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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Terrible Trubisky?
5-1 127.66
123.16
 
VS
proj
Cowboy Dave
112.19 2-4
119.67

Terrible Trubisky? top Cowboy Dave, 127.66-112.19

Terrible Trubisky? earned a hard-fought victory over Cowboy Dave, coming out on top with a 127.66-112.19 win. Terrible Trubisky? never trailed in this one after grabbing an 18.92-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Ryan Tannehill (32.56 points) and Brandin Cooks (17.3). Julio Jones (29.7 points) and Lamar Jackson (29.24) did everything they could for Cowboy Dave in the loss. Terrible Trubisky? (5-1) will look to rack up another W against Cowboy Dave, while Cowboy Dave (2-4) will attempt to get back on track against Terrible Trubisky?.

Matchup Timeline

  Terrible Trubisky?   Cowboy Dave

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 364 yards and 4 touchdowns against the Texans, Tannehill put up 32.56 points this week. His scoring output was 50.7% more than his 21.61-point projection and was higher than his 22.4-point season scoring average. Tannehill ranks #11 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Ryan Tannehill

Top Player Comparison

Terrible Trubisky?
Points
% of total points 127.66
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
32.56
21.61
25.5%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
19
13.97
14.9%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
17.3
10.06
13.6%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
15.9
14.31
12.5%
Cowboy Dave
Points
% of total points 112.19
1
Julio Jones
WR
29.7
14.09
26.5%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
29.24
24.53
26.1%
3
James Conner
RB
16.7
15.13
14.9%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
8.2
13.64
7.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Terrible Trubisky? emerged with a 108.66-89.74 lead. For Terrible Trubisky?, Ryan Tannehill had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass. Julio Jones made the highlight reel for Cowboy Dave with a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Terrible Trubisky?   Cowboy Dave

Game Notes

Six of the nine starters on Terrible Trubisky? scored higher than their projected point totals.
Cowboy Dave had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Terrible Trubisky? emerged victorious despite scoring a season-low 127.66 points.
Terrible Trubisky? scored more points than their projected total, while Cowboy Dave fell short of their projection.
Cowboy Dave ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while Terrible Trubisky? ranked 1st.
Not only did Terrible Trubisky? earn the win, but they also easily covered the 3.49-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Julio Jones officially registered the fourth-best scoring output for any wideout this season with 29.7 points.

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