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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Da Waterboyz!
5-1 191.58
168.79
 
VS
proj
Madden Legend
101.62 4-2
163.22

Da Waterboyz! knock off Madden Legend for fourth straight win in 191.58-101.62 rout

Da Waterboyz! extended their win streak to four games with a easy victory over Madden Legend, cruising to a 191.58-101.62 win. Da Waterboyz! earned a 23.70-point lead on Thursday behind Alshon Jeffery and never looked back. Kirk Cousins (22.27 points) and Tevin Coleman (10.8) did their part for Madden Legend in defeat. Da Waterboyz! (5-1) will look to add to their success against America's Team, while Madden Legend (4-2) face Oakland Dirty Dawgs in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Da Waterboyz!   Madden Legend

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 10 points, Reed crushed his 1.94-point projection as the Seahawks beat the Raiders 27-3. He made 5 tackles and recorded a sack to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player in the league this season. Reed will square off against the Lions next week.
Jarran Reed

Top Player Comparison

Da Waterboyz!
Points
% of total points 191.58
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
35.65
21.62
18.6%
2
Tom Brady
QB
29.3
40.37
15.3%
3
Alshon Jeffery
WR
23.7
10.15
12.4%
4
Matt Bryant
K
13
10.03
6.8%
Madden Legend
Points
% of total points 101.62
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
22.27
30.7
21.9%
2
Tevin Coleman
RB
10.8
14.86
10.6%
3
Lamarcus Joyner
S
9
6.53
8.9%
4
Reuben Foster
LB
8.5
7.08
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Bryant had a 57-yard field goal for Da Waterboyz!, contributing to a 140.78-74.57 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a couple of 42-yard passes for Da Waterboyz! to contribute to a 191.58-84.97 lead for the team.
Monday
Marquez Valdes-Scantling had a 60-yard catch for Madden Legend.

Points By Position

  Da Waterboyz!   Madden Legend

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Da Waterboyz! scored more in this one (191.58) than their season average (160.73).
Da Waterboyz! are on a roll, with victories in four straight matchups.
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Da Waterboyz! has left fewer points on the bench this season (166.24) than Madden Legend (405.95).
Da Waterboyz! don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Madden Legend (2 vs 0).
Da Waterboyz! don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Madden Legend (0 vs 1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Madden Legend - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Da Waterboyz! (1) this season. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, Da Waterboyz! have outscored Madden Legend at K and IDP this season.
Da Waterboyz! don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 26 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Da Waterboyz! had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Madden Legend (1).
Don't worry Madden Legend, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Da Waterboyz!
Wow, Da Waterboyz!, you really made a statement to the rest of the league with this explosive showing. Not only did you win by almost 90 points, you also jumped up a staggering three spots in the league standings!
Madden Legend
Posting three receptions on just four targets this past week, it appears that the starting running backs for Madden Legend should remind their QBs to get them more involved (and dial up a screen play or two).