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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Six Footers
1-0 196
145.02
 
VS
proj
Water Boys
98 0-1
120.05

Six Footers defeat Water Boys in 196-98 rout

Six Footers stepped up, cruising to a 196-98 win over Water Boys, who fell short of projections. Water Boys jumped out to a 22-point lead on Thursday behind Terry McLaurin, who caught 11 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown. But it was all Six Footers after that. They were led by Derrick Henry (49 points) and Lamar Jackson (30). Six Footers (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against The Mayor of Dunkin, while Water Boys (0-1) will try to get back on track against The MariSHOw🇯🇵.

Matchup Timeline

  Six Footers   Water Boys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 237 yards from scrimmage and running for 3 touchdowns against the Seahawks, Henry registered 49 points this week. He more-than-tripled his 14.27-point projection in the 33-30 win. Henry ranks #4 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Six Footers
Points
% of total points 196
1
Derrick Henry
RB
49
14.27
25%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
30
21.77
15.3%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
28
10.65
14.3%
4
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
18
16.51
9.2%
Water Boys
Points
% of total points 98
1
Terry McLaurin
WR
22
12.76
22.4%
2
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
17
15.53
17.3%
3
DJ Moore
WR
17
9.85
17.3%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
9
14.21
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was Six Footers who owned the lead, 90-66. Teddy Bridgewater had a 55-yard pass for Six Footers, while Damien Harris had a 26-yard touchdown run. Jimmy Garoppolo made the highlight reel for Water Boys with a 40-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, after which Six Footers owned a 166-89 lead. Derrick Henry had a 60-yard touchdown run for Six Footers, while Julio Jones had a 51-yard catch. Keenan Allen made the highlight reel for Water Boys with a 42-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Lamar Jackson had a 42-yard touchdown pass for Six Footers to contribute to a 196-89 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Six Footers   Water Boys

Game Notes

Eight of the 12 starters on Six Footers scored higher than their projected point totals.
Water Boys had only three of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Six Footers had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Water Boys.
Six Footers scored more points than their projected total, while Water Boys fell shy of their projection.
The showdown featured both the league's highest (196) and league's lowest (98) scores of the week.
The matchup's 98-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Six Footers win, but they also easily covered the 24.97-point predicted margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Terry McLaurin put up 22 points, the third-best score for a wide receiver this week.

Coach Talk

Six Footers
Bravo, Six Footers. Putting together a lineup that won by a whopping 98 points in Week 2. Let's keep this momentum going as we move on to our next challenge in Week 3.
Water Boys
Talk about old-school ground n' pound. As a group, the starting backfield for Water Boys collectively recorded only three catches on five targets this past week. Tell those offensive coordinators to set up a couple of screen plays in Week 3!