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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
LarryDavidShrimp
2-4 131
109.77
 
VS
proj
bunkstraps
77 3-3
81.85

LarryDavidShrimp hand bunkstraps third straight loss in 131-77 rout

LarryDavidShrimp rolled to a 131-77 win to hand bunkstraps their third straight loss. The matchup was over almost as soon as it started, as LarryDavidShrimp earned a 59-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 64 points from Deshaun Watson (335 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 26 Rush Yds) and Gardner Minshew II (243 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 14 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). Josh Allen (21 points) and A.J. Brown (17) carried the flag for bunkstraps in defeat. LarryDavidShrimp (2-4) will look to keep it rolling against Christmas Miracle, while bunkstraps (3-3) meet WilburForce in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  LarryDavidShrimp   bunkstraps

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Steelers defense (7 Pts Allowed, 200 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 18 points in a 38-7 win over the Browns in Week 6. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 7.01-point projection and was much higher than their 9-point season scoring average. The Steelers defense ranks #4 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Titans next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

LarryDavidShrimp
Points
% of total points 131
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
42
27.1
32.1%
2
Ronald Jones II
RB
23
12.54
17.6%
3
Gardner Minshew II
QB
22
24.83
16.8%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
18
7.01
13.7%
bunkstraps
Points
% of total points 77
1
Josh Allen
QB
21
28.17
27.3%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
17
10.06
22.1%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
12
11.57
15.6%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
11
11.04
14.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 53-yard touchdown pass for LarryDavidShrimp, while Gardner Minshew II had a 51-yard pass to contribute to a 106-47 lead for LarryDavidShrimp.

Points By Position

  LarryDavidShrimp   bunkstraps

Game Notes

LarryDavidShrimp won despite the fact that only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
bunkstraps had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as LarryDavidShrimp had one starter score zero points, while bunkstraps had two.
Deshaun Watson, Ronald Jones II, and Gardner Minshew II all scored more points than Josh Allen, the leading scorer for bunkstraps.
LarryDavidShrimp put up more points than their season scoring average (115.5) while bunkstraps fell short of theirs (116.17).
LarryDavidShrimp scored more points than their projected total, while bunkstraps failed to reach their projection.
Not only did LarryDavidShrimp win, but they also covered the 27.92-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, LarryDavidShrimp moves to (1-2), while bunkstraps falls to (0-2).

Next Week Preview

bunkstraps
In Week 7, fifth-place bunkstraps (3-3) are set to take on second-place WilburForce (4-2). bunkstraps might have to shuffle the deck a bit with A.J. Brown, Adam Thielen, the Baltimore Ravens defense, and Marquise Brown out on bye next week. WilburForce won't have Derrick Henry.
LarryDavidShrimp
In a matchup featuring teams separated by just a game in the standings, LarryDavidShrimp (2-4) will face Christmas Miracle (3-3) in Week 7. LarryDavidShrimp can't expect another 22-point performance out of Gardner Minshew II, who has a bye in Week 7. Christmas Miracle will be without James Robinson, Rodrigo Blankenship, Mark Andrews, and Alexander Mattison. Over the last two weeks, LarryDavidShrimp have scored 141.5 points per game, while Christmas Miracle have averaged just 107 per contest.