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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Diggin Heat
2-4 113.95
99.95
 
VS
proj
absolutereckless
76.6 0-6
93.23

Diggin Heat hand absolutereckless sixth straight loss in 113.95-76.60 rout

Diggin Heat rolled to a 113.95-76.60 win to hand absolutereckless their sixth straight loss to open the season. absolutereckless got out to a 0.70-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Diggin Heat after that. They were led by CeeDee Lamb (9 Rec, 149 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Matthew Stafford (251 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 12 Rush Yds). Noah Fant (9 Rec, 97 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Ryan Tannehill (216 Pass Yds) carried the flag for absolutereckless in defeat. Diggin Heat (2-4) will look to build on their success against AngryBirdman, while absolutereckless (0-6) will attempt to right the ship against Dome Patrollers.

Matchup Timeline

  Diggin Heat   absolutereckless

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lamb overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 36.1 points against his 16.91-point projection. During a 35-29 win over the Patriots, he caught 9 passes for 149 yards and 2 touchdowns. Lamb ranks #40 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
CeeDee Lamb

Top Player Comparison

Diggin Heat
Points
% of total points 113.95
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
36.1
16.91
31.7%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
28.75
23.82
25.2%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
18.9
17.18
16.6%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
12.9
13.33
11.3%
absolutereckless
Points
% of total points 76.6
1
Noah Fant
TE
24.7
12.83
32.2%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
16.1
22.74
21%
3
Justin Tucker
K
12
10.18
15.7%
4
Robby Anderson
WR
10.1
10.98
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Diggin Heat emerged with a 46.05-26.80 lead. For Diggin Heat, Matthew Stafford had a 25-yard touchdown pass. Justin Tucker made the highlight reel for absolutereckless with a 52-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Diggin Heat who grabbed the lead, 113.95-60.50. For Diggin Heat, CeeDee Lamb had a 35-yard touchdown catch. Chase Edmonds made the highlight reel for absolutereckless with a 40-yard run.
Monday
Ryan Tannehill had a 48-yard pass for absolutereckless.

Points By Position

  Diggin Heat   absolutereckless

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Diggin Heat scored more points in this one (113.95) than their season average (104.6).
absolutereckless would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost six in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. absolutereckless need some help then, averaging just 94.93 versus Diggin Heat's 104.6.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Diggin Heat (2-4) have a better record than absolutereckless (0-6).
You can't win if you don't play. absolutereckless has left more points on the bench this season (399.4) than Diggin Heat (350.95).
Once Diggin Heat put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than absolutereckless (1 vs 0).
Diggin Heat should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than absolutereckless (3 vs 1).
By position, Diggin Heat have outscored absolutereckless at QB, RB, and WR this season.
Diggin Heat was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (4) than absolutereckless (1).
There's not much good to say about absolutereckless this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

absolutereckless
One losing skid will end in Week 7 as last-place absolutereckless have now lost six consecutive games while their opponent, Dome Patrollers, have dropped five straight. Each side has four players on bye next week, as Josh Allen, Dalvin Cook, Trevor Lawrence, and the Los Angeles Chargers defense are off for Dome Patrollers while Marvin Jones Jr. and Tony Pollard are scheduled to be off for absolutereckless.
Diggin Heat
In a battle of teams sporting identical 2-4 records, Diggin Heat and AngryBirdman are set to go at it next week in an early-season matchup. Each side will have multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 7, as CeeDee Lamb, Ezekiel Elliott, Laviska Shenault Jr., and Alexander Mattison are off for Diggin Heat, while AngryBirdman will be missing Kirk Cousins, James Robinson, Diontae Johnson, and Dalton Schultz. Over the last three weeks, Diggin Heat have put up 105.23 points per game, while AngryBirdman have averaged 129.75 per contest.