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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Packerbackers
4-2 102.98
105.24
 
VS
proj
The Chubb Clubb
94.98 0-6
94.14

Packerbackers come back to hand The Chubb Clubb sixth consecutive loss, 102.98-94.98

Packerbackers came back to earn a 102.98-94.98 win to hand The Chubb Clubb their sixth straight loss to open the season. Despite trailing 94.98-85.48 heading into Monday night, Packerbackers charged back behind Emmanuel Sanders, who caught 5 passes for 91 yards for 9.1 points, and Dawson Knox, who caught 3 passes for 25 yards (4.5 points). Darrel Williams (20.9 points) and Khalil Herbert (17.2) led the way for The Chubb Clubb in the loss. Packerbackers (4-2) will look to sustain their momentum against Petey T's Truthers, while The Chubb Clubb (0-6) try to generate some positive momentum against Yeti Attack!.

Matchup Timeline

  Packerbackers   The Chubb Clubb

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 11 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown against the Panthers, Thielen registered 18.8 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 9.98-point projection and was much higher than his 11.58-point season scoring average. Thielen ranks #48 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Packerbackers
Points
% of total points 102.98
1
Tom Brady
QB
18.98
23.83
18.4%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
18.8
9.98
18.3%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
17
15.61
16.5%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
16
8.54
15.5%
The Chubb Clubb
Points
% of total points 94.98
1
Darrel Williams
RB
20.9
9.71
22%
2
Khalil Herbert
RB
17.2
9.09
18.1%
3
Matt Prater
K
15
8.92
15.8%
4
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
15
8.78
15.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Packerbackers to contribute to a 21.68-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Packerbackers had an 85.48-76.48 lead. For Packerbackers, Justin Tucker had a 52-yard field goal. Taylor Heinicke made the highlight reel for The Chubb Clubb with a 39-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Matt Prater had a 51-yard field goal for The Chubb Clubb, contributing to a 91.48-85.48 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Packerbackers   The Chubb Clubb

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Packerbackers exceeded their projected point totals.
The Chubb Clubb had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Packerbackers put up more points than their season scoring average (100.26) while The Chubb Clubb fell short of theirs (97.86).
Packerbackers got the victory despite scoring fewer points than projected, while The Chubb Clubb exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 8-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The victory snaps a streak of two straight losses for Packerbackers.
Packerbackers managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 11.1-point projected margin of victory.
Packerbackers moves to (1-0) in comeback games this season, while The Chubb Clubb falls to (0-2).

Next Week Preview

The Chubb Clubb
Losing streaks converge in Week 7 as last-place The Chubb Clubb have now lost six consecutive games while their opponent, Yeti Attack!, have dropped each of their last four. The Chubb Clubb might need to shuffle their lineup a bit with Justin Jefferson out on bye in Week 7. Yeti Attack! will be without Marvin Jones Jr..
Packerbackers
In a matchup that features two squads separated by just a single game in the standings, Packerbackers (4-2) will take on Petey T's Truthers (3-3) in Week 7. Each of these teams has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 7, as Adam Thielen, Ben Roethlisberger, Emmanuel Sanders, Dawson Knox, and Zack Moss are off for Packerbackers, while Petey T's Truthers will be without Najee Harris, James Robinson, Tony Pollard, and Alexander Mattison. Over the last three weeks, Packerbackers have put up 93.63 points per game, while Petey T's Truthers have averaged 122.5 per contest.