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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
socioPathogens
4-2 146.84
158.37
 
VS
proj
Nefarious Pilchers
82.97 3-3
154.52

Nefarious Pilchers come up short of projections, lose to socioPathogens in 146.84-82.97 rout

Nefarious Pilchers underachieved compared to their projected point total, as socioPathogens rolled to a 146.84-82.97 win. It didn't take long to learn who would lead the way in the matchup, as socioPathogens took a 42.75-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar performances from Mike Evans (24.5 points) and Baker Mayfield (20.96). Kerryon Johnson (17.15 points) and Tyler Lockett (15.6) did their part for Nefarious Pilchers in defeat. socioPathogens (4-2) will look to build on their success against Boss Hogg's Rangers, while Nefarious Pilchers (3-3) will face off against Invincibles in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  socioPathogens   Nefarious Pilchers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 3 tackles and recording a sack against the Titans, Harris registered 9.5 points this week. His scoring output was 71.8% more than his 5.53-point projection and was much higher than his 4.92-point season scoring average. Harris ranks #1 among fantasy NTs this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Shelby Harris

Top Player Comparison

socioPathogens
Points
% of total points 146.84
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
39.92
27.07
27.2%
2
Mike Evans
WR
24.5
15.88
16.7%
3
Baker Mayfield
QB
20.96
17.43
14.3%
4
Mark Ingram II
RB
18.53
20.78
12.6%
Nefarious Pilchers
Points
% of total points 82.97
1
Kerryon Johnson
RB
17.15
22.67
20.7%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
15.6
18.94
18.8%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
14.28
20.91
17.2%
4
Jordan Howard
RB
11.4
14.57
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Baker Mayfield had a 31-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for socioPathogens, contributing to an 89.67-46.92 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  socioPathogens   Nefarious Pilchers

Game Notes

socioPathogens emerged victorious even though only six of their 13 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Nefarious Pilchers had only two of their 13 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
socioPathogens had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Nefarious Pilchers.
socioPathogens put up more points than their season scoring average (144.7) while Nefarious Pilchers fell short of theirs (143.46).
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The matchup's 63.87-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did socioPathogens win, but they also easily covered the 3.85-point projected margin of victory.
socioPathogens moves to (3-1) in blowout games this season, while Nefarious Pilchers falls to (1-1).

Next Week Preview

Nefarious Pilchers
Up ahead in Week 7, Nefarious Pilchers (3-3) will look to bounce back against Invincibles (2-4). Each side has multiple players with byes next week, as James Conner, Greg Olsen, Joe Schobert, Chris Boswell, and Larry Ogunjobi are off for Invincibles and Curtis Samuel, O.J. Howard, Terrance Mitchell, and Cameron Heyward are scheduled to be off for Nefarious Pilchers.
socioPathogens
socioPathogens (4-2) are set to go up against Boss Hogg's Rangers (3-3) in a Week 7 matchup between teams separated by just a game in the standings. Each team has multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 7, as Mike Evans, Baker Mayfield, Steve Nelson, and Mark Barron are off for socioPathogens, while Boss Hogg's Rangers will be without Christian McCaffrey, Jarvis Landry, Olivier Vernon, and Ben Roethlisberger. Over the last three weeks, socioPathogens have put up 140.41 points per game, while Boss Hogg's Rangers have averaged 169.99 per contest.