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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Tyler's Tip-Top Team
3-3 186.62
168.49
 
VS
proj
Manager-less Team
180.58 3-3
159.02

Tyler's Tip-Top Team come back to defeat Manager-less Team, 186.62-180.58

Both teams outperformed projections, but Tyler's Tip-Top Team knocked off Manager-less Team, staging a comeback for a 186.62-180.58 win. Trailing 180.58-159.46 heading into Monday night, Tyler's Tip-Top Team made a run behind Kenyan Drake (16.56 points) and Travis Kelce (12.6). Matt Ryan (69.42 points) and Jared Goff (34.2) led the way for Manager-less Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Tyler's Tip-Top Team have knocked off Manager-less Team, after winning 169.86-165.58 in their last matchup. Tyler's Tip-Top Team (3-3) will look to earn another win against Michael Scott, while Manager-less Team (3-3) try to right the ship against WebbahsAreWinnahs.

Matchup Timeline

  Tyler's Tip-Top Team   Manager-less Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McManus overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 30 points against his 10.75-point projection. During an 18-12 win over the Patriots, he made all 6 of his FG attempts. McManus ranks #7 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Brandon McManus

Top Player Comparison

Tyler's Tip-Top Team
Points
% of total points 186.62
1
Gardner Minshew II
QB
35.86
40.72
19.2%
2
Brandon McManus
K
30
10.75
16.1%
3
Julio Jones
WR
26.48
10.74
14.2%
4
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
24.4
43.33
13.1%
Manager-less Team
Points
% of total points 180.58
1
Matt Ryan
QB
69.42
41.47
38.4%
2
Jared Goff
QB
34.2
40.51
18.9%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
28
13.31
15.5%
4
Robbie Gould
K
14
10.61
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Tyler's Tip-Top Team who took the lead, 159.46-123.94. Julio Jones had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard touchdown catch for Tyler's Tip-Top Team, while Brandon McManus had a 52-yard field goal and a 54-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Matt Ryan had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard touchdown pass for Manager-less Team, while Kenny Golladay had a 48-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Jared Goff had a 40-yard touchdown pass for Manager-less Team, helping the team to a 180.58-159.46 lead.
Monday
Kenyan Drake had a 69-yard touchdown run for Tyler's Tip-Top Team on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Tyler's Tip-Top Team   Manager-less Team

Game Notes

Tyler's Tip-Top Team had seven of their 10 starters exceed their projected points.
Manager-less Team had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Manager-less Team can partially blame the loss on Alvin Kamara, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 6.04-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Tyler's Tip-Top Team. They got the W, but failed to cover the 9.47-point projected margin of victory.
All three of the losses for Manager-less Team have been upset losses.
A bright spot in the defeat, Matt Ryan officially registered the highest score of any player on Manager-less Team this year with 69.42 points.

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