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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Blacktips
5-1 113.54
111.9
 
VS
proj
Outlawz
89.74 1-5
94.68

Blacktips come back to knock off Outlawz for third straight win in 113.54-89.74 runaway

Blacktips extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over Outlawz, cruising to a 113.54-89.74 win. Outlawz grabbed a 2.70-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Blacktips after that. They were led by Derrick Henry (33.6 points) and Noah Fant (15.7). Joe Burrow (271 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 20 Rush Yds) and Courtland Sutton (8 Rec, 94 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for Outlawz in defeat. Blacktips (5-1) will look to keep it rolling against OJ'S GLOVES, while Outlawz (1-5) will face The Riddlers in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Blacktips   Outlawz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fant (9 Rec, 97 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 15.7 points in a 34-24 lost to the Raiders in Week 6. His scoring output nearly doubled his 7.95-point projection and was much higher than his 7.55-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

Blacktips
Points
% of total points 113.54
1
Derrick Henry
RB
33.6
17.36
29.6%
2
Noah Fant
TE
15.7
7.95
13.8%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
9.35
11.4%
4
Ryan Tannehill
QB
12.94
23.48
11.4%
Outlawz
Points
% of total points 89.74
1
Joe Burrow
QB
28.84
24.35
32.1%
2
Courtland Sutton
WR
15.4
9.76
17.2%
3
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
13
6.64
14.5%
4
Dalton Schultz
TE
7.9
7.07
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Burrow had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for Outlawz, contributing to a 40.34-38.30 lead for the team.
Monday
Derrick Henry had a 76-yard touchdown run for Blacktips, while Ryan Tannehill had a 48-yard pass during Monday Night Football, helping push Blacktips to the win.

Points By Position

  Blacktips   Outlawz

StatSmack

Blacktips are on fire, with victories in three straight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Blacktips are doing a better job of that, averaging 110.27 versus Outlawz's 97.4.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Blacktips (5-1) have a better record than Outlawz (1-5).
Even the computers think Blacktips have better players. They have a higher projected points average (113.24) than Outlawz (101.05).
Blacktips don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Outlawz (3 vs 1).
Blacktips are clutch masters, with more close wins than Outlawz (1 vs 0).
Blacktips should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Outlawz (4 vs 3).
Outlawz have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Blacktips (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Blacktips have outscored Outlawz at RB, WR, and K this season.
Blacktips don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 22 points, second-highest in the league.
There's not much good to say about Outlawz this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Outlawz
Losing streaks will collide next week as ninth-place Outlawz have now lost two consecutive games while their opponent, The Riddlers, have dropped three straight. Each side has four players on bye next week, as the Dallas Cowboys defense, Dalton Schultz, and Tony Pollard are off for Outlawz while Diontae Johnson and Emmanuel Sanders are out for The Riddlers.
Blacktips
A couple of teams with identical 5-1 records, Blacktips and OJ'S GLOVES are set to go head-to-head next week in an early-season showdown. One streak will end, as Blacktips has earned three consecutive victories while OJ'S GLOVES has won five in a row. Each of these teams has multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 7, as CeeDee Lamb, Greg Zuerlein, Justin Jefferson, and Mike Williams are off for Blacktips and Josh Allen, Dalvin Cook, Devin Singletary, and the Buffalo Bills defense are out for OJ'S GLOVES. When it comes to scoring production, these two teams have posted remarkably similar results recently. Blacktips have scored 117.55 points per game over the last three weeks, while OJ'S GLOVES have averaged 117.58 per matchup over that same period.