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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
big diesel
2-4 244.05
266.92
 
VS
proj
One--Eyed--Willie
140.9 0-6
130.42

big diesel hand One--Eyed--Willie sixth straight loss in 244.05-140.90 rout

big diesel rolled to a 244.05-140.90 win to hand One--Eyed--Willie their sixth consecutive loss to open the season. There wasn't much drama in the matchup, as big diesel jumped out to a 57.65-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 54.9 points from Gardner Minshew II (243 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 14 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and A.J. Brown (5 Rec, 56 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Deshaun Watson (335 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 26 Rush Yds) and Kenyan Drake (164 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) carried the flag for One--Eyed--Willie in the loss. big diesel improve to 2-4 on the season, while One--Eyed--Willie fall to 0-6.

Matchup Timeline

  big diesel   One--Eyed--Willie

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Schobert overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 23 points against his 17.2-point projection. In a 34-16 loss to the Lions, he made 10 tackles and intercepted a pass. Schobert ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Joe Schobert

Top Player Comparison

big diesel
Points
% of total points 244.05
1
Gardner Minshew II
QB
30.05
31.66
12.3%
2
George Kittle
TE
27.05
19.92
11.1%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
24.85
18.72
10.2%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
24.75
19.87
10.1%
One--Eyed--Willie
Points
% of total points 140.9
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
52.3
35.92
37.1%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
35.4
17.51
25.1%
3
A.J. Green
WR
21.2
11.03
15%
4
Robert Woods
WR
16.5
18.85
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was big diesel who claimed the lead, 146.65-89.00. Gardner Minshew II had a 51-yard pass for big diesel, while Darius Slayton had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Deshaun Watson made the highlight reel for One--Eyed--Willie with a 53-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
George Kittle had a 44-yard touchdown catch for big diesel, helping the team to a 193.30-105.50 lead.
Monday
Kenyan Drake had a 69-yard touchdown run for One--Eyed--Willie.

Points By Position

  big diesel   One--Eyed--Willie

StatSmack

big diesel must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (244.05) than their season average (215.77).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're One--Eyed--Willie. They've lost six in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. One--Eyed--Willie need some help then, averaging just 175.3 versus big diesel's 215.77.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" big diesel (2-4) have a better record than One--Eyed--Willie (0-6).
Even the machines think big diesel have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (230.73) than One--Eyed--Willie (182.15).
You can't win if you don't play. big diesel has left fewer points on the bench this season (458.18) than One--Eyed--Willie (568.05).
big diesel don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than One--Eyed--Willie (1 vs 0).
big diesel are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than One--Eyed--Willie (0 vs 1).
big diesel have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than One--Eyed--Willie (37 vs 27).
By position, big diesel have outscored One--Eyed--Willie at TE, K, and IDP this season.
The starters for big diesel had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for One--Eyed--Willie (2).
Don't worry One--Eyed--Willie, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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