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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Jiri's Team
2-4 87.52
94.33
 
VS
proj
Zilina Saints
76.54 3-3
117.8

Zilina Saints succumb to Jiri's Team, 87.52-76.54

Zilina Saints failed to bring their A game, as Jiri's Team emerged victorious with an 87.52-76.54 win. Jiri's Team nabbed a 5.32-point lead early Sunday afternoon. Zilina Saints came back to take the lead during the late round of games on Sunday, powered by Ryan Fitzpatrick (18.04 points) and Mike Evans (1.5). Unphased, Jiri's Team pulled it together later that night, as Tyler Higbee (7.1 points) and the San Francisco 49ers defense (5) put them back ahead once and for all. Jiri's Team (2-4) will look to earn another W against Neopol jets, while Zilina Saints (3-3) attempt to get back on track against Vinohrady Devils.

Matchup Timeline

  Jiri's Team   Zilina Saints

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Wentz overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 29.42 points against his 16.93-point projection. During a 30-28 loss to the Ravens, he passed for 213 yards , ran for 49 yards and scored 3 touchdowns. Wentz ranks #10 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Carson Wentz

Top Player Comparison

Jiri's Team
Points
% of total points 87.52
1
Carson Wentz
QB
29.42
16.93
33.6%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
12.6
15.39
14.4%
3
Adrian Peterson
RB
12.3
9.41
14.1%
4
Davante Adams
WR
9.1
15.72
10.4%
Zilina Saints
Points
% of total points 76.54
1
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB
18.04
19.57
23.6%
2
Travis Fulgham
WR
16.5
9.12
21.6%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
15.9
14.3
20.8%
4
Rodrigo Blankenship
K
8
8.99
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Carson Wentz had a 50-yard pass and a 40-yard run for Jiri's Team, contributing to a 54.32-49.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Ryan Fitzpatrick had a 43-yard pass for Zilina Saints, contributing to a 68.54-63.42 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Jiri's Team   Zilina Saints

Game Notes

Jiri's Team won despite the fact that only three of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Zilina Saints had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
Jiri's Team ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while Zilina Saints ranked 10th.
The matchup's 10.98-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This victory concludes a streak of four consecutive defeats for Jiri's Team.
In upset games this year, Jiri's Team moves to (1-0), while Zilina Saints falls to (0-2).

Coach Talk

Jiri's Team
You know Jiri's Team, the good news is that we took this matchup by almost 11 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through five weeks was 98.72. So while we're happy to have gotten this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Zilina Saints
The problem this week isn't exactly rocket science, Zilina Saints. Going with the Los Angeles Rams defense in a tough fantasy matchup... let's use this as a learning experience and all agree that it won't happen again.