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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Sesquipedantic Squad
3-3 131.62
91.04
 
VS
proj
Randy Ableman
86.76 2-4
90.43

Sesquipedantic Squad hand Randy Ableman third straight loss in 131.62-86.76 rout

Sesquipedantic Squad rolled to a 131.62-86.76 win to hand Randy Ableman their third straight loss. Randy Ableman jumped out to a 27.96-point lead on Thursday behind 27.96 points from Tom Brady (334 Pass Yds) and Mike Nugent (0-1 FG, 0 long, 5-5 XP). But it was all Sesquipedantic Squad after that. They were led by Stefon Diggs (18 Rush Yds, 167 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and Kirk Cousins (333 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs). Sesquipedantic Squad (3-3) will look to build on their success against Fantasy Champs, while Randy Ableman (2-4) face Touchdown Abbey in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Sesquipedantic Squad   Randy Ableman

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Diggs overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 36.5 points against his 7.51-point projection. In a 38-20 win over the Eagles, he racked up 185 yards from scrimmage and caught 3 touchdown passes. Diggs ranks #55 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

Sesquipedantic Squad
Points
% of total points 131.62
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
36.5
7.51
27.7%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
28.32
18.24
21.5%
3
Carlos Hyde
RB
17
7.88
12.9%
4
Brett Maher
K
14
8.68
10.6%
Randy Ableman
Points
% of total points 86.76
1
Tom Brady
QB
22.96
20.1
26.5%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
12.1
10.29
13.9%
3
Mike Evans
WR
11.6
10.37
13.4%
4
Duke Johnson
RB
11.4
7.25
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins teamed up with Stefon Diggs on multiple big plays for Sesquipedantic Squad: a 62-yard touchdown pass and a 51-yard touchdown pass, helping Sesquipedantic Squad to a 102.22-69.86 lead.
Sunday Late
Brett Maher had a 62-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for Sesquipedantic Squad, helping the team to a 131.62-74.66 lead.
Monday
Kenny Golladay had a 66-yard catch for Randy Ableman.

Points By Position

  Sesquipedantic Squad   Randy Ableman

What If

Sesquipedantic Squad would have beaten nine other teams besides Randy Ableman this week.
Randy Ableman would have lost to six other teams besides Sesquipedantic Squad this week.
If Sesquipedantic Squad played Randy Ableman every week this season, they'd be 2-4.
Last week, Randy Ableman would have defeated Sesquipedantic Squad 71.94-67.34.
Sesquipedantic Squad would be 1-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Randy Ableman.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Sesquipedantic Squad, Randy Ableman would be 2-3.
If Sesquipedantic Squad had played every team in the league each week, they would be 22-44.
If they played every team every week, Randy Ableman would be 27-39.

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