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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
The D-Train
3-3 154.46
140.25
 
VS
proj
Ball Bust Stars
128.72 3-3
126.26

The D-Train top projections, come back to knock off Ball Bust Stars in 154.46-128.72 beatdown

The D-Train showed up and exceeded expectations, rolling to a 154.46-128.72 win over Ball Bust Stars. The D-Train got out to an early 1.30-point lead on Thursday. Ball Bust Stars came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Mark Andrews (17.8 points) and Justin Jefferson (14). Unphased, The D-Train pulled it together on Monday night with their back against the wall, as Derrick Henry (35.6 points) put them back on top once and for all. The D-Train (3-3) will look to rack up another W against Mad 'E', while Ball Bust Stars (3-3) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against Dem boyz.

Matchup Timeline

  The D-Train   Ball Bust Stars

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Bills in Week 6, Henry racked up 156 yards from scrimmage and ran for 3 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 35.6 points to scored 83.4% higher than his 19.41-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on The D-Train this week. In Week 7, Henry and the Titans will square off against the Chiefs.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

The D-Train
Points
% of total points 154.46
1
Derrick Henry
RB
35.6
19.41
23%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
24.3
14.02
15.7%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
23.76
20.4
15.4%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
18.6
17.25
12%
Ball Bust Stars
Points
% of total points 128.72
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
23
18.58
17.9%
2
Mark Andrews
TE
17.8
14.82
13.8%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
15.2
11.66
11.8%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
14
17.56
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Antonio Brown had a 23-yard touchdown catch for The D-Train, helping to stake the team to a 24.30-23.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Mecole Hardman had a 49-yard catch for Ball Bust Stars, helping the team to a 90.62-54.90 lead.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 21-yard touchdown pass for The D-Train, who trailed 128.72-88.46 after the late slate.
Monday
Derrick Henry had a 76-yard touchdown run for The D-Train on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  The D-Train   Ball Bust Stars

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. The D-Train scored more points in this one (154.46) than their season average (145.02).
Ball Bust Stars are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than The D-Train (2 vs 1).
By position, The D-Train have outscored Ball Bust Stars at QB and WR this season.
The starters for The D-Train had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Ball Bust Stars (1).
Hey Ball Bust Stars, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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