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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Smokin' Jays
5-1 117.72
108.19
 
VS
proj
Manchester Mercs
92.04 3-3
92.96

Smokin' Jays defeat Manchester Mercs for fourth straight win in 117.72-92.04 rout

Smokin' Jays extended their win streak to four games with an easy victory over Manchester Mercs, cruising to a 117.72-92.04 win. Manchester Mercs got out to a 2.52-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but it was all Smokin' Jays after that. They were led by Kirk Cousins, who passed for 333 yards and 4 touchdowns for 28.32 points, and Tyreek Hill, who caught 5 passes for 80 yards and 2 touchdowns (22.5 points). Carson Wentz (21.54 points) and Christian McCaffrey (19.7) were the leaders for Manchester Mercs in the loss. Smokin' Jays (5-1) will look to maintain their momentum against Russ's Miracle Water, while Manchester Mercs (3-3) try to develop some positive momentum against The Corporate Clowns.

Matchup Timeline

  Smokin' Jays   Manchester Mercs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Slye (3-5 FG, 49 long, 4-4 XP) scored 15 points against the Buccaneers in Week 6. His scoring output was 76.6% more than his 8.49-point projection and was much higher than his 10-point season scoring average. Slye ranks #70 among all fantasy players this season and will face the 49ers next week.
Joey Slye

Top Player Comparison

Smokin' Jays
Points
% of total points 117.72
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
28.32
18.24
24.1%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
22.5
13.63
19.1%
3
Joey Slye
K
15
8.49
12.7%
4
Tevin Coleman
RB
13.1
9.54
11.1%
Manchester Mercs
Points
% of total points 92.04
1
Carson Wentz
QB
21.54
18.67
23.4%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
19.7
20.6
21.4%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
14.7
13.5
16%
4
Jared Cook
TE
11.2
5.21
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which Manchester Mercs emerged with an 87.64-85.12 lead. Kirk Cousins had a 62-yard touchdown pass and a 51-yard touchdown pass for Smokin' Jays, while Tyreek Hill had a 46-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Carson Wentz had a 32-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for Manchester Mercs, while Christian McCaffrey had a 25-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Smokin' Jays   Manchester Mercs

Game Notes

Five of the nine starting players on Smokin' Jays exceeded their projected point totals.
Manchester Mercs had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Manchester Mercs can partially blame the loss on Todd Gurley II, who didn't score any points.
Smokin' Jays put up more points than their season scoring average (109.3) while Manchester Mercs fell short of theirs (116.84).
Smokin' Jays scored more points than their projected total, while Manchester Mercs failed to reach their projection.
Not only did Smokin' Jays get the win, but they also covered the 15.22-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Smokin' Jays moves to (3-1), while Manchester Mercs falls to (3-2).

Coach Talk

Smokin' Jays
Only three makes on five field goal attempts? Seems like Joey Slye might have just kicked himself back into the free agent pool after this effort.
Manchester Mercs
Recording four catches on just five targets this past week, it appears that the starting RBs for Manchester Mercs should remind their quarterbacks to get them more involved (and dial up a screen play or two).