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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
LaphroaigBenchWarmer
5-1 119
107.08
 
VS
proj
WilburForce
107 2-3-1
118.6

LaphroaigBenchWarmer defeat WilburForce for fourth straight win, 119-107

LaphroaigBenchWarmer extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought victory over WilburForce, emerging victorious with a 119-107 win. WilburForce jumped out to a 28-point lead on Thursday behind stellar showings from Leonard Fournette, who racked up 127 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 24 points, and Chris Godwin, who caught 5 passes for 43 yards (4 points). But LaphroaigBenchWarmer held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Dak Prescott (445 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) and Kenyan Drake (34 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 39 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). LaphroaigBenchWarmer (5-1) will look to get another W against budapest bulliess, while WilburForce (2-3-1) will take on bunkstraps in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  LaphroaigBenchWarmer   WilburForce

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Broncos in Week 6, Drake racked up 73 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 18 points and scored more than 5 times his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. Drake will face the Eagles in Week 7.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

LaphroaigBenchWarmer
Points
% of total points 119
1
Dak Prescott
QB
38
26.4
31.9%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
18
3.36
15.1%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
15
28.5
12.6%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
13
9.46
10.9%
WilburForce
Points
% of total points 107
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
32
31.66
29.9%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
24
9
22.4%
3
Taylor Heinicke
QB
14
24.07
13.1%
4
The Arizona Cardinals defense
DEF
12
4.78
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass for WilburForce, while Taylor Heinicke had a 39-yard touchdown pass, contributing to an 87-44 lead for WilburForce.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which LaphroaigBenchWarmer owned a 119-107 lead. Dak Prescott had a 35-yard touchdown pass for LaphroaigBenchWarmer, while Kenyan Drake had a 31-yard touchdown catch. Hunter Henry made the highlight reel for WilburForce with a 20-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  LaphroaigBenchWarmer   WilburForce

Game Notes

LaphroaigBenchWarmer emerged victorious even though only four of their nine starters exceeded their projected scores.
WilburForce had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
LaphroaigBenchWarmer won despite starting Kyle Pitts, who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
LaphroaigBenchWarmer put up more points than their projected total, while WilburForce fell short of their projection.

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