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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Nashville Ninjas
4-2 184.69
182.72
 
VS
proj
Texasseans
178.36 4-2
187.48

Nashville Ninjas knock Texasseans from top spot in 184.69-178.36 nailbiter

Nashville Ninjas rallied for a 184.69-178.36 win over Texasseans, knocking them out of first place in WDE Rumble 2K21. Trailing 178.36-129.97 heading into Monday night, Nashville Ninjas came storming back behind Derrick Henry, who racked up 156 yards from scrimmage and ran for 3 touchdowns for 40.65 points, and A.J. Brown, who caught 7 passes for 91 yards (14.07 points). Patrick Mahomes (397 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 31 Rush Yds) and Jonathan Taylor (145 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 13 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Texasseans in defeat. Nashville Ninjas (4-2) will look to notch another W against Pain and Suffering, while Texasseans (4-2) will face Orange Nation in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Nashville Ninjas   Texasseans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 156 yards from scrimmage and running for 3 touchdowns against the Bills, Henry tallied 40.65 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 19.93-point projection and was higher than his 29.94-point season scoring average. Henry ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Nashville Ninjas
Points
% of total points 184.69
1
Derrick Henry
RB
40.65
19.93
22%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
36.56
28.9
19.8%
3
Eric Kendricks
LB
21.63
14.9
11.7%
4
Bobby Wagner
LB
15
12.49
8.1%
Texasseans
Points
% of total points 178.36
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
31.2
35.61
17.5%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
30.78
18.11
17.3%
3
Mike Gesicki
TE
18.92
10.95
10.6%
4
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
18
19.47
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass for Texasseans, while Jonathan Taylor had an 83-yard run, contributing to a 157.67-53.79 lead for Texasseans.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Nashville Ninjas, who trailed 178.36-103.35 after the late afternoon action.
Monday
Derrick Henry had a 76-yard touchdown run for Nashville Ninjas on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Nashville Ninjas   Texasseans

What If

Nashville Ninjas would have beaten four other teams besides Texasseans this week.
Texasseans would have lost to six other teams besides Nashville Ninjas this week.
If Nashville Ninjas played Texasseans every week this season, they'd be 2-4.
Had they played each other last week, Texasseans would have been victorious over Nashville Ninjas 233.1-146.68.
Nashville Ninjas would be 4-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Texasseans.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Nashville Ninjas, Texasseans would be 3-2.
If Nashville Ninjas had played every team in the league each week, they would be 31-35.
If they played every team every week, Texasseans would be 41-25.

Next Week Preview

Texasseans
Looking ahead to Week 7, Texasseans (4-2) will square off against Orange Nation (3-3). Each side has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 7, as Trevor Lawrence, Derwin James Jr., Joey Bosa, Amari Cooper, Mike Williams, and JuJu Smith-Schuster are off for Texasseans and Najee Harris, Tyler Bass, Tony Pollard, and Dalton Schultz are out for Orange Nation.
Nashville Ninjas
A couple of squads with identical 4-2 records, Nashville Ninjas and Pain and Suffering will go head-to-head next week in an early-season matchup. Each of these teams will have players with byes next week, as Kirk Cousins, Eric Kendricks, Pat Freiermuth, Laviska Shenault Jr., and Keenan Allen are off for Nashville Ninjas and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, Jared Cook, and Austin Ekeler are out for Pain and Suffering. Over the last three weeks, Nashville Ninjas have put up 164.74 points per game, while Pain and Suffering have averaged 192.1 per contest.