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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Randy Moss
4-2 143.08
136.03
 
VS
proj
Ray Nitschke
95.42 3-3
119.78

Randy Moss jump into top spot in 143.08-95.42 rout

Randy Moss jumped into the No. 1 position in NFL*HALL*OF*FAME*FANTASY* with a convincing victory over Ray Nitschke, rolling to a 143.08-95.42 win. Randy Moss grabbed a 17.18-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Melvin Gordon III (34.5 points) and Emmanuel Sanders (23) and never gave it up. The Houston Texans defense (13 Pts Allowed, 229 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Julio Jones (10 Rec, 143 Rec Yds) led the way for Ray Nitschke in the loss. Randy Moss (4-2) will look to maintain their momentum against TROY AIKMAN, while Ray Nitschke (3-3) try to right the ship against Dan the Man.

Matchup Timeline

  Randy Moss   Ray Nitschke

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 150 yards from scrimmage and running for 3 touchdowns against the Browns, Gordon III put up 34.5 points this week. His scoring output was 83% more than his 18.85-point projection and was higher than his 25.67-point season scoring average. Gordon III ranks #4 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Melvin Gordon III

Top Player Comparison

Randy Moss
Points
% of total points 143.08
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
34.5
18.85
24.1%
2
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
23
13.45
16.1%
3
Robert Woods
WR
18.6
15.23
13%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
15.6
14.2
10.9%
Ray Nitschke
Points
% of total points 95.42
1
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
23
12.58
24.1%
2
Julio Jones
WR
22.3
19.76
23.4%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
17.12
20.83
17.9%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
11.8
17.13
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Emmanuel Sanders had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Randy Moss, while Demaryius Thomas had a 45-yard catch, contributing to a 104.00-86.82 lead for Randy Moss.

Points By Position

  Randy Moss   Ray Nitschke

What If

Randy Moss would have beaten 10 other teams besides Ray Nitschke this week.
Ray Nitschke would have lost to 10 other teams besides Randy Moss this week.
Randy Moss would be 4-2 if they played Ray Nitschke every week.
Last week, Randy Moss would have been victorious over Ray Nitschke 149.92-87.2.
Randy Moss would be 5-0 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Ray Nitschke.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Randy Moss, Ray Nitschke would be 2-3.
If Randy Moss had played every team in the league each week, they would be 55-23.
If they played every team every week, Ray Nitschke would be 30-48.

Next Week Preview

Ray Nitschke
On the docket in Week 7, Ray Nitschke (3-3) are scheduled to take on Dan the Man (4-2). Ray Nitschke may need to shuffle their lineup a bit with Brandon Marshall out on bye in Week 7. Dan the Man won't have Ben Roethlisberger or Tyler Lockett.
Randy Moss
Randy Moss (4-2) are set to square off against TROY AIKMAN (1-5) in Week 7. Each of these teams will have multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 7, as Russell Wilson, Jimmy Graham, and Doug Baldwin are off for TROY AIKMAN and the Green Bay Packers defense and Derek Carr will take a seat for Randy Moss. Over the last three weeks, Randy Moss have put up 151.19 points per game, while TROY AIKMAN have averaged only 116.36 per contest.