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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Phran Tarkenton
2-4 193.36
137.63
 
VS
proj
Touch of Downs
111.38 2-4
125.68

Phran Tarkenton knock off Touch of Downs in 193.36-111.38 rout

Phran Tarkenton rose to the occasion, cruising to a 193.36-111.38 win over Touch of Downs, who fell short of projections. Touch of Downs pulled out to a 0.60-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Phran Tarkenton after that. They were led by Stefon Diggs, who racked up 185 yards from scrimmage and caught 3 touchdown passes for 40 points, and Devonta Freeman, who racked up 118 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes (25.3 points). Russell Wilson (295 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 31 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Calvin Ridley (4 Rec, 48 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Touch of Downs in the loss. Phran Tarkenton (2-4) will look to earn another win against Bye Week, while Touch of Downs (2-4) attempt to get back in the win column against OUT in Turtle Town.

Matchup Timeline

  Phran Tarkenton   Touch of Downs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Diggs (18 Rush Yds, 167 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) scored 40 points in a 38-20 win over the Eagles in Week 6. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 9.68-point projection and was much higher than his 12.55-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

Phran Tarkenton
Points
% of total points 193.36
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
40
9.68
20.7%
2
Devonta Freeman
RB
25.3
13.47
13.1%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
24
10.71
12.4%
4
Austin Hooper
TE
21.7
10.26
11.2%
Touch of Downs
Points
% of total points 111.38
1
Russell Wilson
QB
28.9
20.68
25.9%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
12.8
10.81
11.5%
3
Courtland Sutton
WR
9.6
10.67
8.6%
4
James White
RB
9
10.99
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Phran Tarkenton who grabbed the lead, 112.94-68.00. Stefon Diggs had a 62-yard touchdown catch and a 51-yard touchdown catch for Phran Tarkenton, while Terry McLaurin had a 33-yard touchdown catch and a 25-yard touchdown catch. Jake Elliott made the highlight reel for Touch of Downs with a 53-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Courtland Sutton had a 41-yard catch for Touch of Downs, who trailed 175.04-97.00 after the late afternoon slate.
Sunday Night
Devlin Hodges had a 26-yard touchdown pass for Touch of Downs, who trailed 175.04-111.38 after Sunday Night Football.
Monday
Aaron Rodgers had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass for Phran Tarkenton on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Phran Tarkenton   Touch of Downs

What If

Phran Tarkenton would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Touch of Downs would have lost to seven other teams besides Phran Tarkenton this week.
If they played Touch of Downs every week, Phran Tarkenton would be 3-3 this season.
Touch of Downs would have beaten Phran Tarkenton 181.16-136.52 had they played each other last week.
Phran Tarkenton would be 1-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Touch of Downs.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Phran Tarkenton, Touch of Downs would be 3-2.
If Phran Tarkenton had played every team in the league each week, they would be 23-43.
If they played every team every week, Touch of Downs would be 30-36.

Next Week Preview

Touch of Downs
Up ahead next week, Touch of Downs (2-4) will look to right the ship against OUT in Turtle Town (4-2). Touch of Downs might have to shuffle the deck some with Devlin Hodges out on bye in Week 7. OUT in Turtle Town will be without Kyle Allen and Cam Newton.
Phran Tarkenton
In a matchup between two squads separated by just a game in the standings, Phran Tarkenton (2-4) go up against Bye Week (3-3) in Week 7. Phran Tarkenton might need to shuffle their lineup some with Baker Mayfield, Matt Gay, and Diontae Johnson out on bye next week. Bye Week will be without Jarvis Landry. Over the last two weeks, Phran Tarkenton have put up 164.94 points per game, while Bye Week have averaged just 130.38 per contest.