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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
The Punisher
4-2 51
71.69
 
VS
proj
NYC
37 2-4
66.09

The Punisher beat NYC for third straight win, 51-37

The Punisher extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over NYC, earning a 51-37 win. The Punisher leapt out to a 14-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar efforts from Ben Roethlisberger (162 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and the Chicago Bears defense (11) and never looked back. Lamar Jackson (24 points) and CeeDee Lamb (3) were the leading performers for NYC in the loss. The Punisher (4-2) will look to keep it rolling against Top shotta, while NYC (2-4) will attempt to right the ship against GULLY.

Matchup Timeline

  The Punisher   NYC

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bears defense overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 11 points against their 6.45-point projection. During a 23-16 win over the Panthers, they allowed 16 points, surrendered 278 yards, and forced 3 turnovers. The Bears defense ranks #10 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Rams next week.
The Chicago Bears defense

Top Player Comparison

The Punisher
Points
% of total points 51
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
12
21.08
23.5%
2
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
11
6.45
21.6%
3
Chase Claypool
WR
9
6.46
17.6%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
9
6.16
17.6%
NYC
Points
% of total points 37
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
24
21.6
64.9%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
3
5.58
8.1%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
3
7.46
8.1%
4
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
3
6.15
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ben Roethlisberger had a 28-yard touchdown pass for The Punisher, contributing to a 43-29 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Punisher   NYC

What If

The Punisher would have beaten only two other teams besides NYC this week.
NYC would have lost to nine other teams besides The Punisher this week.
If The Punisher played NYC every week this season, they'd be 4-2.
Last week, The Punisher would have gotten the victory over NYC 83-57.
The Punisher would be 4-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as NYC.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Punisher, NYC would be 1-4.
If The Punisher had played every team in the league each week, they would be 35-30-1.
If they played every team every week, NYC would be 19-46-1.

Next Week Preview

NYC
Up ahead in Week 7, 10th-place NYC (2-4) will try to right the ship against sixth-place GULLY (3-3). Each side has players on bye next week, as Ryan Tannehill, Derrick Henry, Jonathan Taylor, the Indianapolis Colts defense, and T.Y. Hilton are off for GULLY and Lamar Jackson, Mark Ingram II, and Dan Bailey will be out for NYC.
The Punisher
A couple of 4-2 teams will match up as The Punisher square off against Top shotta next week in an early-season matchup. Something's got to give, as The Punisher has earned three straight wins while Top shotta has won two in a row. The Punisher might need to rearrange their lineup a bit with Jonnu Smith out on bye in Week 7. Top shotta will be without Adam Thielen, Stephen Gostkowski, and Mo Alie-Cox. Over the last three weeks, The Punisher have scored 67.67 points per game, while Top shotta have averaged 84 per contest.