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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Top Gun
3-3 144.6
128.41
 
VS
proj
R0MPER*ST0MPERS
93.78 0-6
117.44

Top Gun hand R0MPER*ST0MPERS sixth straight loss in 144.60-93.78 rout

Top Gun cruised to a 144.60-93.78 win to hand R0MPER*ST0MPERS their sixth consecutive loss to open the season. The matchup was decided before it really even started, as Top Gun jumped out to a 64.2-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 53.9 points from Russell Wilson (295 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 31 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Tyreek Hill (5 Rec, 80 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). The Denver Broncos defense (23 points) and Dak Prescott (18.18) carried the flag for R0MPER*ST0MPERS in defeat. Top Gun (3-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against Flying Squirrels, while R0MPER*ST0MPERS (0-6) try to earn their first win against Freakazoids.

Matchup Timeline

  Top Gun   R0MPER*ST0MPERS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hooper (8 Rec, 117 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 25.7 points in a 34-33 lost to the Cardinals in Week 6. His scoring output doubled his 12.85-point projection and was higher than his 18.33-point season scoring average. Hooper ranks #37 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Rams next week.
Austin Hooper

Top Player Comparison

Top Gun
Points
% of total points 144.6
1
Russell Wilson
QB
28.9
21.31
20%
2
Austin Hooper
TE
25.7
12.85
17.8%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
25
16.03
17.3%
4
DJ Moore
WR
15.6
12.32
10.8%
R0MPER*ST0MPERS
Points
% of total points 93.78
1
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
23
8.23
24.5%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
18.18
21.17
19.4%
3
Le'Veon Bell
RB
12.3
18.72
13.1%
4
Matt Breida
RB
10.3
11.64
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 46-yard touchdown catch for Top Gun, while Matt Gay had a 54-yard field goal, contributing to an 88.90-24.70 lead for Top Gun.

Points By Position

  Top Gun   R0MPER*ST0MPERS

Game Notes

Top Gun emerged victorious despite the fact that only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
R0MPER*ST0MPERS had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Russell Wilson, Austin Hooper, and Tyreek Hill all scored more points than the Denver Broncos defense, the leading scorer for R0MPER*ST0MPERS.
Top Gun put up more points than their season scoring average (133.51) while R0MPER*ST0MPERS fell short of theirs (107.57).
Top Gun scored more points than their projected total, while R0MPER*ST0MPERS failed to reach their projection.
Not only did Top Gun earn the win, but they also easily covered the 10.97-point projected margin of victory.
All three of the wins for Top Gun have been blowout wins.
Despite the loss, the Denver Broncos defense scored 23 points, the fifth-best scoring output for any DEF this year.

Next Week Preview

R0MPER*ST0MPERS
On the docket next week, R0MPER*ST0MPERS (0-6) will take on Freakazoids (2-4). R0MPER*ST0MPERS might have to rearrange the deck a bit with O.J. Howard out on bye next week. Freakazoids won't have Nick Chubb, Curtis Samuel, or Mike Evans.
Top Gun
Week 7 is going to match a couple of unbeaten streaks against one other. Top Gun (3-3) are riding a two-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (Flying Squirrels, 5-1), have taken three in a row. Each team will have players with byes next week, as DJ Moore, Matt Gay, the Cleveland Browns defense, Vance McDonald, and Cam Newton are off for Top Gun and Greg Olsen and David Njoku are out for Flying Squirrels. In terms of recent scoring output, these two squads have been mirror images of each other lately. Top Gun have put up 146.61 points per game over the last three weeks, while Flying Squirrels have averaged 147.29 per contest over that same span.