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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Dirty Dogs
4-2 194.5
159.62
 
VS
proj
ExigentCircumstances
64.75 2-4
102.68

Dirty Dogs defeat ExigentCircumstances for third straight win in 194.50-64.75 rout

Dirty Dogs extended their win streak to three games with a convincing victory over ExigentCircumstances, cruising to a 194.50-64.75 win. It didn't take long to learn who would lead the way in this matchup, as Dirty Dogs nabbed a 51.05-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar performances from Justin Jefferson and Calvin Ridley. Jefferson caught 9 passes for 166 yards and 2 touchdowns for 39.6 points, while Ridley caught 6 passes for 61 yards and a touchdown (18.9 points). A.J. Brown (5 Rec, 56 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Phillip Lindsay (101 Rush Yds) led the charge for ExigentCircumstances in defeat. Dirty Dogs (4-2) will look to sustain their momentum against The Xtreme, while ExigentCircumstances (2-4) will try to get back in the win column against Nightmares.

Matchup Timeline

  Dirty Dogs   ExigentCircumstances

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 39.6 points to more-than-double his 15.33-point projection, the second-highest percent increase of any WR in the league this season. Next week, Jefferson will face the Packers.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

Dirty Dogs
Points
% of total points 194.5
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
39.6
15.33
20.4%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
34.8
29.03
17.9%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
20.9
17.59
10.7%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
18.9
17.41
9.7%
ExigentCircumstances
Points
% of total points 64.75
1
A.J. Brown
WR
22.6
16.11
34.9%
2
Phillip Lindsay
RB
10.1
13.87
15.6%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
9.8
16.75
15.1%
4
Baker Mayfield
QB
8.45
20.44
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Jefferson had a 49-yard touchdown catch for Dirty Dogs, helping the team to a 99.00-47.95 lead.
Monday
Kyler Murray had an 80-yard touchdown pass and a 60-yard pass for Dirty Dogs during Monday Night Football, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Dirty Dogs   ExigentCircumstances

What If

Dirty Dogs would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
ExigentCircumstances would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
Dirty Dogs would be 5-1 if they played ExigentCircumstances every week.
Had they played each other last week, Dirty Dogs would have topped ExigentCircumstances 142.6-107.6.
Dirty Dogs would be 4-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as ExigentCircumstances.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dirty Dogs, ExigentCircumstances would be 1-4.
If Dirty Dogs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 53-25.
If they played every team every week, ExigentCircumstances would be 19-59.

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