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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Rose's Nice Team
3-3 144.84
89.63
 
VS
proj
My Ball Zach Ertz
53.3 4-2
92.28

Rose's Nice Team defy projections, earn win against My Ball Zach Ertz in 144.84-53.30 rout

Rose's Nice Team outperformed expectations, rolling to a 144.84-53.30 win over My Ball Zach Ertz, who fell short of projections. There was very little drama in the matchup, as Rose's Nice Team jumped out to an 88.39-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding performances from Matt Ryan and Justin Tucker. Ryan passed for 371 yards and 4 touchdowns for 40.24 points, while Tucker made all 3 of his FG attempts (16 points). Jared Goff (19.42 points) and Zane Gonzalez (8) did everything they could for My Ball Zach Ertz in the loss. Rose's Nice Team improve to 3-3 on the season, while My Ball Zach Ertz fall to 4-2.

Matchup Timeline

  Rose's Nice Team   My Ball Zach Ertz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 164 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Cowboys, Drake tallied 23.2 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 6.73-point projection and was much higher than his 8.92-point season scoring average. Drake ranks #57 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Rose's Nice Team
Points
% of total points 144.84
1
Matt Ryan
QB
40.24
21.32
27.8%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
23.2
6.73
16%
3
Justin Tucker
K
16
9.92
11%
4
Will Fuller V
WR
14.65
7.5
10.1%
My Ball Zach Ertz
Points
% of total points 53.3
1
Jared Goff
QB
19.42
21.75
36.4%
2
Zane Gonzalez
K
8
7.97
15%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
4.98
7.2
9.3%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
4.1
9.05
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard touchdown pass for Rose's Nice Team, while Justin Tucker had a 55-yard field goal, helping Rose's Nice Team to a 105.64-17.25 lead.
Sunday Night
Jared Goff had a 40-yard touchdown pass for My Ball Zach Ertz, who trailed 109.19-40.32 after Sunday night.
Monday
Kenyan Drake had a 69-yard touchdown run for Rose's Nice Team on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Rose's Nice Team   My Ball Zach Ertz

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Rose's Nice Team scored more in this matchup (144.84) than their season average (101.41).
You can't win if you don't play. Rose's Nice Team has left fewer points on the bench this season (186.64) than My Ball Zach Ertz (278.28).
Rose's Nice Team don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than My Ball Zach Ertz (3 vs 1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of My Ball Zach Ertz - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Rose's Nice Team (0) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, Rose's Nice Team have outscored My Ball Zach Ertz at QB, WR, TE, and K this season.
Rose's Nice Team don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 18 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Rose's Nice Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for My Ball Zach Ertz (1).
Hey My Ball Zach Ertz, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Rose's Nice Team
Football is all about finding (and exploiting) the mismatches. Fueled by a solid display by Matt Ryan, we doubled up My Ball Zach Ertz at the quarterback position this past week (40.24 points to 19.42). Ryan was tremendous in a big 40-23 victory over the Vikings, hitting 30 of 40 passes for 371 yards and four touchdowns.
My Ball Zach Ertz
Well, we certainly can't complain about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? Our pass-catching corps (four WR and one TE) collectively got a grand total of 38 targets in Week 6. With only 22 total catches, that group may have some chemistry issues.