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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Honcho
5-1 154.56
129.97
 
VS
proj
The Empire
128.34 3-3
130.35

Honcho top The Empire for fourth straight win in 154.56-128.34 blowout

Honcho extended their win streak to four games with a convincing victory over The Empire, cruising to a 154.56-128.34 win. The Empire earned a 31.40-point lead on Thursday behind impressive performances from Antonio Brown, who caught 9 passes for 93 yards and a touchdown for 19.8 points, and Miles Sanders, who ran for 56 yards (7.6 points). But it was all Honcho after that. They were led by Cooper Kupp (29.5 points) and Kirk Cousins (28.52). Honcho (5-1) will look to rack up another win against Robbywood Staffords, while The Empire (3-3) attempt to get back on track against Dak is Back.

Matchup Timeline

  Honcho   The Empire

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kupp (9 Rec, 130 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 29.5 points against the Giants in Week 6. His scoring output nearly doubled his 15.58-point projection and was higher than his 21.63-point season scoring average. Kupp ranks #11 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Honcho
Points
% of total points 154.56
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
29.5
15.58
19.1%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
28.52
20.43
18.5%
3
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
23.7
14.74
15.3%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
19
14.29
12.3%
The Empire
Points
% of total points 128.34
1
Kyler Murray
QB
25.76
23.48
20.1%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
24.98
25.1
19.5%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
19.8
11.57
15.4%
4
J.D. McKissic
RB
15
6.13
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Antonio Brown had a 23-yard touchdown catch for The Empire, helping to stake The Empire to a 31.40-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Honcho emerged with a 105.22-93.18 lead. Kirk Cousins had a 27-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for Honcho, while Darrell Henderson Jr. had a 25-yard touchdown catch. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for The Empire with a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 21-yard touchdown pass for The Empire, who trailed 140.62-127.34 after the late afternoon round of games.
Monday
Ryan Tannehill had a 48-yard pass for Honcho on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Honcho   The Empire

What If

Honcho would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
The Empire would have lost to four other teams besides Honcho this week.
If they played The Empire every week, Honcho would be 3-3 this season.
Honcho would have gotten the win over The Empire 146.68-112.94 had they played each other last week.
Honcho would be 2-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Empire.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Honcho, The Empire would be 4-1.
If Honcho had played every team in the league each week, they would be 42-24.
If they played every team every week, The Empire would be 41-25.

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