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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Megatron's Mentality
2-4 242
226.68
 
VS
proj
Barb's Unreal Team
142 4-2
117.06

Barb's Unreal Team outperform projections but lose to Megatron's Mentality in 242-142 rout

Barb's Unreal Team outperformed expectations, but it wasn't enough to swing the result as Megatron's Mentality cruised to a 242-142 victory. Barb's Unreal Team leapt out to a 32-point lead on Thursday behind impressive performances from Alshon Jeffery (19 points) and Corey Clement (13). But it was all Megatron's Mentality after that. They were led by Matt Ryan, who passed for 354 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 13 yards for 45 points, and Kwon Alexander, who made 11 tackles (45 points). Megatron's Mentality (2-4) will look to add to their success against Billsrback, while Barb's Unreal Team (4-2) will meet LEGION OF BOOM in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Megatron's Mentality   Barb's Unreal Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Redskins in Week 6, Smith caught 5 passes for 43 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 12 points and scored more than 7 times his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Megatron's Mentality this week. Smith will go up against the Eagles in Week 7.
Torrey Smith

Top Player Comparison

Megatron's Mentality
Points
% of total points 242
1
Matt Ryan
QB
45
20.78
18.6%
2
Kwon Alexander
LB
45
31.65
18.6%
3
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
28
20.27
11.6%
4
Zach Brown
LB
23
29.75
9.5%
Barb's Unreal Team
Points
% of total points 142
1
Sony Michel
RB
32
12.24
22.5%
2
The Washington Redskins defense
DEF
22
18.48
15.5%
3
Alshon Jeffery
WR
19
8.49
13.4%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
14
13.24
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Philip Rivers had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 29-yard touchdown pass for Megatron's Mentality, while Matt Ryan had a 35-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 218-107 lead for Megatron's Mentality.

Points By Position

  Megatron's Mentality   Barb's Unreal Team

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Megatron's Mentality scored fewer points in this one (242) than their season average of 272.33.
We heard scoring helps you win. Megatron's Mentality are doing a better job of that, averaging 272.33 versus Barb's Unreal Team's 184.
Even the computers think Megatron's Mentality have better players. They have a higher projected points average (251.22) than Barb's Unreal Team (123.93).
Once Megatron's Mentality put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Barb's Unreal Team (2 vs 0).
By position, Megatron's Mentality have outscored Barb's Unreal Team at QB, TE, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
Megatron's Mentality has a higher average scoring margin (12) than Barb's Unreal Team this season (-7).
The starters for Megatron's Mentality had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Barb's Unreal Team (0).
Hey Barb's Unreal Team, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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