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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Dark Buccaneers
3-3 122.72
93.01
 
VS
proj
Poldi Steelers
71.02 2-4
97.21

Dark Buccaneers hand Poldi Steelers third straight loss in 122.72-71.02 rout

Dark Buccaneers rolled to a 122.72-71.02 win to hand Poldi Steelers their third straight loss. Dark Buccaneers earned an early 3.80-point lead on Thursday. Poldi Steelers came back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Patrick Mahomes (19.82 points) and Justin Tucker (13). Unphased, Dark Buccaneers pulled it together later that afternoon, as Devonta Freeman (23.8 points) and the San Francisco 49ers defense (10) put them back on top for good. Dark Buccaneers (3-3) will look to add to their success against Vinoř Steelers, while Poldi Steelers (2-4) meet Aither's Team in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Dark Buccaneers   Poldi Steelers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Packers in Week 6, Prater made all 5 of his FG attempts. In doing so, he put up 21 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any K in the league this season. In Week 7, Prater and the Lions will face the Vikings.
Matt Prater

Top Player Comparison

Dark Buccaneers
Points
% of total points 122.72
1
Devonta Freeman
RB
23.8
11.64
19.4%
2
Matt Prater
K
21
8.25
17.1%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
19.32
19.79
15.7%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
15.1
11.18
12.3%
Poldi Steelers
Points
% of total points 71.02
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
19.82
25.05
27.9%
2
Justin Tucker
K
13
10.29
18.3%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
11
6.53
15.5%
4
Julio Jones
WR
10.8
13.47
15.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 46-yard touchdown pass and a 52-yard pass for Poldi Steelers, contributing to a 56.42-36.50 lead for the team.
Monday
Matt Prater had a 54-yard field goal and a 51-yard field goal for Dark Buccaneers, while Aaron Rodgers had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass during Monday Night Football, helping to pad the margin of victory for Dark Buccaneers.

Points By Position

  Dark Buccaneers   Poldi Steelers

Game Notes

Dark Buccaneers had six of their nine starting players exceed their projected point totals.
Poldi Steelers had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Dark Buccaneers put up more points than their season scoring average (93.57) while Poldi Steelers fell short of theirs (87.73).
Dark Buccaneers recorded more points than their projected total, while Poldi Steelers fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 51.7-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
In blowout games this year, Dark Buccaneers moves to (1-2), while Poldi Steelers falls to (1-1).

Coach Talk

Dark Buccaneers
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? Not only did we double up Poldi Steelers at RB (28.3 points to 11.9), we also nearly tripled them at WR (38.9 to 13.2).
Poldi Steelers
Whoa now, talk about old-school ground n' pound. The starting backfield for Poldi Steelers collectively logged three receptions on only four targets this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to check down a little more often in Week 7!