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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Jags Den
5-1 298
201.21
 
VS
proj
Bro's Big Brew
228 5-1
211.59

Jags Den top Bro's Big Brew for third straight win, 298-228

Jags Den extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Bro's Big Brew, emerging victorious with a 298-228 win. Jags Den never trailed in this one after grabbing a 6-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Marlon Humphrey (44 points) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (41). Roquan Smith (37 points) and the Denver Broncos defense (29) carried the flag for Bro's Big Brew in the loss. Jags Den (5-1) will look to keep it rolling against The wtf team, while Bro's Big Brew (5-1) try to develop some positive momentum against Barb's Unreal Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Jags Den   Bro's Big Brew

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 9.65 points, Drake more-than-quadrupled that amount by scoring 48 points as the Cardinals beat the Cowboys 38-10. He ran for 164 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Jags Den this week. Next week, Drake will battle the Seahawks.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Jags Den
Points
% of total points 298
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
48
9.65
16.1%
2
Marlon Humphrey
CB
44
15.99
14.8%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
41
21.65
13.8%
4
Ronald Jones II
RB
33
12.54
11.1%
Bro's Big Brew
Points
% of total points 228
1
Roquan Smith
LB
37
27.8
16.2%
2
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
29
17.75
12.7%
3
John Johnson III
S
28
22.28
12.3%
4
De'Vondre Campbell
LB
22
23.66
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Jags Den became the proud owner of a 176-170 lead. Tee Higgins had a 67-yard catch for Jags Den, while Darius Slayton had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Gardner Minshew II had a 51-yard pass for Bro's Big Brew, while Ben Roethlisberger had a 28-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Adam Shaheen had a 43-yard catch for Jags Den, contributing to a 221-172 lead for the team.
Monday
Kenyan Drake had a 69-yard touchdown run for Jags Den on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Jags Den   Bro's Big Brew

Game Notes

Jags Den won despite the fact that only 10 of their 23 starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Bro's Big Brew had only 11 of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Jags Den had eight starters score zero points, while Bro's Big Brew had six.
Kenyan Drake, Marlon Humphrey, and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense all scored more points than Roquan Smith, the leading scorer for Bro's Big Brew.
Jags Den put up more points than their season scoring average (265.33) while Bro's Big Brew fell short of theirs (284.5).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Bro's Big Brew ranked tied for 7th in the league in scoring this week, while Jags Den put up the 3rd-best score.

Next Week Preview

Bro's Big Brew
In Week 7, second-place Bro's Big Brew (5-1) will try to get back on track against 18th-place Barb's Unreal Team (1-5). Each side has players with byes next week, as Gardner Minshew II, Jack Doyle, Willie Snead IV, Chris Conley, Dalvin Cook, Robert Griffin III, and Tajae Sharpe are off for Bro's Big Brew while Marcus Johnson, Marquise Brown, Delanie Walker, Dane Cruikshank, and Darrynton Evans are out for Barb's Unreal Team.
Jags Den
Next week will feature two teams heading in different directions, as Jags Den (5-1) go into the matchup on a three-game winning streak, while their upcoming opposition (The wtf team, 1-5), come in as losers of five straight. Each side will have players on bye next week, as Anthony Firkser, Jonathan Taylor, Justice Hill, Chad Beebe, James Proche, and Stephen Gostkowski are off for The wtf team and Marlon Humphrey, Malcolm Butler, Patrick Queen, and Olabisi Johnson will sit for Jags Den. Over the last three weeks, Jags Den have scored 283 points per game, while The wtf team have averaged only 160 per contest.