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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Minor Prophets
3-3 69.18
94.25
 
VS
proj
DeKaylin Zecharius
49.84 3-3
89.51

Minor Prophets manage to top DeKaylin Zecharius 69.18-49.84 despite falling short of predictions

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, coming up short of projections, but Minor Prophets did enough to beat DeKaylin Zecharius. Predicted to win 94.25-89.51, Minor Prophets secured a 69.18-49.84 win over DeKaylin Zecharius. DeKaylin Zecharius took the first lead in the matchup on Sunday afternoon, but Minor Prophets held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Cam Newton (157 Pass Yds, 76 Rush Yds, 16 Rec Yds, 1 Off. TD,) and Adrian Peterson (40 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 18 Rec Yds). Tom Brady (166 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and the New York Giants defense (19 Pts Allowed, 308 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) did everything they could for DeKaylin Zecharius in the loss. Minor Prophets (3-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against The Dominators, while DeKaylin Zecharius (3-3) will face The Phantom Limbs in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Minor Prophets   DeKaylin Zecharius

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 8.8 points, Peterson scored 34.1% more than that amount by scoring 11.8 points as the Lions beat the Jaguars 34-16. He racked up 58 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Minor Prophets this week. Peterson will go up against the Falcons in Week 7.
Adrian Peterson

Top Player Comparison

Minor Prophets
Points
% of total points 69.18
1
Cam Newton
QB
19.48
21.64
28.2%
2
Adrian Peterson
RB
11.8
8.8
17.1%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
10.5
11.39
15.2%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
7.3
13.14
10.6%
DeKaylin Zecharius
Points
% of total points 49.84
1
Tom Brady
QB
14.64
19.53
29.4%
2
The New York Giants defense
DEF
14
7.32
28.1%
3
David Montgomery
RB
9.7
13.22
19.5%
4
Jerry Jeudy
WR
3.2
8.78
6.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kenny Golladay had a 48-yard catch for Minor Prophets, contributing to a 36.40-32.70 lead for the team.
Monday
DeAndre Hopkins had a 60-yard catch for Minor Prophets on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Minor Prophets   DeKaylin Zecharius

Game Notes

Only one of the nine starters on Minor Prophets exceeded their projected scoring totals.
DeKaylin Zecharius had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
DeKaylin Zecharius can partially blame the loss on Jake Elliott, who didn't score any points.
Each team registered its lowest point total of the year.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
DeKaylin Zecharius ranked 12th in the league in scoring this week, while Minor Prophets ranked 9th.
This victory concludes a streak of three straight losses for Minor Prophets.
Not only did Minor Prophets win, but they also easily covered the 4.74-point forecasted margin of victory.

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