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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
49erFaithful
2-4 114.49
85.88
 
VS
proj
Superman's Team
66.6 1-5
47.4

49erFaithful top Superman's Team in 114.49-66.60 rout

Despite similar records, 49erFaithful held a big season point advantage over Superman's Team coming into this one (597-455), and they lived up to their reputation with a convincing victory, cruising to a 114.49-66.60 win. 49erFaithful got out to a 4.50-point lead on Thursday behind James White and never let it go. Nick Chubb (19.2 points) and Devonta Freeman (18.65) carried the flag for Superman's Team in the loss. 49erFaithful (2-4) will look to maintain their momentum against Jujus Best, while Superman's Team (1-5) will attempt to get back on track against Greenland Gassers.

Matchup Timeline

  49erFaithful   Superman's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 6.04 points, Diggs crushed that amount by scoring 32 points as the Vikings beat the Eagles 38-20. He racked up 185 yards from scrimmage and caught 3 touchdown passes to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player in the league this season. Diggs will battle the Lions next week.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

49erFaithful
Points
% of total points 114.49
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
32
6.04
28%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
25.39
21.48
22.2%
3
Chris Carson
RB
15.95
9.36
13.9%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
9.2
10.9
8%
Superman's Team
Points
% of total points 66.6
1
Nick Chubb
RB
19.2
11.06
28.8%
2
Devonta Freeman
RB
18.65
8.25
28%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
13.05
8.75
19.6%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
7
6.96
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, after which 49erFaithful emerged with a 114.49-40.95 lead. Stefon Diggs had a 62-yard touchdown catch and a 51-yard touchdown catch for 49erFaithful, while Carson Wentz had a 32-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass. Nick Chubb made the highlight reel for Superman's Team with a 52-yard run.

Points By Position

  49erFaithful   Superman's Team

Game Notes

49erFaithful won despite the fact that only four of their 10 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Superman's Team had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as 49erFaithful had one starter score zero points, while Superman's Team had four.
49erFaithful put up more points than their season scoring average (99.56) while Superman's Team fell short of theirs (75.76).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 47.89-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The victory ends a streak of four consecutive defeats for 49erFaithful.
Not only did 49erFaithful win, but they also covered the 38.48-point predicted margin of victory.
Both of the wins for 49erFaithful have been blowout wins.
In a losing effort, Nick Chubb recorded 19.2 points, the second-highest score for a RB this week.

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