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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Steel Falcons
2-4 151
104.74
 
VS
proj
Emperor Pelicans
104 1-5
97.86

Steel Falcons hand Emperor Pelicans third consecutive loss in 151-104 rout

Steel Falcons rolled to a 151-104 win to hand Emperor Pelicans their third straight loss. This one was decided before it really even started, as Steel Falcons jumped out to a 37-point lead on Thursday behind impressive showings from the New England Patriots defense and Sony Michel. the Patriots defense allowed 14 points, surrendered 213 yards, and forced 4 turnovers for 27 points, while Michel racked up 113 yards from scrimmage (10 points). Lamar Jackson (236 Pass Yds, 152 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Robby Anderson (5 Rec, 125 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Emperor Pelicans in the loss. Steel Falcons (2-4) will look to build on their success against FREAKS, while Emperor Pelicans (1-5) will meet SNOW WHITE TRASH in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Steel Falcons   Emperor Pelicans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Diggs (18 Rush Yds, 167 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) scored 52 points in a 38-20 win over the Eagles in Week 6. His scoring output crushed his 7.15-point projection and was much higher than his 14.17-point season scoring average. Diggs ranks #55 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

Steel Falcons
Points
% of total points 151
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
52
7.15
34.4%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
27
9.96
17.9%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
19
25.72
12.6%
4
Justin Tucker
K
13
10.1
8.6%
Emperor Pelicans
Points
% of total points 104
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
31
25.86
29.8%
2
Robby Anderson
WR
27
9.03
26%
3
Adrian Peterson
RB
13
7.39
12.5%
4
DeVante Parker
WR
8
7.89
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Steel Falcons became the proud owner of a 121-70 lead. For Steel Falcons, Stefon Diggs had a 62-yard touchdown catch and a 51-yard touchdown catch. Lamar Jackson made the highlight reel for Emperor Pelicans with a 21-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Robby Anderson had a 92-yard touchdown catch for Emperor Pelicans, who trailed 132-101 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Steel Falcons   Emperor Pelicans

Game Notes

Only three of the 10 starting players on Steel Falcons exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Emperor Pelicans lost despite six of their 10 starters exceeding their points projection.
Emperor Pelicans can partially blame the loss on JuJu Smith-Schuster, who didn't score any points.
Steel Falcons put up more points than their season scoring average (112.17) while Emperor Pelicans fell short of theirs (111.83).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 47-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The win ends a streak of three straight defeats for Steel Falcons.
Not only did Steel Falcons get the win, but they also easily covered the 6.88-point projected margin of victory.
Both of the wins for Steel Falcons have been blowout wins.

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