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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
John's Team
3-3 595.66
554.83
 
VS
proj
Phillip's Team
397.2 1-5
441.23

Despite top scorer Watson, Phillip's Team fall to John's Team in 595.66-397.20 rout

Phillip's Team had the highest scorer in the matchup with QB Deshaun Watson racking up 148 points, the second-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to vanquish John's Team, who cruised to a 595.66-397.20 victory. John's Team pulled out to a 47.84-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Philip Rivers (142.74 points) and David Johnson (44.9) and never let go of it. Deshaun Watson (148 points) and Kenyan Drake (65.4) carried the flag for Phillip's Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season John's Team have taken down Phillip's Team, after winning 642.78-457.12 in their last matchup. John's Team improve to 3-3 on the season, while Phillip's Team fall to 1-5.

Matchup Timeline

  John's Team   Phillip's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 161 yards against the Bills, Edwards-Helaire registered 66.9 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 35.74-point projection and was much higher than his 44.03-point season scoring average. Edwards-Helaire ranks #45 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Clyde Edwards-Helaire

Top Player Comparison

John's Team
Points
% of total points 595.66
1
Philip Rivers
QB
142.74
102.23
24%
2
Jared Goff
QB
102.92
114.17
17.3%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
66.9
35.74
11.2%
4
David Johnson
RB
44.9
33.25
7.5%
Phillip's Team
Points
% of total points 397.2
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
148
119.08
37.3%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
65.4
33.46
16.5%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
28
51.51
7%
4
Eric Kendricks
LB
27
16.94
6.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was John's Team who owned the lead, 315.14-267.30. Philip Rivers had a 55-yard pass for John's Team, while Hayden Hurst had a 35-yard touchdown catch. Deshaun Watson made the highlight reel for Phillip's Team with a 53-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Jared Goff had a 40-yard touchdown pass for John's Team, contributing to a 492.16-267.30 lead for the team.
Monday
Both teams had players with standout plays on Monday night. For John's Team, DeAndre Hopkins had a 60-yard catch. Kenyan Drake made the highlight reel for Phillip's Team with a 69-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  John's Team   Phillip's Team

Game Notes

Half of the starters on John's Team exceeded their projected point totals.
Phillip's Team had only six of their 18 starters score higher than their projected points.
Phillip's Team could have used points from Melvin Gordon III and Wil Lutz, as both put up goose eggs.
John's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (583.35) while Phillip's Team fell short of theirs (467.46).
John's Team recorded more points than their projected total, while Phillip's Team fell short of their projection.
This matchup featured both the league's highest (595.66) and league's lowest (397.2) scores of the week.
The matchup's 198.46-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The victory concludes a two-game losing skid for John's Team.
Not only did John's Team earn the W, but they also covered the 113.6-point projected margin of victory.
John's Team moves to (2-0) in blowout games this year, while Phillip's Team falls to (0-2).
A bright spot in the loss, Deshaun Watson officially posted the highest score of any player on Phillip's Team this season with 148 points.

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