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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
THE PITT. CREW
5-1 4605
3692.72
 
VS
proj
Ghetto Elks
3804 4-2
3402.23

THE PITT. CREW beat Ghetto Elks for fifth straight win, 4,605-3,804

THE PITT. CREW extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought victory over Ghetto Elks, securing a 4,605-3,804 win. THE PITT. CREW leapt out to a 1,991-point lead on Thursday behind standout efforts from the New England Patriots defense (14 Pts Allowed, 213 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) and Tom Brady (695) and never looked back. Carson Wentz (306 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 23 Rush Yds) and Russell Wilson (295 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 31 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) led the way for Ghetto Elks in the loss. THE PITT. CREW (5-1) will look to rack up another W against WE STILL NEED PETE!!, while Ghetto Elks (4-2) try to generate some positive momentum against PENOKA HAWKS.

Matchup Timeline

  THE PITT. CREW   Ghetto Elks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 185 yards from scrimmage and catching 3 touchdown passes against the Eagles, Diggs recorded 911 points this week. His scoring output crushed his 111.28-point projection and was much higher than his 236.33-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

THE PITT. CREW
Points
% of total points 4605
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
1150
383.13
25%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
911
111.28
19.8%
3
Tom Brady
QB
695
699.1
15.1%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
550
161.23
11.9%
Ghetto Elks
Points
% of total points 3804
1
Carson Wentz
QB
810
624.28
21.3%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
719
673.2
18.9%
3
Devin Bush
LB
665
94.61
17.5%
4
Chris Carson
RB
207
127.28
5.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, THE PITT. CREW had a 3,811-2,443 lead. For THE PITT. CREW, Stefon Diggs had a 62-yard touchdown catch and a 51-yard touchdown catch. Carson Wentz made the highlight reel for Ghetto Elks with a 32-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Jimmy Garoppolo had a 45-yard pass for THE PITT. CREW, helping the team to a 4,332-3,044 lead.

Points By Position

  THE PITT. CREW   Ghetto Elks

StatSmack

THE PITT. CREW must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (4,605) than their season average (4,185).
THE PITT. CREW are on a roll, winning five in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Ghetto Elks need some help then, averaging just 3,890.17 versus THE PITT. CREW's 4,185.
THE PITT. CREW should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Ghetto Elks (6 vs 5).
THE PITT. CREW have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Ghetto Elks (57 vs 46).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Ghetto Elks - they’ve made more transactions (5) than THE PITT. CREW (2) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, THE PITT. CREW have outscored Ghetto Elks at RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
THE PITT. CREW don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 796 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for THE PITT. CREW had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Ghetto Elks (2).
Don't worry Ghetto Elks, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

THE PITT. CREW
Hey, we do admire the confidence this past week, THE PITT. CREW. Starting not one, but TWO players with zero points (Will Dissly and Stephon Tuitt), while still getting the win... talk about arrogant. Try those shenanigans next week against WE STILL NEED PETE!! and see what happens!
Ghetto Elks
Let's use this defeat as a learning opportunity and try to re-focus for in Week 7, Ghetto Elks. Get familiar with what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are saying and configure the best lineup possible next week.