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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Losthope4Houston
4-2 105.38
110.17
 
VS
proj
Arin Johnson's Team
97.88 5-1
153.73

Losthope4Houston knock Arin Johnson's Team from top spot, 105.38-97.88

Losthope4Houston secured a 105.38-97.88 win over Arin Johnson's Team, knocking them out of first place in Midwest Ballers. Arin Johnson's Team took a 4.20-point lead on Thursday, but Losthope4Houston held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the Indianapolis Colts defense, who allowed only 3 points, surrendered 353 yards, and forced 3 turnovers for 20 points, and Noah Fant, who caught 9 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown (17.7 points). Jaylen Waddle (19 points) and Lamar Jackson (15.78) led the way for Arin Johnson's Team in the loss. Losthope4Houston (4-2) will look to notch another W against Cracklings, while Arin Johnson's Team (5-1) will face off against BuckeyeBall in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Losthope4Houston   Arin Johnson's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown against the Raiders, Fant recorded 17.7 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.95-point projection and was much higher than his 7.88-point season scoring average. Fant ranks #93 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Noah Fant

Top Player Comparison

Losthope4Houston
Points
% of total points 105.38
1
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
20
9.46
19%
2
Noah Fant
TE
17.7
7.95
16.8%
3
Dustin Hopkins
K
13
7.09
12.3%
4
Taylor Heinicke
QB
12.28
23.06
11.7%
Arin Johnson's Team
Points
% of total points 97.88
1
Jaylen Waddle
WR
19
8.47
19.4%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
15.78
29.49
16.1%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
14
25.98
14.3%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
12.8
9.82
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dustin Hopkins had a 50-yard field goal for Losthope4Houston, while Taylor Heinicke had a 39-yard touchdown pass for the team, who trailed 87.68-72.98 after the early games.

Points By Position

  Losthope4Houston   Arin Johnson's Team

StatSmack

You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Losthope4Houston has left fewer points on the bench this season (161.8) than Arin Johnson's Team (199.06).
Losthope4Houston see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Arin Johnson's Team (0).
Arin Johnson's Team have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than Losthope4Houston (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Losthope4Houston have outscored Arin Johnson's Team at DEF this season.
The starters for Losthope4Houston had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Arin Johnson's Team (0).
Losthope4Houston was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (3) than Arin Johnson's Team (0).
There's not much good to say about Arin Johnson's Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Arin Johnson's Team
The schedule gets no easier for third-place Arin Johnson's Team, as they now get to go toe-to-toe against first-place and red-hot BuckeyeBall in Week 7. Each side has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 7, as Justin Herbert, Jared Cook, and Danielle Hunter are off for Arin Johnson's Team while CeeDee Lamb, Derwin James Jr., and Pat Freiermuth are out for BuckeyeBall.
Losthope4Houston
Losthope4Houston (4-2) will battle Cracklings (2-4) in Week 7. Each team will have players on bye next week, as James Robinson, Dan Arnold, Chase Claypool, and Mitchell Trubisky are off for Cracklings and T.J. Watt and Jordan Poyer will sit for Losthope4Houston. Over the past three weeks, Losthope4Houston have put up 105.29 points per game, while Cracklings have averaged 102.47 per contest.