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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Easy Mode
3-3 107.92
105.31
 
VS
proj
Bessette’s Boys
61.69 3-3
109.8

Bessette’s Boys come up short of expectations, succumb to Easy Mode in 107.92-61.69 rout

Bessette’s Boys failed to rise to the occasion, falling short of their projected point total, as Easy Mode cruised to a 107.92-61.69 win. Easy Mode took a 4.45-point lead early Sunday afternoon. Bessette’s Boys came back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by Ryan Fitzpatrick (23.04 points). Unphased, Easy Mode pulled it together later that night, as Jimmy Garoppolo (30.52 points) and George Kittle (18.9) put them back ahead once and for all. Easy Mode (3-3) will look to keep it rolling against A Few Good Men, while Bessette’s Boys (3-3) try to get back on track against Wildcats.

Matchup Timeline

  Easy Mode   Bessette’s Boys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Tucker overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 16 points against his 9.92-point projection. In a 30-28 win over the Eagles, he made all 3 of his FG attempts. Tucker ranks #73 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Justin Tucker

Top Player Comparison

Easy Mode
Points
% of total points 107.92
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
30.52
21.62
28.3%
2
George Kittle
TE
18.9
11.21
17.5%
3
Justin Tucker
K
16
9.92
14.8%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
13.9
11.22
12.9%
Bessette’s Boys
Points
% of total points 61.69
1
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB
23.04
22.99
37.3%
2
Mike Davis
RB
9.5
13.72
15.4%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
8.3
13.31
13.5%
4
Devonta Freeman
RB
5.7
9.56
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Tucker had a 55-yard field goal for Easy Mode, contributing to a 34.80-30.35 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Ryan Fitzpatrick had a 43-yard pass for Bessette’s Boys, contributing to a 53.39-39.60 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Jimmy Garoppolo found George Kittle for a 44-yard touchdown pass for Easy Mode, contributing to an 89.02-53.39 lead for Easy Mode.
Monday
DeAndre Hopkins had a 60-yard catch for Bessette’s Boys.

Points By Position

  Easy Mode   Bessette’s Boys

StatSmack

Easy Mode must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (107.92) than their season average (99.69).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Bessette’s Boys has left more points on the bench this season (179.96) than Easy Mode (128.54).
Easy Mode see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Bessette’s Boys (0).
Easy Mode have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Bessette’s Boys (1 vs 0).
Bessette’s Boys have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Easy Mode (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Easy Mode have outscored Bessette’s Boys at WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Easy Mode had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Bessette’s Boys (2).
There's not much good to say about Bessette’s Boys this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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