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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Savage Mode
4-2 132.1
120.61
 
VS
proj
Eastside Gummybears
130.14 3-3
116.01

Eastside Gummybears outperform projections but fall to Savage Mode in 132.10-130.14 battle

Eastside Gummybears showed up and exceeded expectations, but it wasn't enough to change the result as Savage Mode came from behind to earn a 132.10-130.14 victory. Trailing 130.14-126.10 heading into Monday night, Savage Mode came back behind the Green Bay Packers defense (22 Pts Allowed, 299 Yds Allowed). Nick Chubb (122 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 17 Rec Yds) and Carson Wentz (306 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 23 Rush Yds) carried the flag for Eastside Gummybears in the loss. Savage Mode (4-2) will look to maintain their momentum against ScareCrow, while Eastside Gummybears (3-3) will try to get back on track against $1 McDonald Drinks 🥤.

Matchup Timeline

  Savage Mode   Eastside Gummybears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hooper overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 21.7 points against his 10.26-point projection. In a 34-33 loss to the Cardinals, he caught 8 passes for 117 yards and a touchdown. Hooper ranks #37 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Rams next week.
Austin Hooper

Top Player Comparison

Savage Mode
Points
% of total points 132.1
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
32.4
26.96
24.5%
2
Devonta Freeman
RB
25.3
13.64
19.2%
3
Austin Hooper
TE
21.7
10.26
16.4%
4
Justin Tucker
K
13
10.22
9.8%
Eastside Gummybears
Points
% of total points 130.14
1
Nick Chubb
RB
29.4
17.09
22.6%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
25.54
21.96
19.6%
3
Curtis Samuel
WR
21.8
10.35
16.8%
4
Julio Jones
WR
14.8
18.15
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Carson Wentz had a 32-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for Eastside Gummybears, while Nick Chubb had a 52-yard run, contributing to a 97.34-76.60 lead for Eastside Gummybears.

Points By Position

  Savage Mode   Eastside Gummybears

StatSmack

Savage Mode must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (132.1) than their season average (117.7).
Eastside Gummybears are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Savage Mode (2 vs 1).
Savage Mode are clutch masters, with more close wins than Eastside Gummybears (1 vs 0).
Savage Mode should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Eastside Gummybears (3 vs 1).
Eastside Gummybears have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Savage Mode (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Savage Mode have outscored Eastside Gummybears at RB, TE, and K this season.
Savage Mode has a higher average scoring margin (0) than Eastside Gummybears this season (-8).
Don't worry Eastside Gummybears, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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