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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Vandals
5-1 97.25
151.58
 
VS
proj
GreatPlainsDrifters
90.25 4-2
164.74

Vandals fall short of predictions, find way to beat GreatPlainsDrifters, 97.25-90.25

Both teams fell short of expectations, but Vandals did enough to knock off GreatPlainsDrifters. Predicted to come up short by a score of 164.74-151.58, Vandals earned a 97.25-90.25 win over GreatPlainsDrifters. Vandals leapt out to a 27.4-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 31.8 points from James Conner (101 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Ben Roethlisberger (162 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and never looked back. Travis Kelce (5 Rec, 65 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Josh Allen (122 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 42 Rush Yds) led the charge for GreatPlainsDrifters in the loss. Vandals (5-1) will look to sustain their momentum against Blue Falcons, while GreatPlainsDrifters (4-2) will face off against Team Tadlock in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Vandals   GreatPlainsDrifters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Browns in Week 6, Conner ran for 101 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 17.2 points to score 102.6% of his 16.77-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Vandals this week. In Week 7, Conner and the Steelers will battle the Titans.
James Conner

Top Player Comparison

Vandals
Points
% of total points 97.25
1
James Conner
RB
17.2
16.77
17.7%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
16.6
16.5
17.1%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
14.6
24.84
15%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
13.45
14.26
13.8%
GreatPlainsDrifters
Points
% of total points 90.25
1
Travis Kelce
TE
21.5
17.1
23.8%
2
Josh Allen
QB
20.3
28.59
22.5%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
15.5
15.1
17.2%
4
Davante Adams
WR
12.1
19.01
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Vandals became the proud owner of a 57.70-30.30 lead. For Vandals, Ben Roethlisberger had a 28-yard touchdown pass. Darius Slayton made the highlight reel for GreatPlainsDrifters with a 23-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Vandals   GreatPlainsDrifters

Game Notes

Vandals emerged victorious despite the fact that only two of their 11 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
GreatPlainsDrifters had only two of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
GreatPlainsDrifters can partially blame the loss on John Brown, who didn't score any points.
The two highest scorers for GreatPlainsDrifters (Travis Kelce and Josh Allen) scored more points than James Conner, the leading scorer for Vandals.
Both teams scored their lowest point total of the season.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
Vandals ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while GreatPlainsDrifters ranked 11th.
The matchup's 7-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In a losing effort, Travis Kelce scored 21.5 points, the third-best score for a tight end this week.

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