Week 7 2017: vs. Tavon and Only

Starting Lineup:

QB: Drew Brees

WR: Antonio Brown

WR: Tyreek Hill

RB: Ezekiel Elliott

RB: Alvin Kamara

TE: Hunter Henry

Flex: TY Hilton

K: Greg Zuerlein

D/ST: Carolina

El Pollo Loco enters week 7 coming off their first loss of the season losing to the Glorious Morgans 97-114. Loco continues to struggle in rivalry games now holding a 2-9 record. However, it has been a historic start for this franchise and they look to get back on track against Tavon and Only this week. Loco made a trade earlier this week to acquire TY Hilton, Hunter Henry, and Ameer Abdullah. It was tough letting Keenan Allen go after his solid start, but Hilton and Henry have been immediately plugged into the starting lineup and Abdullah adds running back depth. 

Tavon is coming into the matchup after shooting themselves in the foot, leaving their QB and defense on the bench and only losing by 10. The loss brings Tavon to 2-4 on the season, but they are better than their record. Illustrated by scoring 121 points with 2 empty roster spots. They are lead by one of the best RB cores in the league with Melvin Gordon, DeMarco Murray, and Doug Martin. They also have one of the best TEs in the league with Eagles' stud Zach Ertz. 2-4 is not where you want to be, but Tavon has a solid team and they are only 2 games back from a playoff spot. Expect this team to compete down the stretch.

Loco gets Ezekiel Elliott back from bye (and suspension) this week which is much needed after Mike Gillislee managed 2 points last week. This is by far Zeke's best matchup so far this season so Loco expects him to lead the team this week. Antonio Brown has been amazing, showing why Loco invested the number 3 overall pick in him, and he has a good matchup this week. Loco's other top pick, Drew Brees, has been solid, but has not been performing the way Loco expected when they selected him in the third round. Brees needs to pick things up and play at an elite level if this team is going to be successful down the stretch. Loco will need all of their studs to play well to win this game because Hilton and Tyreek Hill have tough matchups this week. Hill's matchup coming on Thurdsay night which has not been kind to Loco. 

The experts expect a blow out victory for Loco in this game projecting a 136-114 final score. Don't bet on it because Tavon is a scrappy team that loves the underdog role and plays it well. Tune it tonight at 8:20 and don't miss a minute of this action.