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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
FireStarter
2-4 140.66
124.54
 
VS
proj
Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN
119.42 2-4
127.5

FireStarter knock off Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN in 140.66-119.42 rout

FireStarter outperformed expectations, rolling to a 140.66-119.42 win over Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN, who fell short of projections. Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN leapt out to a 34.82-point lead on Thursday behind standout performances from Carson Wentz (24.52 points) and Alshon Jeffery (19.4). But it was all FireStarter after that. They were led by James Conner (111 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 18 Rec Yds) and Sony Michel (106 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs). FireStarter (2-4) will look to earn another win against Dakattackwhilezekeea, while Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN (2-4) match up against Gotham City in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  FireStarter   Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 28-21 win over the Bengals, Conner scored 26.9 points to beat his 14.55-point projection. He racked up 129 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on FireStarter this week. Next week, Conner will play the Browns.
James Conner

Top Player Comparison

FireStarter
Points
% of total points 140.66
1
James Conner
RB
26.9
14.55
19.1%
2
Sony Michel
RB
24.6
13.89
17.5%
3
Harrison Butker
K
18
10.72
12.8%
4
Philip Rivers
QB
14.28
18.95
10.2%
Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN
Points
% of total points 119.42
1
Carson Wentz
QB
24.52
19.72
20.5%
2
Tom Brady
QB
23.8
23.1
19.9%
3
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
19.5
9.15
16.3%
4
Alshon Jeffery
WR
19.4
9.07
16.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with standout plays on both teams on Thursday, but it was Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN who emerged with the lead, 43.92-9.10. For FireStarter, Nelson Agholor had a 58-yard catch. Carson Wentz made the highlight reel for Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN with a 58-yard pass.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, FireStarter became the proud owner of a 88.78-77.42 lead. For FireStarter, Philip Rivers had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 29-yard touchdown pass. Emmanuel Sanders made the highlight reel for Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN with a 22-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had multiple 42-yard passes for Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN, who trailed 140.66-119.42 after the primetime game.

Points By Position

  FireStarter   Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN

StatSmack

FireStarter must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (140.66) than their season average (125.84).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN has left more points on the bench this season (197.36) than FireStarter (158.34).
In dire times, at least FireStarter keep it close. They've been blown out less times than Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN (1 vs 3).
FireStarter should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN (4 vs 2).
Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than FireStarter (0) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, FireStarter have outscored Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN at QB, RB, and K this season.
Don't worry Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN
Looking ahead to Week 7, Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN (2-4) will try to get back on track against Gotham City (1-5). Тяaρ♠ǬuεεN might need to shuffle their lineup a bit with Jordy Nelson out on bye next week. Gotham City will be without JuJu Smith-Schuster.
FireStarter
A pair of 2-4 teams will go toe-to-toe as FireStarter take on Dakattackwhilezekeea next week in an early-season showdown. FireStarter can't depend on another 27-point performance out of James Conner, who will be out on bye in Week 7. Looking at just the last two weeks, FireStarter have put up 134.99 points per game, while Dakattackwhilezekeea have averaged 116.39 per contest.