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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Zeke's Cowboys
3-3 143.24
117.02
 
VS
proj
Beefs are Poultry
77.92 5-1
116.02

Zeke's Cowboys defeat Beefs are Poultry for third straight win in 143.24-77.92 rout

Zeke's Cowboys extended their win streak to three games with a convincing victory over Beefs are Poultry, rolling to a 143.24-77.92 win. There was very little drama in the matchup, as Zeke's Cowboys took a 79.72-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive showings from Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson. Henry racked up 264 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 39.4 points, while Jackson passed for 186 yards , ran for 108 yards and scored 2 touchdowns (28.24 points). Gardner Minshew II (243 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 14 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Myles Gaskin (91 Rush Yds, 35 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Beefs are Poultry in the loss. Zeke's Cowboys (3-3) will look to add to their success against Runninwiththerookies, while Beefs are Poultry (5-1) will attempt to get back in the win column against goodgreens's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Zeke's Cowboys   Beefs are Poultry

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry (212 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 52 Rec Yds) scored 39.4 points against the Texans in Week 6. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 17.36-point projection and was much higher than his 17.87-point season scoring average. Henry ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Zeke's Cowboys
Points
% of total points 143.24
1
Derrick Henry
RB
39.4
17.36
27.5%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
28.24
23.37
19.7%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
17.4
13.67
12.1%
4
Chase Claypool
WR
16.1
13.73
11.2%
Beefs are Poultry
Points
% of total points 77.92
1
Gardner Minshew II
QB
18.62
19.61
23.9%
2
Myles Gaskin
RB
14.6
13.07
18.7%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
13.6
13.75
17.5%
4
Raheem Mostert
RB
8.6
14.22
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Zeke's Cowboys who owned the lead, 105.84-26.12. For Zeke's Cowboys, Derrick Henry had a 94-yard touchdown run and a 53-yard catch. Gardner Minshew II made the highlight reel for Beefs are Poultry with a 51-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Zeke's Cowboys   Beefs are Poultry

Game Notes

Zeke's Cowboys had five of their nine starters exceed their projected point totals.
Beefs are Poultry had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Zeke's Cowboys put up more points than their season scoring average (120.15) while Beefs are Poultry fell short of theirs (120.92).
Zeke's Cowboys recorded more points than their projected total, while Beefs are Poultry fell short of their projection.
Not only did Zeke's Cowboys win, but they also covered the 1-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Zeke's Cowboys moves to (2-2), while Beefs are Poultry falls to (3-1).

Coach Talk

Zeke's Cowboys
Creating mismatches is a big component to winning in football. Thanks to stellar outings by Amari Cooper and Chase Claypool, our squad really took that to heart this past week. We doubled up Beefs are Poultry at wide receiver (33.5 points to 15.1). Cooper had 79 receiving yards while Claypool chipped in with 74 yards.
Beefs are Poultry
Hey, our crew was just resting up for Week 7, right? The six starting offensive position players (three RBs, two WRs, one TE) on Beefs are Poultry collectively put up 323 yards and just one touchdown this past week. Our opponent's skill players showed us how it's supposed to be done by logging 570 yards and four scores.