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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Deflated Balls
5-1 85
104.87
 
VS
proj
Tom's Kite DongRape
82 2-4
114.52

Offensively challenged Deflated Balls defeat Tom's Kite DongRape in 85-82 battle

Despite posting only the 11th-highest point total in the league for the week, Deflated Balls eked out an 85-82 win over Tom's Kite DongRape. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Deflated Balls led 85-59 heading into Monday night. Tom's Kite DongRape made it close behind Aaron Rodgers (283 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) and Marvin Jones Jr. (2 Rec, 17 Rec Yds). Deflated Balls were led by Tom Brady, who passed for 334 yards for 21 points, and Ezekiel Elliott, who racked up 152 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (20 points). Deflated Balls (5-1) will look to build on their success against Tom's Kite DongRape, while Tom's Kite DongRape (2-4) try to develop some positive momentum against Deflated Balls.

Matchup Timeline

  Deflated Balls   Tom's Kite DongRape

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 79 yards from scrimmage against the Jaguars, Murray scored 7 points this week. His scoring output was 59.1% more than his 4.4-point projection and was much higher than his 3.5-point season scoring average. Murray will face the Bears next week.
Latavius Murray

Top Player Comparison

Deflated Balls
Points
% of total points 85
1
Tom Brady
QB
21
23.29
24.7%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
20
15.78
23.5%
3
Jason Myers
K
8
8.55
9.4%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
8
11.28
9.4%
Tom's Kite DongRape
Points
% of total points 82
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
22
22.21
26.8%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
17
15.89
20.7%
3
George Kittle
TE
10
8.35
12.2%
4
Mike Williams
WR
7
7.85
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Christian McCaffrey had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Tom's Kite DongRape, who trailed 65-27 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
George Kittle had a 45-yard catch for Tom's Kite DongRape, who trailed 85-52 after the late slate.
Monday
Aaron Rodgers had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass for Tom's Kite DongRape.

Points By Position

  Deflated Balls   Tom's Kite DongRape

What If

Deflated Balls would have beaten only two other teams besides Tom's Kite DongRape this week.
Tom's Kite DongRape would have lost to 10 other teams besides Deflated Balls this week.
If they played Tom's Kite DongRape every week, Deflated Balls would be 5-1 this season.
Last week, Deflated Balls would have defeated Tom's Kite DongRape 142-104.
Deflated Balls would be 3-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Tom's Kite DongRape.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Deflated Balls, Tom's Kite DongRape would be 3-2.
If Deflated Balls had played every team in the league each week, they would be 47-31.
If they played every team every week, Tom's Kite DongRape would be 34-44.

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