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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Hey Darnold!
5-1 116.58
111.36
 
VS
proj
Bless~Up
71.98 4-2
125.55

Hey Darnold! jump into 1st place in 116.58-71.98 rout

Hey Darnold! climbed atop the standings in Double Stuff Racing League with an easy victory over Bless~Up, cruising to a 116.58-71.98 win. It didn't take long to learn who would have the advantage in this one, as Hey Darnold! jumped out to a 42.58-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding efforts from the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (18 points) and Brandin Cooks (17.3). Cam Newton (19.98 points) and James Conner (17.7) were the leaders for Bless~Up in the loss. Hey Darnold! (5-1) have now won five consecutive games and will look to build on their success against I’m Pickle Rick!. Bless~Up (4-2) attempt to right the ship against Big Blue.

Matchup Timeline

  Hey Darnold!   Bless~Up

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Steelers defense overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 18 points against their 7.01-point projection. In a 38-7 win over the Browns, they allowed only 7 points, surrendered 200 yards, and intercepted 2 passes. The Steelers defense ranks #4 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Titans next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

Hey Darnold!
Points
% of total points 116.58
1
Ronald Jones II
RB
26.1
15.07
22.4%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
18
7.01
15.4%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
17.3
10.39
14.8%
4
Chase Claypool
WR
16.1
13.73
13.8%
Bless~Up
Points
% of total points 71.98
1
Cam Newton
QB
19.98
22.83
27.8%
2
James Conner
RB
17.7
15.13
24.6%
3
Rodrigo Blankenship
K
8
8.99
11.1%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
8
19.51
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ben Roethlisberger had a 28-yard touchdown pass for Hey Darnold! to contribute to a 78.48-35.90 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Hey Darnold!   Bless~Up

What If

Hey Darnold! would have beaten eight other teams besides Bless~Up this week.
Bless~Up would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Bless~Up every week, Hey Darnold! would be 2-4 this season.
Bless~Up would have been victorious over Hey Darnold! 117.84-100.34 had they played each other last week.
Hey Darnold! would be 3-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bless~Up.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Hey Darnold!, Bless~Up would be 4-1.
If Hey Darnold! had played every team in the league each week, they would be 37-29.
If they played every team every week, Bless~Up would be 38-28.

Next Week Preview

Bless~Up
In Week 7, fifth-place Bless~Up (4-2) will try to right the ship against eighth-place Big Blue (3-3). Bless~Up can't expect another 8 points from Rodrigo Blankenship, who's out on bye in Week 7. Big Blue won't have A.J. Brown.
Hey Darnold!
Hey Darnold! (5-1) will go up against I’m Pickle Rick! (3-3) in Week 7. Each team has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 7, as James Robinson, Jonnu Smith, and Dan Bailey are off for Hey Darnold! and Derrick Henry, J.K. Dobbins, and the Tennessee Titans defense are out for I’m Pickle Rick!. In terms of scoring production, these two squads have posted strikingly similar results lately. Hey Darnold! have scored 110.43 points per game over the last three weeks, while I’m Pickle Rick! have averaged 110.01 per contest over that same stretch.