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Cynthia Frelund's Week 7 fantasy projections

My projections are based on historical trends, personnel, matchups and probable game scripts. Yes, it could be considered overkill to use 10 full years of past actual data and comparables to forecast each week, but why wouldn't you want to at least try to be as accurate as possible? I know I can't find a reason not to:

Cynthia Frelund

NFL Network Analytics Expert

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1. Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas City Chiefs

311 pass yards, 3 TD

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2. Matt Ryan, QB, Atlanta Falcons

307 pass yards, 3 TD

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3. Jared Goff, QB, Los Angeles Rams

299 pass yards, 2 TD

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4. Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans Saints

332 pass yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

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5. Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots

281 pass yards, 2 TD

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Upside pick: Andy Dalton, QB, Cincinnati Bengals

279 pass yards, 2 TD

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1. Adam Thielen, WR, Minnesota Vikings

8 receptions, 108 yards, TD

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2. Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons

7 receptions, 91 yards, TD

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3. Michael Thomas, WR, New Orleans Saints

6 receptions, 90 yards, TD

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4. Tyreek Hill, WR, Kansas City Chiefs

6 receptions, 84 yards, TD

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5. Odell Beckham Jr, WR, New York Giants

6 receptions, 80 yards, TD

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Upside pick: Chris Godwin, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

4 receptions, 51 yards, TD

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1. Todd Gurley, RB, Los Angeles Rams

138 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 rec

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2. Saquon Barkley, RB, New York Giants

104 scrimmage yards, TD; 6 rec

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3. Melvin Gordon, RB, Los Angeles Chargers

112 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 rec

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4. Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Dallas Cowboys

97 scrimmage yards, TD; 5 rec

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5. Joe Mixon, RB, Cincinnati Bengals

98 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 rec

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Upside pick: Carlos Hyde, RB, Cleveland Browns

84 scrimmage yards, TD; 2 rec

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