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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz
3-3 137.2
128.02
 
VS
proj
I'm back
68.08 2-4
98.1

DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz top I'm back in 137.20-68.08 rout

Despite similar records, DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz held a substantial season point advantage over I'm back coming into this one (772-584), and they lived up to their reputation with a easy victory, rolling to a 137.20-68.08 win. I'm back pulled out to a 6.70-point lead on Thursday, but it was all DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz after that. They were led by Tyler Boyd, who caught 7 passes for 62 yards and 2 touchdowns for 25.2 points, and Tarik Cohen, who racked up 121 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (23.1 points). Philip Rivers (207 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and David Johnson (55 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 15 Rec Yds) did their part for I'm back in the loss. DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz (3-3) will look to build on their success against SPARK, while I'm back (2-4) will attempt to get some positive momentum against ACL Tech.

Matchup Timeline

  DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz   I'm back

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 23.1 points, Cohen more-than-doubled his 9.41-point projection as the Bears lost to the Dolphins 31-28. He racked up 121 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. Next week, Cohen will battle the Patriots.
Tarik Cohen

Top Player Comparison

DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz
Points
% of total points 137.2
1
Tyler Boyd
WR
25.2
13.51
18.4%
2
Tarik Cohen
RB
23.1
9.41
16.8%
3
Tom Brady
QB
21.8
23.64
15.9%
4
Antonio Brown
WR
21.5
20.68
15.7%
I'm back
Points
% of total points 68.08
1
Philip Rivers
QB
15.28
19.7
22.4%
2
David Johnson
RB
13
16.82
19.1%
3
Adam Vinatieri
K
10
9.17
14.7%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
9.8
8.86
14.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, after which DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz emerged with a 90.00-54.78 lead. Tarik Cohen had a 21-yard touchdown run and a 50-yard catch for DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz, while Antonio Brown had a 31-yard touchdown catch and a 48-yard catch. Philip Rivers made the highlight reel for I'm back with a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 29-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a couple of 42-yard passes for DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz to contribute to a 121.80-63.98 lead for the team.
Monday
Jimmy Graham had a 54-yard catch for DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz during Monday Night Football, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz   I'm back

What If

DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz would have beaten eight other teams besides I'm back this week.
I'm back would have lost to 10 other teams besides DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz this week.
DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz would be 6-0 if they played I'm back every week.
Had they played each other last week, DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz would have gotten the win over I'm back 147.14-102.96.
DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz would be 4-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as I'm back.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz, I'm back would be 0-5.
If DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz had played every team in the league each week, they would be 50-28.
If they played every team every week, I'm back would be 19-59.

Next Week Preview

I'm back
A pair of squads with matching 2-4 records, 13th-place I'm back will now have a date with 12th-place ACL Tech next week. I'm back may need to shuffle the deck some with Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Aaron Jones out on bye in Week 7. ACL Tech won't have Ben Roethlisberger.
DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz
In a matchup between teams separated by just a game in the standings, DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz (3-3) square off against SPARK (2-4) in Week 7. Each of these teams has players with byes next week, as Antonio Brown, Jimmy Graham, Chris Carson, Derek Carr, and Mike Davis are off for DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz, while SPARK will be without Russell Wilson and Tyler Lockett. Over the last three weeks, DirtyMikeAndTheBoyz have scored 150.3 points per game, while SPARK have averaged just 91.93 per contest.