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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Gurley Man Noah
5-1 124.5
118.67
 
VS
proj
¯_(ツ)_/¯
83 2-4
93.85

Gurley Man Noah hand ¯_(ツ)_/¯ third straight loss in 124.5-83.0 rout

Gurley Man Noah rolled to a 124.5-83.0 win to hand ¯_(ツ)_/¯ their third consecutive loss. Gurley Man Noah pulled out to a 20-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Derrick Henry (43 points) and Calvin Ridley (15) and never let it go. Gardner Minshew II (16.5 points) and Travis Fulgham (16) led the way for ¯_(ツ)_/¯ in defeat. Gurley Man Noah improve to 5-1 on the season, while ¯_(ツ)_/¯ fall to 2-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Gurley Man Noah   ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry scored 43 points against the Texans in Week 6 to more-than-double his 16.74-point projection. He racked up 264 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. Next week, Henry will go up against the Steelers.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Gurley Man Noah
Points
% of total points 124.5
1
Derrick Henry
RB
43
16.74
34.5%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
15
13.27
12%
3
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
15
8.5
12%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
10.5
14.73
8.4%
¯_(ツ)_/¯
Points
% of total points 83
1
Gardner Minshew II
QB
16.5
17.55
19.9%
2
Travis Fulgham
WR
16
8.79
19.3%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
15
8.76
18.1%
4
Tim Patrick
WR
12
6.6
14.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was Gurley Man Noah who owned the lead, 94.5-74.5. Derrick Henry had a 94-yard touchdown run and a 53-yard catch for Gurley Man Noah, while Ben Roethlisberger had a 28-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Gardner Minshew II had a 51-yard pass for ¯_(ツ)_/¯, while Tee Higgins had a 67-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Gurley Man Noah   ¯_(ツ)_/¯

What If

Gurley Man Noah would have beaten eight other teams besides ¯_(ツ)_/¯ this week.
¯_(ツ)_/¯ would have lost to eight other teams besides Gurley Man Noah this week.
If Gurley Man Noah played ¯_(ツ)_/¯ every week this season, they'd be 5-1.
Last week, Gurley Man Noah would have topped ¯_(ツ)_/¯ 153-74.5.
Gurley Man Noah would be 4-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as ¯_(ツ)_/¯.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Gurley Man Noah, ¯_(ツ)_/¯ would be 2-3.
If Gurley Man Noah had played every team in the league each week, they would be 55-11.
If they played every team every week, ¯_(ツ)_/¯ would be 23-43.

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