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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
A Taste of the Herb
3-3 148.96
143.69
 
VS
proj
King Henry and his subjects
127.28 3-3
144.42

A Taste of the Herb top King Henry and his subjects for third straight win in 148.96-127.28 landslide

A Taste of the Herb extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over King Henry and his subjects, cruising to a 148.96-127.28 win. King Henry and his subjects leapt out to a 31.80-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Leonard Fournette, who racked up 127 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 27.7 points, and DeVonta Smith, who caught 2 passes for 31 yards (4.1 points). But it was all A Taste of the Herb after that. They were led by Jonathan Taylor (145 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 13 Rec Yds) and Dak Prescott (445 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds). A Taste of the Herb (3-3) will look to earn another win against FantasyFootballTeam, while King Henry and his subjects (3-3) will attempt to right the ship against Game of Jones.

Matchup Timeline

  A Taste of the Herb   King Henry and his subjects

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 3 of his FG attempts against the Browns, Prater scored 17 points this week. His scoring output was 72.6% more than his 9.85-point projection and was much higher than his 10.98-point season scoring average. Prater ranks #88 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
Matt Prater

Top Player Comparison

A Taste of the Herb
Points
% of total points 148.96
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
29.3
16.67
19.7%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
28.8
19.01
19.3%
3
Matt Prater
K
17
9.85
11.4%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
15.3
12.32
10.3%
King Henry and his subjects
Points
% of total points 127.28
1
Derrick Henry
RB
35.6
18.38
28%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
27.7
12.11
21.8%
3
Sam Darnold
QB
12.08
17.48
9.5%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
11.4
10.04
9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was A Taste of the Herb who owned the lead, 92.96-91.68. Jonathan Taylor had an 83-yard run for A Taste of the Herb, while Trevor Lawrence had a 28-yard touchdown pass. Sam Darnold made the highlight reel for King Henry and his subjects with a 41-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 35-yard touchdown pass for A Taste of the Herb, while Matt Prater had a 51-yard field goal, contributing to a 141.76-91.68 lead for A Taste of the Herb.
Monday
Derrick Henry had a 76-yard touchdown run for King Henry and his subjects.

Points By Position

  A Taste of the Herb   King Henry and his subjects

StatSmack

A Taste of the Herb are on a roll, winning three in a row.
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. King Henry and his subjects has left more points on the bench this season (355.12) than A Taste of the Herb (273.08).
In dire times, at least A Taste of the Herb keep it close. They've been blown out less times than King Henry and his subjects (2 vs 3).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of King Henry and his subjects - they’ve made more transactions (6) than A Taste of the Herb (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, A Taste of the Herb have outscored King Henry and his subjects at WR, TE, and K this season.
The starters for A Taste of the Herb had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for King Henry and his subjects (2).
There's not much good to say about King Henry and his subjects this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

King Henry and his subjects
The road ahead gets no simpler for fifth-place King Henry and his subjects, considering they next get the distinct privilege of facing first-place Game of Jones in Week 7. King Henry and his subjects might have to rearrange the deck a bit with Justin Herbert out on bye next week. Game of Jones won't have Stefon Diggs, Chris Boswell, or Alexander Mattison.
A Taste of the Herb
Two squads sporting identical 3-3 records, A Taste of the Herb and FantasyFootballTeam will go toe-to-toe next in Week 7. One streak will end, as A Taste of the Herb has tallied three consecutive wins while FantasyFootballTeam has won two in a row. Each team has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 7, as Dak Prescott, Trevor Lawrence, Laviska Shenault Jr., Austin Ekeler, and Chase Claypool are off for A Taste of the Herb and Kirk Cousins and Ezekiel Elliott are out for FantasyFootballTeam. Over the last three weeks, A Taste of the Herb have scored 166.05 points per game, while FantasyFootballTeam have averaged just 126.44 per contest.