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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Trey&Clay's Empire
5-1 122.93
117.24
 
VS
proj
The Grandfather
118.73 2-4
133.92

Trey&Clay's Empire top The Grandfather for fourth straight win in 122.93-118.73 battle

Trey&Clay's Empire extended their win streak to four games with a narrow victory over The Grandfather, narrowly earning a 122.93-118.73 win. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Trey&Clay's Empire led 116.83-89.00 heading into Monday night. The Grandfather made it interesting behind Mason Crosby, who made all 3 of his FG attempts for 12 points, and Matthew Stafford, who passed for 265 yards (9.73 points). Kyler Murray (36.53 points) and David Johnson (28.2) were the stars for Trey&Clay's Empire in the victory. Trey&Clay's Empire (5-1) will look to build on their success against Garoppolypse Now, while The Grandfather (2-4) will try to get back in the win column against Sherlock Mahomes.

Matchup Timeline

  Trey&Clay's Empire   The Grandfather

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 36.53 points, Murray scored 75.1% more than his 20.86-point projection as the Cardinals beat the Falcons 34-33. He passed for 340 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 32 yards to beat his projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any QB in the league this season. In Week 7, Murray and the Cardinals will play the Giants.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

Trey&Clay's Empire
Points
% of total points 122.93
1
Kyler Murray
QB
36.53
20.86
29.7%
2
David Johnson
RB
28.2
15.99
22.9%
3
The Washington Redskins defense
DEF
17
16.33
13.8%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
14.8
12.88
12%
The Grandfather
Points
% of total points 118.73
1
Austin Hooper
TE
29.7
12.85
25%
2
Mark Ingram II
RB
15.4
14.34
13%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
13.4
19.6
11.3%
4
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
12.9
13.73
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Gay had a 54-yard field goal for Trey&Clay's Empire, who trailed 38.80-37.30 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 58-yard pass for Trey&Clay's Empire, helping the team to a 116.83-89.00 lead.
Monday
Matthew Stafford had a 66-yard pass and a 58-yard pass for The Grandfather.

Points By Position

  Trey&Clay's Empire   The Grandfather

StatSmack

Trey&Clay's Empire are looking unstoppable, with victories in four straight matchups.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Trey&Clay's Empire (5-1) have a better record than The Grandfather (2-4).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Trey&Clay's Empire has left fewer points on the bench this season (339.76) than The Grandfather (393.66).
Trey&Clay's Empire laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than The Grandfather (1).
Trey&Clay's Empire are clutch masters, with more close wins than The Grandfather (1 vs 0).
Trey&Clay's Empire should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than The Grandfather (4 vs 3).
By position, Trey&Clay's Empire have outscored The Grandfather at QB, WR, and DEF this season.
The starters for Trey&Clay's Empire had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for The Grandfather (2).
Don't worry The Grandfather, 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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