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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
RiSeN!
3-3 93.67
84.58
 
VS
proj
The Dragons
79.42 2-4
86.94

RiSeN! beat projections, defeat The Dragons, 93.67-79.42

RiSeN! exceeded their projected point total, emerging victorious with a 93.67-79.42 win over The Dragons, who fell short of projections. RiSeN! never trailed in this one after grabbing a 5.00-point lead on Thursday behind Mike Nugent. Nick Chubb (122 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 17 Rec Yds) and Aaron Rodgers (283 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) led the way for The Dragons in the loss. RiSeN! (3-3) will look to sustain their winning ways against Autumn Wind, while The Dragons (2-4) will match up against Pugs in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  RiSeN!   The Dragons

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Carson (124 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 35 Rec Yds) scored 18.95 points in a 32-28 win over the Browns in Week 6. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.49-point projection and was much higher than his 10.87-point season scoring average. Carson ranks #32 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Ravens next week.
Chris Carson

Top Player Comparison

RiSeN!
Points
% of total points 93.67
1
Chris Carson
RB
18.95
8.49
20.2%
2
Adrian Peterson
RB
11.8
5.41
12.6%
3
Luke Kuechly
LB
11.5
7.23
12.3%
4
Dak Prescott
QB
11.17
16.56
11.9%
The Dragons
Points
% of total points 79.42
1
Nick Chubb
RB
21.95
10.3
27.6%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
15.22
16.31
19.2%
3
Justin Tucker
K
13
10.71
16.4%
4
Tyrann Mathieu
S
11
6.93
13.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Nick Chubb had a 52-yard run for The Dragons, who trailed 67.95-53.65 after the early games.
Monday
There were players with standout plays on both teams on Monday night. For RiSeN!, Marquez Valdes-Scantling had a 46-yard catch. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for The Dragons with a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass.

Points By Position

  RiSeN!   The Dragons

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. The Dragons need some help then, averaging just 83.77 versus RiSeN!'s 91.74.
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. The Dragons has left more points on the bench this season (170.84) than RiSeN! (157.16).
The Dragons are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than RiSeN! (2 vs 1).
RiSeN! play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than The Dragons (1).
RiSeN! should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than The Dragons (3 vs 1).
RiSeN! have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than The Dragons (27 vs 21).
By position, RiSeN! have outscored The Dragons at QB, RB, TE, and IDP this season.
RiSeN! has a higher average scoring margin (4) than The Dragons this season (-14).
There's not much good to say about The Dragons this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

The Dragons
The outlook doesn't exactly get much rosier for 13th-place The Dragons, as they'll now get to face off against red-hot (and league leader) Pugs in Week 7. Each side has a pair of bye weeks to contend with in Week 7, as Nick Chubb and Lavonte David are off for The Dragons and Mike Evans and Jameis Winston for Pugs.
RiSeN!
In a matchup showcasing two teams separated in the standings by just one game, RiSeN! (3-3) take on Autumn Wind (2-4) in Week 7. RiSeN! might have to rearrange their lineup some with Luke Kuechly, Ronald Jones II, DJ Moore, and Diontae Johnson out on bye next week. Autumn Wind won't have Myles Garrett. Over the last three weeks, RiSeN! have put up 78.54 points per game, while Autumn Wind have averaged 66.79 per contest.