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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Ready Player One
3-3 126.8
129.97
 
VS
proj
The White Knucklers
120.9 3-3
107.66

The White Knucklers defy expectations but lose to Ready Player One, 126.8-120.9

Ready Player One fell short of projections while The White Knucklers rose to the occasion and outperformed expectations, but it wasn't enough to swing the result. Predicted to triumph by a score of 130.0-107.7, Ready Player One emerged victorious with a 126.8-120.9 victory over The White Knucklers. The White Knucklers grabbed a 4.8-point lead on Thursday, but Ready Player One held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Todd Gurley II (35.5 points) and Aaron Rodgers (28.4). Melvin Gordon III (34 points) and Tom Brady (21.8) carried the flag for The White Knucklers in the loss. Ready Player One (3-3) will look to get another W against Gridiron Gladiators, while The White Knucklers (3-3) face I Heart Chiavettas in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Ready Player One   The White Knucklers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 21.7 points, Boyd more-than-doubled his 10.78-point projection as the Bengals lost to the Steelers 28-21. He caught 7 passes for 62 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Ready Player One this week. Next week, Boyd will play the Chiefs.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

Ready Player One
Points
% of total points 126.8
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
35.5
21.59
28%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
28.4
20.19
22.4%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
21.7
10.78
17.1%
4
James White
RB
11.7
14.01
9.2%
The White Knucklers
Points
% of total points 120.9
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
34
17.87
28.1%
2
Tom Brady
QB
21.8
23.1
18%
3
Jimmy Graham
TE
12.9
9.75
10.7%
4
Matt Breida
RB
12.1
7.29
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a couple of 42-yard passes for The White Knucklers, who trailed 98.4-95.9 after Sunday night.
Monday
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Monday night. For Ready Player One, Aaron Rodgers had a 60-yard pass and a 54-yard pass. Jimmy Graham made the highlight reel for The White Knucklers with a 54-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Ready Player One   The White Knucklers

Game Notes

Only four of the 10 starters on Ready Player One scored higher than their projected point totals.
The White Knucklers had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The White Knucklers can partially blame the loss on the New Orleans Saints defense, who didn't score any points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Ready Player One emerged victorious despite scoring fewer points than projected, while The White Knucklers exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 5.9-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The loss ends a streak of two straight wins for The White Knucklers.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Ready Player One. They won, but failed to cover the 22.31-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Melvin Gordon III put up 34 points, the fourth-best score for a RB this season.

Coach Talk

Ready Player One
Well, we do appreciate the confidence this past week, Ready Player One. It takes true moxie to deploy a player with negative points (the Jacksonville Jaguars defense) while still getting the win. All we ask is to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Try it in the playoffs and we're toast.
The White Knucklers
Unless The White Knucklers wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing enough opportunities" cannot be an excuse this week. Our pass-catching corps (four WR and one TE) collectively saw a grand total of 37 targets in Week 6. With only 21 total receptions, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.