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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
FDC Chiefs
3-3 166.4
145.93
 
VS
proj
Vandals
159.4 4-2
151.21

FDC Chiefs earn win against Vandals, 166.4-159.4

FDC Chiefs beat expectations, emerging victorious with a 166.4-159.4 win over Vandals. Vandals took a 23.3-point lead on Thursday, but FDC Chiefs held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Kyler Murray (340 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 32 Rush Yds) and Ezekiel Elliott (105 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 47 Rec Yds). Tom Brady (25.3 points) and Alshon Jeffery (23.6) carried the flag for Vandals in the loss. FDC Chiefs (3-3) will look to keep it rolling against Blue Falcons, while Vandals (4-2) face Dirty Dogs in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  FDC Chiefs   Vandals

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Murray (340 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 32 Rush Yds) scored 38.2 points in a 34-33 win over the Falcons in Week 6. His scoring output was 52.3% more than his 25.09-point projection and was higher than his 26.17-point season scoring average. Murray ranks #8 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

FDC Chiefs
Points
% of total points 166.4
1
Kyler Murray
QB
38.2
25.09
23%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
26.2
20.32
15.7%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
20.3
17.95
12.2%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
17.7
16.39
10.6%
Vandals
Points
% of total points 159.4
1
Tom Brady
QB
25.3
26.61
15.9%
2
Alshon Jeffery
WR
23.6
13.12
14.8%
3
Julio Jones
WR
18.8
20.26
11.8%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
16.9
18.37
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Gay had a 54-yard field goal for FDC Chiefs, who trailed 126.5-98.0 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 58-yard pass for FDC Chiefs, contributing to a 166.4-159.4 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  FDC Chiefs   Vandals

Game Notes

Most (8 of the 11) of the starters on FDC Chiefs exceeded their projected point totals.
Vandals had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
FDC Chiefs ranked 3rd in the league in points scored this week, while Vandals ranked 4th.
This win concludes a two-match losing slide for FDC Chiefs, while the loss caps a four-game winning streak for Vandals.

Next Week Preview

Vandals
Coming up next week, Vandals (4-2) will look to right the ship against Dirty Dogs (1-5). Vandals may need to shuffle the deck a bit with Ryan Switzer and Vance McDonald out on bye next week. Dirty Dogs will be without Jarvis Landry.
FDC Chiefs
Two teams sporting matching 3-3 records, FDC Chiefs and Blue Falcons will go toe-to-toe next in Week 7. FDC Chiefs may have to rearrange the deck a bit with Matt Gay out on bye next week. Blue Falcons will be without James Conner and Ronald Jones II. Over the last two weeks, FDC Chiefs have put up 170.05 points per game, while Blue Falcons have averaged 159.28 per contest.