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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Cincinnati Bengals
2-4 40
30.67
 
VS
proj
New England Patriots
35 2-4
34.73

Cincinnati Bengals top expectations, earn win over New England Patriots, 40-35

Cincinnati Bengals rose to the occasion, emerging victorious with a 40-35 win over New England Patriots. Cincinnati Bengals earned a 32-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive performances from Derrick Henry (15 points) and Randy Bullock (9) and never looked back. Ronald Jones II (13 points) and Harrison Butker (8) did their part for New England Patriots in the loss. Cincinnati Bengals (2-4) will look to keep it rolling against Hou Texans (GA), while New England Patriots (2-4) will try to get back on track against Phi Eagles (TS).

Matchup Timeline

  Cincinnati Bengals   New England Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 264 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Texans, Henry scored 15 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.67-point projection and was much higher than his 7-point season scoring average. Henry ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Cincinnati Bengals
Points
% of total points 40
1
Derrick Henry
RB
15
6.67
37.5%
2
Randy Bullock
K
9
6.91
22.5%
3
Gardner Minshew II
QB
8
6.62
20%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
6
2.6
15%
New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 35
1
Ronald Jones II
RB
13
4.43
37.1%
2
Harrison Butker
K
8
8.52
22.9%
3
Cam Newton
QB
6
7.78
17.1%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
5
7.58
14.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Derrick Henry had a 94-yard touchdown run and a 53-yard catch for Cincinnati Bengals, while Randy Bullock had a 55-yard field goal, helping Cincinnati Bengals to a 40-8 lead.

Points By Position

  Cincinnati Bengals   New England Patriots

What If

Cincinnati Bengals would have beaten 10 other teams besides New England Patriots this week.
New England Patriots would have lost to just three other teams besides Cincinnati Bengals this week.
If they played New England Patriots every week, Cincinnati Bengals would be 3-2-1 this season.
Had they played each other last week, New England Patriots would have defeated Cincinnati Bengals 36-23.
Cincinnati Bengals would be 1-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New England Patriots.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots would be 3-2.
If Cincinnati Bengals had played every team in the league each week, they would be 26-49-3.
If they played every team every week, New England Patriots would be 31-44-3.

Next Week Preview

New England Patriots
Two teams sporting identical 2-4 records, ninth-place New England Patriots are set to face 11th-place Phi Eagles (TS) next week. Each side has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 7, as Ryan Tannehill, Adam Thielen, and the Tennessee Titans defense are off for New England Patriots and Stephen Gostkowski and Mark Andrews are out for Phi Eagles (TS).
Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals (2-4) go up against Hou Texans (GA) (3-3) in a Week 7 matchup featuring teams separated by just a game in the standings. Each team will have players on bye next week, as Derrick Henry, Gardner Minshew II, A.J. Brown, and Alexander Mattison are off for Cincinnati Bengals, while Hou Texans (GA) will be without Justin Jefferson and Dalvin Cook. Over the last three weeks, Cincinnati Bengals have scored 29.33 points per game, while Hou Texans (GA) have averaged 41.33 per contest.