmonbelli (103.81).
Once yard crew put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than NorthwestSalmonbelli (4 vs 0).
yard crew laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than NorthwestSalmonbelli (0).
yard crew should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than NorthwestSalmonbelli (4 vs 2).
yard crew have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than NorthwestSalmonbelli (58 vs 31).
By position, yard crew have outscored NorthwestSalmonbelli at QB, RB, WR, TE, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
yard crew don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 32 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for yard crew had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for NorthwestSalmonbelli (1).
There's not much good to say about NorthwestSalmonbelli this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

yard crew
In a matchup showcasing teams separated by just a game in the standings, yard crew (6-1) are set to match up against Finkle & Einhorn (5-2) in Week 8. yard crew might have to shuffle the deck some with L'Jarius Sneed out on bye in Week 8. Finkle & Einhorn will be without Austin Ekeler, Justin Herbert, and DeAndre Carter. Over the last three weeks, yard crew have put up 142.06 points per game, while Finkle & Einhorn have averaged 165.03 per contest.
NorthwestSalmonbelli
Looking ahead to Week 8, 18th-place NorthwestSalmonbelli (1-6) will look to right the ship against 17th-place Laces Out (2-5). NorthwestSalmonbelli might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Isaiah Spiller out on bye in Week 8. Laces Out won't have Gerald Everett.