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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Darkhorse198
4-2 134.54
117.09
 
VS
proj
KOOL-K8T
111.08 4-2
114.78

Darkhorse198 top expectations, earn win over KOOL-K8T in 134.54-111.08 rout

Darkhorse198 rose to the occasion, rolling to a 134.54-111.08 win over KOOL-K8T, who fell short of projections. Darkhorse198 earned a 23.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (20 points) and Justin Tucker (16) and never looked back. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (21 points) and Josh Allen (19.08) were the leaders for KOOL-K8T in the loss. Darkhorse198 (4-2) will look to sustain their momentum against Alex Le's Team, while KOOL-K8T (4-2) meet Jinxproof in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Darkhorse198   KOOL-K8T

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Drake (164 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) scored 30.4 points against the Cowboys in Week 6. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.8-point projection and was much higher than his 13.17-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

Darkhorse198
Points
% of total points 134.54
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
30.4
10.8
22.6%
2
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB
20.04
19.58
14.9%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
20
9.19
14.9%
4
Justin Tucker
K
16
9.64
11.9%
KOOL-K8T
Points
% of total points 111.08
1
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
21
7.99
18.9%
2
Josh Allen
QB
19.08
23.13
17.2%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
16.3
7.16
14.7%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
15.9
14.31
14.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Darkhorse198 owned a 64.20-40.40 lead. For Darkhorse198, Justin Tucker had a 55-yard field goal. Kenny Golladay made the highlight reel for KOOL-K8T with a 48-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Ryan Fitzpatrick had a 43-yard pass for Darkhorse198 to contribute to a 104.14-85.00 lead for the team.
Monday
Kenyan Drake had a 69-yard touchdown run for Darkhorse198 on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Darkhorse198   KOOL-K8T

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starting players on Darkhorse198 exceeded their projected scoring totals.
KOOL-K8T had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Darkhorse198 put up more points than their season scoring average (119.87) while KOOL-K8T fell short of theirs (125.81).
Darkhorse198 put up more points than their projected total, while KOOL-K8T failed to reach their projection.
This victory snaps a two-game winless streak for Darkhorse198.
Not only did Darkhorse198 win, but they also covered the 2.31-point predicted margin of victory.
Both of the losses for KOOL-K8T have been blowout losses.
In a losing effort, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense put up 21 points, the highest score for a DEF this week.

Next Week Preview

KOOL-K8T
Coming up in Week 7, first-place KOOL-K8T (4-2) will look to right the ship against sixth-place Jinxproof (3-3). KOOL-K8T might have to shuffle their lineup a bit with Alexander Mattison out on bye in Week 7. Jinxproof won't have Rodrigo Blankenship, Laviska Shenault Jr., or Jonnu Smith.
Darkhorse198
In a matchup that features a pair of squads separated by just one game in the standings, Darkhorse198 (4-2) will battle Alex Le's Team (3-3) in Week 7. Each of these teams will have four players on bye next week, as Justin Tucker, James Robinson, Marquise Brown, and Mark Andrews are off for Darkhorse198, while Alex Le's Team will be without Ryan Tannehill, A.J. Brown, Nyheim Hines, and the Tennessee Titans defense. Over the last three weeks, Darkhorse198 have put up 115.39 points per game, while Alex Le's Team have averaged only 92.16 per contest.