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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Cowboy Chip
3-3 141
126.85
 
VS
proj
MARTIANS
139 1-5
134.89

Cowboy Chip defy predictions, defeat MARTIANS in 141-139 battle

Cowboy Chip brought their A game and outperformed their projected point total, eking out a 141-139 win over MARTIANS. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Cowboy Chip led 141-109 heading into Sunday night. MARTIANS came roaring back behind James Conner (30 points). Cowboy Chip were led by Matt Ryan (356 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Christian McCaffrey (31 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 26 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). This marks the second time this season Cowboy Chip have knocked off MARTIANS, after winning 177-86 in their last matchup. Cowboy Chip (3-3) will look to maintain their momentum against Warriors of Angels, while MARTIANS (1-5) will meet Caribbean Bombers in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Cowboy Chip   MARTIANS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ryan scored 63 points against the Cardinals in Week 6 to beat his 41.59-point projection. He passed for 356 yards and 4 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any QB in the league this season. Ryan will square off against the Rams in Week 7.
Matt Ryan

Top Player Comparison

Cowboy Chip
Points
% of total points 141
1
Matt Ryan
QB
63
41.59
44.7%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
21
22.1
14.9%
3
George Kittle
TE
18
12.83
12.8%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
17
15.64
12.1%
MARTIANS
Points
% of total points 139
1
James Conner
RB
30
15.05
21.6%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
30
17.38
21.6%
3
Mike Evans
WR
20
14.75
14.4%
4
Jameis Winston
QB
19
32.08
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, after which MARTIANS emerged with an 87-48 lead. For Cowboy Chip, Christian McCaffrey had a 25-yard touchdown catch. Nick Chubb made the highlight reel for MARTIANS with a 52-yard run.
Sunday Late
George Kittle had a 45-yard catch for Cowboy Chip to contribute to a 141-109 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
James Conner had a 26-yard touchdown catch for MARTIANS, who trailed 141-139 after the Sunday night game.

Points By Position

  Cowboy Chip   MARTIANS

What If

Cowboy Chip would have beaten five other teams besides MARTIANS this week.
MARTIANS would have lost to just one other team besides Cowboy Chip this week.
If Cowboy Chip played MARTIANS every week this season, they'd be 5-1.
Last week, Cowboy Chip would have gotten the victory over MARTIANS 216-121.
Cowboy Chip would be 2-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as MARTIANS.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cowboy Chip, MARTIANS would be 2-2.
If Cowboy Chip had played every team in the league each week, they would be 27-15.
If they played every team every week, MARTIANS would be 12-29-1.

Coach Talk

Cowboy Chip
Hey, the key to football is spotting and exploiting the mismatches. Fueled by a solid performance by Matt Ryan, we tripled MARTIANS at the quarterback position this past week (63 points to 19). Ryan was a bright spot in a tight loss to the Cardinals, hitting 30 of 36 passes for 356 yards and four touchdowns.
MARTIANS
Generally, a single missed field goal isn't any real cause for concern. But come on now, talk about impeccable timing: Robbie Gould goes 2-for-3 on FGs instead of 3-for-3, and MARTIANS drops the matchup by 2 points. We'll let you do the math on that one.