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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
The Meatball Hoagies
3-3 97
93.13
 
VS
proj
Last in League
93 4-2
82.62

The Meatball Hoagies come back to defeat Last in League in 97-93 battle

Despite similar records, Last in League held a significant season point advantage over The Meatball Hoagies coming into this one (669-511). But the trend wouldn't continue this week with The Meatball Hoagies coming back to earn a 97-93 win. Despite trailing 93-78 heading into Sunday night, The Meatball Hoagies roared back behind Julian Edelman (11 points) and James White (8). Saquon Barkley (28 points) and Adam Thielen (18) were the leading scorers for Last in League in the loss. The Meatball Hoagies (3-3) will look to keep it rolling against Duke Silver, while Last in League (4-2) will try to get back on track against THROAT HOAGIES.

Matchup Timeline

  The Meatball Hoagies   Last in League

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 11 points, Njoku scored 79.7% more than his 6.12-point projection as the Browns lost to the Chargers 38-14. He caught 7 passes for 55 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Meatball Hoagies this week. In Week 7, Njoku and the Browns will square off against the Buccaneers.
David Njoku

Top Player Comparison

The Meatball Hoagies
Points
% of total points 97
1
Russell Wilson
QB
21
18.02
21.6%
2
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
14
10.81
14.4%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
13
10.59
13.4%
4
David Johnson
RB
11
11.89
11.3%
Last in League
Points
% of total points 93
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
28
14.26
30.1%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
18
12.97
19.4%
3
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
14
9.44
15.1%
4
Demaryius Thomas
WR
11
8.3
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Saquon Barkley had a 50-yard touchdown run and a 55-yard catch for Last in League, helping Last in League to a 28-14 lead.
Sunday Early
Demaryius Thomas had a 45-yard catch for Last in League to contribute to a 90-57 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 42-yard pass for The Meatball Hoagies, who trailed 93-78 after the late games.

Points By Position

  The Meatball Hoagies   Last in League

Game Notes

The Meatball Hoagies had five of their nine starting players exceed their projected points.
Last in League lost despite five of their nine starters scoring higher than their points projection.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
The Meatball Hoagies put up more points than their season scoring average (85.17) while Last in League fell short of theirs (111.5).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The Meatball Hoagies managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 10.51-point projected margin of victory.
The Meatball Hoagies moves to (1-1) in close games this season, while Last in League falls to (0-1).
A bright spot in the defeat, Saquon Barkley (28 points) registered the fifth-best score in the league this week.

Next Week Preview

Last in League
A pair of squads with matching 4-2 records, second-place Last in League will now get a date with fourth-place THROAT HOAGIES next week. After six weeks of action, Last in League have posted the second-most points in the league while THROAT HOAGIES (101.67 PPG) are ranked fifth. In terms of recent scoring production, these two teams have posted similar results lately. Last in League has put up 109.67 points per game over the last three weeks, while THROAT HOAGIES has averaged 108.33 per outing over that same span.
The Meatball Hoagies
Week 7 will feature the two lowest-scoring teams in the league, as The Meatball Hoagies (3-3) go up against Duke Silver (1-4-1). Each side will have players on bye next week, as Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Derek Carr, Mike Davis, Jared Cook, and Amari Cooper are off for Duke Silver and Russell Wilson, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Chris Boswell, and Rashaad Penny will take a seat for The Meatball Hoagies. Over the last two weeks, The Meatball Hoagies have scored 96 points per game, while Duke Silver have averaged only 75 per contest.