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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
ItaliA
4-2 131.68
124.51
 
VS
proj
Purple Bishops
124.78 2-4
126.87

ItaliA come back to hand Purple Bishops third straight loss, 131.68-124.78

ItaliA came back to earn a 131.68-124.78 win to hand Purple Bishops their third consecutive loss. Despite trailing 123.78-105.60 heading into Monday night, ItaliA charged back behind Josh Allen, who passed for 122 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 42 yards for 19.08 points, and Harrison Butker, who made both of his FG attempts (7 points). Derrick Henry (212 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 52 Rec Yds) and George Kittle (7 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Purple Bishops in defeat. ItaliA (4-2) will look to add to their success against The Name Droppers, while Purple Bishops (2-4) meet KillJoy's Panzees in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  ItaliA   Purple Bishops

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Burton caught 4 passes for 58 yards and a touchdown as the Colts beat the Bengals 31-27. In doing so, he put up 18.4 points and more-than-tripled his scoring projection, the second-highest percent increase of any TE in the league this season. Next week, Burton will face the Lions.
Trey Burton

Top Player Comparison

ItaliA
Points
% of total points 131.68
1
Ronald Jones II
RB
24.1
13.62
18.3%
2
Josh Allen
QB
19.08
25.94
14.5%
3
Trey Burton
TE
18.4
5.8
14%
4
Eric Kendricks
LB
13
8.68
9.9%
Purple Bishops
Points
% of total points 124.78
1
Derrick Henry
RB
38.4
16.38
30.8%
2
George Kittle
TE
16.9
11.15
13.5%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
12.98
21.76
10.4%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
12.9
11.27
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was Purple Bishops who grabbed the lead, 106.88-75.40. Kenny Golladay had a 48-yard catch for ItaliA, while Miles Sanders had a 74-yard run. Meanwhile, Derrick Henry had a 94-yard touchdown run and a 53-yard catch for Purple Bishops, while Ben Roethlisberger had a 28-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
George Kittle had a 44-yard touchdown catch for Purple Bishops, helping the team to a 123.78-105.60 lead.

Points By Position

  ItaliA   Purple Bishops

What If

ItaliA would have beaten nine other teams besides Purple Bishops this week.
Purple Bishops would have lost to just one other team besides ItaliA this week.
If they played Purple Bishops every week, ItaliA would be 3-3 this season.
Had they played each other last week, ItaliA would have beaten Purple Bishops 126.32-104.64.
ItaliA would be 0-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Purple Bishops.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as ItaliA, Purple Bishops would be 1-4.
If ItaliA had played every team in the league each week, they would be 33-33.
If they played every team every week, Purple Bishops would be 35-31.

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