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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
War Admiral
4-2 123.8
117.33
 
VS
proj
Matthew's Team
84.92 1-5
105.08

War Admiral top Matthew's Team for fourth straight win in 123.80-84.92 rout

War Admiral extended their win streak to four games with a dominant victory over Matthew's Team, rolling to a 123.80-84.92 win. War Admiral pulled out to a 20.78-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Derrick Henry (39.4 points) and Adam Thielen (12.6) and never let it go. Gardner Minshew II (18.62 points) and Amari Cooper (17.4) did everything they could for Matthew's Team in the loss. War Admiral improve to 4-2 on the season, while Matthew's Team fall to 1-5.

Matchup Timeline

  War Admiral   Matthew's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry (212 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 52 Rec Yds) scored 39.4 points in a 42-36 win over the Texans in Week 6. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 17.36-point projection and was much higher than his 17.87-point season scoring average. Henry ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

War Admiral
Points
% of total points 123.8
1
Derrick Henry
RB
39.4
17.36
31.8%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20.6
24.93
16.6%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
13.6
13.75
11%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
12.6
15.39
10.2%
Matthew's Team
Points
% of total points 84.92
1
Gardner Minshew II
QB
18.62
19.61
21.9%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
17.4
13.67
20.5%
3
Hayden Hurst
TE
13.7
7.87
16.1%
4
David Montgomery
RB
11.7
15.16
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was War Admiral who claimed the lead, 77.50-56.72. For War Admiral, Derrick Henry had a 94-yard touchdown run and a 53-yard catch. Gardner Minshew II had a 51-yard pass for Matthew's Team, while Hayden Hurst had a 35-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  War Admiral   Matthew's Team

StatSmack

War Admiral are on fire, with victories in four straight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. War Admiral are doing a better job of that, averaging 122.81 versus Matthew's Team's 98.77.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" War Admiral (4-2) have a better record than Matthew's Team (1-5).
Even the computers think War Admiral have better players. Their projected average points is higher (119.05) than Matthew's Team (107.08).
Once War Admiral put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Matthew's Team (2 vs 0).
War Admiral are clutch masters, with more close wins than Matthew's Team (1 vs 0).
War Admiral should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Matthew's Team (4 vs 2).
War Admiral have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Matthew's Team (26 vs 20).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Matthew's Team - they’ve made more transactions (4) than War Admiral (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, War Admiral have outscored Matthew's Team at QB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
War Admiral don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 12 points, third-highest in the league.
There's not much good to say about Matthew's Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

War Admiral
Wow, that Bills defense didn't see it coming! 21 connections on 26 attempts... good enough for an 81% completion percentage for Patrick Mahomes. We know the GM of War Admiral has gotta be thankful for this type of attention to detail.
Matthew's Team
The problem in Week 6 was pretty easy to diagnose, Matthew's Team. Starting the Tennessee Titans defense in a fantasy matchup where your opponent tallied nearly 124 points... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time?