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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
The Justice League
5-1 236
193.07
 
VS
proj
Sad Sacks
209 3-3
170.35

The Justice League come back to top Sad Sacks for fourth straight win, 236-209

The Justice League extended their win streak to four games with a come-from-behind victory over Sad Sacks, staging a comeback for a 236-209 win. The Justice League trailed 193-178 heading into Monday night, but the squad came storming back behind Budda Baker (7 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 Int) and the Kansas City Chiefs defense (17 Pts Allowed, 206 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers). Justin Simmons (39 points) and Julio Jones (35) led the way for Sad Sacks in the loss. The Justice League (5-1) will look to keep it rolling against Monkey Business, while Sad Sacks (3-3) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against WTF Niagara Falls.

Matchup Timeline

  The Justice League   Sad Sacks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 0.06 points, Powell crushed that amount by scoring 8 points as the Falcons beat the Vikings 40-23. He didn't record any offensive stats to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any WR in the league this season. Powell will face the Lions next week.
Brandon Powell

Top Player Comparison

The Justice League
Points
% of total points 236
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
52
22.19
22%
2
Budda Baker
S
46
26.01
19.5%
3
Blake Martinez
LB
38
31.18
16.1%
4
Antoine Winfield Jr.
S
14
22.56
5.9%
Sad Sacks
Points
% of total points 209
1
Justin Simmons
S
39
22.19
18.7%
2
Julio Jones
WR
35
10.64
16.7%
3
Josh Jones
S
33
19.5
15.8%
4
Keelan Cole
WR
25
6.86
12%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Sad Sacks who emerged with the lead, 169-125. For The Justice League, Deshaun Watson had a 53-yard touchdown pass. Julio Jones had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard touchdown catch for Sad Sacks, while Keelan Cole had a 51-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday night, after which Sad Sacks emerged with a 193-178 lead. For The Justice League, Josh Reynolds had a 40-yard touchdown catch. Jared Goff made the highlight reel for Sad Sacks with a 40-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  The Justice League   Sad Sacks

Game Notes

The Justice League got the win even though only 10 of their 23 starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Sad Sacks had only seven of their 22 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as The Justice League had seven starters score zero points, while Sad Sacks had five.
The Justice League put up fewer points than their season scoring average (248.67) while Sad Sacks scored above theirs (208.5).
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
Not only did The Justice League win, but they also covered the 22.72-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this year, The Justice League moves to (2-0), while Sad Sacks falls to (0-1).
A bright spot in the defeat, Justin Simmons (39 points) recorded the third-best score for an S this week.

Next Week Preview

Sad Sacks
Up ahead next week, 12th-place Sad Sacks (3-3) will look to get back in the win column against sixth-place WTF Niagara Falls (4-2). Each side has five players on bye next week, as Josh Jones, Keelan Cole, Kalif Raymond, Rodrigo Blankenship, the Jacksonville Jaguars defense, Ashton Dulin, and J.K. Dobbins are off for Sad Sacks and Kirk Cousins and Lamar Jackson are out for WTF Niagara Falls.
The Justice League
Next week will feature two teams heading in different directions, as The Justice League (5-1) head into the matchup on a four-game winning streak, while their upcoming opposition (Monkey Business, 0-6), have recorded six consecutive losses. Each side will have five players on bye next week, as Jon Brown, Tyler Eifert, Dare Ogunbowale, Collin Johnson, and Jordan Wilkins are off for The Justice League, while Monkey Business will be missing Jabaal Sheard, Miles Boykin, Chris Thompson, Adam Vinatieri, and Jacoby Brissett. Over the last three weeks, The Justice League have put up 249.33 points per game, while Monkey Business have averaged only 135.67 per contest.