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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Trumps Caged Mexican
3-3 131
124.16
 
VS
proj
Dongers
101.96 0-6
122.07

Trumps Caged Mexican hand Dongers sixth straight loss in 131.00-101.96 rout

Trumps Caged Mexican rolled to a 131.00-101.96 win to hand Dongers their sixth consecutive loss to open the season. Trumps Caged Mexican got out to an early 3.50-point lead on Thursday. Dongers came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Baker Mayfield (30.46 points) and Chris Carson (23.9). Not to be deterred, Trumps Caged Mexican made a run later that afternoon, as Kyler Murray (42.3 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (23.7) put them back ahead for good. Trumps Caged Mexican (3-3) will look to build on their success against 2 Gurleys 1 Cup, while Dongers (0-6) will try to earn their first W against Mind if I Vape?.

Matchup Timeline

  Trumps Caged Mexican   Dongers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McLaurin (4 Rec, 100 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 24 points in a 17-16 win over the Dolphins in Week 6. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.71-point projection and was much higher than his 12.26-point season scoring average. McLaurin ranks #46 among all fantasy players this season and will face the 49ers next week.
Terry McLaurin

Top Player Comparison

Trumps Caged Mexican
Points
% of total points 131
1
Kyler Murray
QB
42.3
30.61
32.3%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
24
10.71
18.3%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
23.7
18.58
18.1%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
15.8
14.41
12.1%
Dongers
Points
% of total points 101.96
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
30.46
29.15
29.9%
2
Chris Carson
RB
23.9
15.05
23.4%
3
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
13.1
14.6
12.8%
4
Sony Michel
RB
12.3
14.13
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Dongers who took the lead, 95.66-60.00. For Trumps Caged Mexican, Terry McLaurin had a 33-yard touchdown catch and a 25-yard touchdown catch. Baker Mayfield teamed up with Odell Beckham Jr. for a 41-yard pass for Dongers. Mayfield also lit up the scoreboard with a 31-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 58-yard pass for Trumps Caged Mexican, contributing to a 131.00-101.96 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Trumps Caged Mexican   Dongers

What If

Trumps Caged Mexican would have beaten eight other teams besides Dongers this week.
Dongers would have lost to eight other teams besides Trumps Caged Mexican this week.
Trumps Caged Mexican would be 5-1 if they played Dongers every week.
Had they played each other last week, Trumps Caged Mexican would have been victorious over Dongers 142.82-90.56.
Trumps Caged Mexican would be 3-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dongers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Trumps Caged Mexican, Dongers would be 1-4.
If Trumps Caged Mexican had played every team in the league each week, they would be 33-33.
If they played every team every week, Dongers would be 9-57.

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