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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Darkhorse198
5-1 145.08
123.93
 
VS
proj
Stingray
114.04 1-5
114.33

Darkhorse198 jump into 1st place in 145.08-114.04 blowout

Darkhorse198 climbed atop the standings in The League of Shadows VII with an easy victory over Stingray, rolling to a 145.08-114.04 win. Darkhorse198 nabbed a 21.98-point lead on Thursday behind Tom Brady and never looked back. Matthew Stafford (251 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 12 Rush Yds) and Najee Harris (81 Rush Yds, 46 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Stingray in defeat. Darkhorse198 (5-1) will look to sustain their momentum against Alex Le's Team, while Stingray (1-5) try to get back on track against Jinxproof.

Matchup Timeline

  Darkhorse198   Stingray

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Giants in Week 6, Kupp caught 9 passes for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 30.5 points and nearly doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Darkhorse198 this week. Kupp will go up against the Lions next week.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Darkhorse198
Points
% of total points 145.08
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
30.5
15.58
21%
2
Tom Brady
QB
21.98
26.05
15.2%
3
Damien Harris
RB
18.3
10.18
12.6%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
18
11.75
12.4%
Stingray
Points
% of total points 114.04
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
31.24
21.92
27.4%
2
Najee Harris
RB
21.7
16.73
19%
3
Matt Prater
K
15
8.34
13.2%
4
Ricky Seals-Jones
TE
13.8
7.98
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Darkhorse198, helping to stake the team to a 21.98-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Darkhorse198 boasted an 89.98-68.44 lead. For Darkhorse198, Harrison Butker had a 52-yard field goal. Matthew Stafford had a 25-yard touchdown pass for Stingray, while Ricky Seals-Jones had a 39-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Matt Prater had a 51-yard field goal for Stingray, who trailed 123.68-92.34 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  Darkhorse198   Stingray

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starters on Darkhorse198 scored higher than their point projections.
Stingray had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Darkhorse198 scored more points than their projected total, while Stingray fell shy of their projection.
Not only did Darkhorse198 earn the W, but they also easily covered the 9.6-point forecasted margin of victory.
All five of the wins for Darkhorse198 have been blowout wins.
Despite the loss, Matthew Stafford registered 31.24 points, the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Darkhorse198
A big key to success in football is creating mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by thoroughly dominating Stingray at the wide receiver position (51.9 points to 19.9).
Stingray
We just took it easy so our guys could dominate in Week 7, right? The six offensive position starters (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) on Stingray collectively put up 353 yards and just two touchdowns this past week. The skill players on Darkhorse198 made it tough on us by logging 531 yards and four scores.