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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Whackers
5-1 149.3
153.73
 
VS
proj
DARC NARC
100.8 3-3
133.22

Whackers top DARC NARC for fourth straight win in 149.3-100.8 rout

Whackers extended their win streak to four games with an easy victory over DARC NARC, cruising to a 149.3-100.8 win. Whackers grabbed a 5.0-point lead on Thursday behind Mike Nugent and never let it go. Lamar Jackson (236 Pass Yds, 152 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Julio Jones (8 Rec, 108 Rec Yds) did everything they could for DARC NARC in the loss. Whackers (5-1) will look to add to their success against Dirty Hippies, while DARC NARC (3-3) will try to right the ship against Hangovers.

Matchup Timeline

  Whackers   DARC NARC

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 26 points, surrendering 407 yards, and forcing 7 turnovers against the Buccaneers, the Panthers defense scored 21 points this week. They nearly tripled their 7.24-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. The Panthers defense ranks #63 among all fantasy players this season and will face the 49ers next week.
The Carolina Panthers defense

Top Player Comparison

Whackers
Points
% of total points 149.3
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
34.2
29.42
22.9%
2
Austin Hooper
TE
25.7
12.85
17.2%
3
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
21
7.24
14.1%
4
George Kittle
TE
18.3
13.29
12.3%
DARC NARC
Points
% of total points 100.8
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
33
27.07
32.7%
2
Julio Jones
WR
18.8
20.26
18.7%
3
Alex Erickson
WR
10.4
7.94
10.3%
4
Damien Williams
RB
9
13.37
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 21-yard touchdown run for DARC NARC, who trailed 78.2-65.7 after the early games.
Sunday Late
George Kittle had a 45-yard catch for Whackers, helping the team to a 149.3-100.8 lead.

Points By Position

  Whackers   DARC NARC

Game Notes

Only four of the 11 starting players on Whackers exceeded their scoring projections.
DARC NARC had only two of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The defeat concludes a streak of two consecutive wins for DARC NARC.
Not only did Whackers earn the win, but they also easily covered the 20.51-point predicted margin of victory.
All three of the losses for DARC NARC have been blowout losses.
Despite the loss, Lamar Jackson scored 33 points, the fifth-best score for a signal-caller this week.

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