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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Huskies
3-3 146.76
107.57
 
VS
proj
Wildebeasts
132.62 0-6
111.8

Huskies hand Wildebeasts third consecutive loss, 146.76-132.62

Huskies secured a 146.76-132.62 win to hand Wildebeasts their third straight loss to open the season. Wildebeasts jumped out to a 36.80-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding showings from Alshon Jeffery, who caught 8 passes for 74 yards and 2 touchdowns for 27.4 points, and Odell Beckham Jr., who caught 6 passes for 44 yards (9.4 points). But Huskies held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Matt Ryan (354 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 13 Rush Yds) and Ezekiel Elliott (106 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 11 Rec Yds). Huskies improve to 3-3 on the season, while Wildebeasts fall to 0-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Huskies   Wildebeasts

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Texans defense (13 Pts Allowed, 229 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 20 points against the Bills in Week 6. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 9.07-point projection and was much higher than their 9.33-point season scoring average. The Texans defense ranks #8 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
The Houston Texans defense

Top Player Comparison

Huskies
Points
% of total points 146.76
1
Matt Ryan
QB
36.46
22.98
24.8%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
29.7
21.22
20.2%
3
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
20
9.07
13.6%
4
Eric Ebron
TE
17
13.19
11.6%
Wildebeasts
Points
% of total points 132.62
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
39.5
21.23
29.8%
2
Alshon Jeffery
WR
27.4
13.01
20.7%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
19.62
23.09
14.8%
4
Harrison Butker
K
17
10.11
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 35-yard touchdown pass for Huskies, while Matt Bryant had a 57-yard field goal, contributing to a 101.96-56.42 lead for Huskies.
Sunday Late
Doug Baldwin had a 42-yard catch for Huskies, contributing to a 146.76-56.42 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Kareem Hunt had a 67-yard touchdown catch for Wildebeasts, while Rob Gronkowski had a 42-yard catch for the team, who trailed 146.76-125.62 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Huskies   Wildebeasts

What If

Huskies would have beaten six other teams besides Wildebeasts this week.
Wildebeasts would have lost to just two other teams besides Huskies this week.
If they played Wildebeasts every week, Huskies would be 5-1 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Huskies would have topped Wildebeasts 108.5-95.98.
Huskies would be 4-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Wildebeasts.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Huskies, Wildebeasts would be 1-4.
If Huskies had played every team in the league each week, they would be 36-18.
If they played every team every week, Wildebeasts would be 13-41.

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