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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Zimmreapers
2-4 399
360.83
 
VS
proj
Satan's Beach Party
313.5 0-6
349.85

Zimmreapers hand Satan's Beach Party sixth straight loss, 399.0-313.5

Zimmreapers earned a 399.0-313.5 win to hand Satan's Beach Party their sixth straight loss to open the season. Zimmreapers never trailed in this one after taking a 58.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Justin Jefferson (68 points) and Bradley Roby (32). Matthew Stafford (223 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 14 Rush Yds) and Christian Kirk (2 Rec, 86 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) carried the flag for Satan's Beach Party in the loss. Zimmreapers (2-4) will look to earn another W against DRAGONS, while Satan's Beach Party (0-6) will attempt to earn their first victory against Lightning Bolts.

Matchup Timeline

  Zimmreapers   Satan's Beach Party

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jefferson caught 9 passes for 166 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Vikings lost to the Falcons 40-23. In doing so, he put up 68 points to nearly triple his 22.75-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Zimmreapers this week. In Week 7, Jefferson and the Vikings will battle the Packers.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

Zimmreapers
Points
% of total points 399
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
68
22.75
17%
2
Ronald Jones II
RB
42
25.61
10.5%
3
Bradley Roby
CB
32
12.39
8%
4
James Conner
RB
32
25.03
8%
Satan's Beach Party
Points
% of total points 313.5
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
40
54.41
12.8%
2
Christian Kirk
WR
38
15.08
12.1%
3
Nathan Gerry
LB
31
21.36
9.9%
4
B.J. Goodson
LB
29.5
7.87
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which Zimmreapers owned a 255.0-196.5 lead. Justin Jefferson had a 49-yard touchdown catch for Zimmreapers, while Ben Roethlisberger had a 28-yard touchdown pass. Matthew Stafford made the highlight reel for Satan's Beach Party with a 48-yard pass.
Monday
Christian Kirk had an 80-yard touchdown catch for Satan's Beach Party.

Points By Position

  Zimmreapers   Satan's Beach Party

Game Notes

Zimmreapers emerged victorious despite the fact that only nine of their 19 starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
Satan's Beach Party had only six of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Zimmreapers had two starters score zero points, while Satan's Beach Party had one.
Zimmreapers put up more points than their season scoring average (380.08) while Satan's Beach Party fell short of theirs (330.42).
Zimmreapers put up more points than their projected total, while Satan's Beach Party fell short of their projection.
The win puts an end to a two-match losing streak for Zimmreapers.
Not only did Zimmreapers earn the win, but they also easily covered the 10.98-point forecasted margin of victory.

Next Week Preview

Satan's Beach Party
Looking ahead to Week 7, last-place Satan's Beach Party (0-6) will square off against 10th-place Lightning Bolts (2-4). Each side has players with byes next week, as Josh Jones, A.J. Brown, Alexander Mattison, and Denico Autry are off for Lightning Bolts and DJ Chark Jr. and J.K. Dobbins will sit for Satan's Beach Party.
Zimmreapers
In a showdown between teams separated by just a game in the standings, Zimmreapers (2-4) will battle DRAGONS (3-3) in Week 7. Each team will have multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 7, as Keelan Cole, Malcolm Butler, Trey Burton, and Nyheim Hines are out for DRAGONS and Justin Jefferson and Anthony Harris will sit for Zimmreapers. In terms of recent scoring output, these two teams have been mirror images of each other lately. Zimmreapers have scored 378.33 points per game over the last three weeks, while DRAGONS have averaged 373 per outing over that same period.