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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
deepball
4-2 137
123.61
 
VS
proj
Dingus
130 2-4
143.53

deepball come back to knock off Dingus, 137-130

deepball beat expectations, staging an impressive comeback for a 137-130 win over Dingus, who fell short of projections. Despite trailing 130-104 heading into Monday night, deepball charged back behind Amari Cooper, who caught 7 passes for 79 yards and a touchdown for 20 points, and CeeDee Lamb, who caught 7 passes for 64 yards (13 points). George Kittle (7 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Calvin Ridley (6 Rec, 61 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for Dingus in the loss. deepball (4-2) will look to sustain their winning ways against Lunatic Fringe, while Dingus (2-4) try to get back in the win column against Blazin Blitzers.

Matchup Timeline

  deepball   Dingus

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 7 points, surrendering 200 yards, and intercepting 2 passes against the Browns, the Steelers defense scored 21 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 8.01-point projection and was much higher than their 10.5-point season scoring average. The Steelers defense ranks #4 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Titans next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

deepball
Points
% of total points 137
1
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
21
8.01
15.3%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
20
15.7
14.6%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
17
16.02
12.4%
4
Zach Pascal
WR
15
9.51
10.9%
Dingus
Points
% of total points 130
1
George Kittle
TE
27
16.55
20.8%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
18
16.51
13.8%
3
Justin Tucker
K
16
9.98
12.3%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
15
14.4
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Dingus boasted a 103-74 lead. For deepball, Kenny Golladay had a 48-yard catch. Justin Tucker had a 55-yard field goal for Dingus, while Matthew Stafford had a 48-yard pass.
Sunday Night
George Kittle had a 44-yard touchdown catch for Dingus to contribute to a 130-104 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  deepball   Dingus

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. deepball scored fewer points in this one (137) than their season average of 149.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. deepball (4-2) have a better record than Dingus (2-4).
deepball laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Dingus (0).
By position, deepball have outscored Dingus at RB, WR, and DEF this season.
deepball came out victorious even though they had more players on a bye this week (4) than Dingus (2).
There's not much good to say about Dingus this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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