Week 7 Matchups
It was a great effort from Toronto (4-3) but they couldn't overcome Phoenix (6-1) who, to be fair, could not be overcome by anyone, with the best single week output this year. Lamar Miller and Telvin Smith take home awards this week, both having such big games, that the conclusion was never in question, even as LTP got right to the brink of 200.
The Lead Farmers (2-5) ain't dead yet- getting huge performances from DRC and Allen Robinson. Oakwood (3-4) had a great pickup in Jordan Reed, and Leveon Bell did his thing, but the Drivers still fall back under .500 and have now bookended a three game win streak with two pairs of the L word. Not that one. Or the other one.
Pawnee (4-3) is back in third place after crushing Savannah (2-5) in week seven. They're well behind the top two teams in overall points, but have built themselves up to third in the category, and look like one of the most well rounded squads in the league. The Petes will have to try and stop the bleeding against undefeated New York.
New York (7-0) wins again, though the Islanders (4-3) certainly made a go of it. Marshawn and Amri did Marshawn and Amari things for the 2012 champs, but New Yorks shrewd PUotW QB Ryan Tannehill stepped in admirably while Aaron Rodgers rested on bye. Tannehill's huge day was outshined by Todd Gurley who looks like ALL DAY 2.0; hopefully sans archaic child rearing techniques and tobacco/shellfish ingestion.
The Sasquatch (3-4) finally get a win without having to move mountains for it, outlasting the McFlys (3-4) in a middling matchup where the winner still gets a win worth the same as any other win. Hill Valley made a great pickup in Robert Woods, who did a fine Antonio Brown impression. Antonio Brown played himself. Malcolm Smith was the difference maker for Saskatoon- he's been ascending all year.
South Park (3-4) did not kill the Deputy (3-4) and now has more losses halfway through 2015 than they did through all of 2014, when they finished 10-3. The Van Halens are a boom/bust team that need big individual efforts to compete: Here they got it from TY Hilton, who helped them overcome goose eggs from fellow starters Jeremy Maclin and Leonard Hankerson, who were both to hurt to contribute. That's a dearth of WR depth.
Liberal (2-5) wins big, but also loses big: Arian Foster delivers the win before tearing his achilles. Now HT will have to rely upon Eddie Lacy, CJ Spiller, and whomever else they can rustle up to keep their winning streak, currently in its infancy, going. Thew MooseCrew (3-4) didn't win, but they did raise a lot of money for breast cancer research, and unveiled their new color scheme for 2016: Pink and black. There we go.
OPotW: RB Lamar Miller, Phoenix Uprising (46.3pts)
It's just been a charmed life in Phoenix to date. Dev Freeman has been stellar, and now Lamar Miller breaks out with a huge game. Not to mention RBs Darren McFadden (28.5 this week) and solid RB Jonathan Stewart- the Carousel has never been mightier. Miller went for two touchdowns and 236 total yards on just 17 touches, mostly in the first half. Sorta unfair.
DPotW: LB Telvin Smith, Phoenix Uprising
Telvin Smith has been an every week starter for Phoenix, even as the other two LB spots have been revolving doors. Solid weekly numbers (9+ every week) have made the speedy sophomore a reliable asset- but his week seven performance vaulted him to the top of the charts in 2015: eight and a half tackles, two for a loss, three defended passes, and a pick taken back to the house filled the stat sheet. Phoenix defense did a number in Toronto, as mainstays Reshad Jones and JJ Watt also scored big in the win.
PUotW: QB Ryan Tannehill, New York's Finest (28.38pts)
If the Finest were gonna lose, a good bet might have been for it happening with their #1 pick, QB Aaron Rodgers on bye. Welp, so much for that. Tannehill came in and kept the sailing smooth, complete 18 of 19 (!!) passes for 282 yards and four (!!) touchdowns. Now that he's reestablished his value, it remains to be seen if New York can spin him off for an asset they can use.
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