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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Bring back Sunny!
4-2 151.91
137.15
 
VS
proj
VACHout
116.95 2-4
118.58

Bring back Sunny! top VACHout for third straight win in 151.91-116.95 rout

Bring back Sunny! extended their win streak to three games with an easy victory over VACHout, cruising to a 151.91-116.95 win. It didn't take long to learn who would be the frontrunner in this matchup, as Bring back Sunny! earned a 51.6-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 62.06 points from Kirk Cousins (333 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Chris Carson (124 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 35 Rec Yds). Stefon Diggs (18 Rush Yds, 167 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and Kerryon Johnson (34 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 27 Rec Yds) were the leaders for VACHout in defeat. Bring back Sunny! (4-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against Bam! Bam!, while VACHout (2-4) will meet TheGuiseIsLoose! in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Bring back Sunny!   VACHout

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Panthers defense scored 23 points in a 37-26 win over the Buccaneers to more-than-double their 8.68-point projection. They allowed 26 points, surrendered 407 yards, and forced 7 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Bring back Sunny! this week. In Week 7, the Panthers will go up against the 49ers.
The Carolina Panthers defense

Top Player Comparison

Bring back Sunny!
Points
% of total points 151.91
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
31.33
19.41
20.6%
2
Chris Carson
RB
30.73
20.07
20.2%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
23.07
14.55
15.2%
4
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
23
8.68
15.1%
VACHout
Points
% of total points 116.95
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
43.43
10.29
37.1%
2
Kerryon Johnson
RB
16.45
18.93
14.1%
3
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
13.73
19.19
11.7%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
13.07
12.88
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Bring back Sunny! who grabbed the lead, 116.00-64.40. For Bring back Sunny!, Kirk Cousins had a 62-yard touchdown pass and a 51-yard touchdown pass. Stefon Diggs made the highlight reel for VACHout with a 62-yard touchdown catch and a 51-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Jimmy Garoppolo had a 45-yard pass for VACHout, who trailed 145.33-87.43 after the late afternoon action.
Monday
Kenny Golladay had a 66-yard catch for VACHout.

Points By Position

  Bring back Sunny!   VACHout

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Bring back Sunny! scored more points in this matchup (151.91) than their season average (136.94).
Bring back Sunny! are looking unstoppable, with victories in three straight weeks.
We heard scoring helps you win. Bring back Sunny! are doing a better job of that, averaging 136.94 versus VACHout's 118.9.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Bring back Sunny! (4-2) have a better record than VACHout (2-4).
Even the machines think Bring back Sunny! have better players. Their projected average points is higher (134.19) than VACHout (121.95).
Once Bring back Sunny! put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than VACHout (3 vs 1).
Bring back Sunny! are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than VACHout (0 vs 1).
Bring back Sunny! should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than VACHout (4 vs 2).
Bring back Sunny! have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than VACHout (28 vs 19).
By position, Bring back Sunny! have outscored VACHout at QB, RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Bring back Sunny! don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 15 points, third-highest in the league.
Hey VACHout, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Next Week Preview

VACHout
A pair of teams with identical 2-4 records, 10th-place VACHout are set to battle 11th-place TheGuiseIsLoose! in Week 7. VACHout might have to rearrange the deck some with Baker Mayfield, Greg Olsen, and Cam Newton out on bye in Week 7. TheGuiseIsLoose! won't have Curtis Samuel.
Bring back Sunny!
A couple of squads that are both on three-game winning streaks, Bring back Sunny! (4-2) square off against Bam! Bam! (5-1) next in Week 7. Each of these teams will have multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 7, as Chris Godwin, the Carolina Panthers defense, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, and Jameis Winston are off for Bring back Sunny! and Christian McCaffrey and Reggie Bonnafon are out for Bam! Bam!. Over the last two weeks, Bring back Sunny! have put up 148.74 points per game, while Bam! Bam! have averaged 145.41 per contest.