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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Hendrix Purple Haze
4-2 134
136.74
 
VS
proj
Headatitis
127 1-5
122.8

Hendrix Purple Haze hand Headatitis fourth straight loss, 134-127

Hendrix Purple Haze secured a 134-127 win to hand Headatitis their fourth straight loss. Hendrix Purple Haze never trailed in this one after taking a 25-point lead on Thursday behind Leonard Fournette (30 points). Dalvin Cook (22 points) and Kenyan Drake (20) carried the flag for Headatitis in the loss. Hendrix Purple Haze (4-2) will look to get another win against slackers, while Headatitis (1-5) attempt to get back on track against 4 tds in one game.

Matchup Timeline

  Hendrix Purple Haze   Headatitis

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fournette (81 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 46 Rec Yds) scored 30 points against the Eagles in Week 6. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 13.04-point projection and was much higher than his 15.33-point season scoring average. Fournette ranks #53 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Leonard Fournette

Top Player Comparison

Hendrix Purple Haze
Points
% of total points 134
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
30
13.04
22.4%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
25
15.8
18.7%
3
Baker Mayfield
QB
19
21.38
14.2%
4
Davante Adams
WR
12
23.01
9%
Headatitis
Points
% of total points 127
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
22
18.48
17.3%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
20
5.22
15.7%
3
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
18
16.62
14.2%
4
Lamar Jackson
QB
17
28.12
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Mixon had a 40-yard touchdown catch for Hendrix Purple Haze, while Davante Adams had a 41-yard catch, contributing to an 87-75 lead for Hendrix Purple Haze.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Hendrix Purple Haze who grabbed the lead, 134-106. For Hendrix Purple Haze, Baker Mayfield had a 57-yard touchdown pass. Kenyan Drake made the highlight reel for Headatitis with a 31-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Hendrix Purple Haze   Headatitis

Game Notes

Hendrix Purple Haze won despite the fact that only two of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Headatitis lost despite six of their nine starters exceeding their projected points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Hendrix Purple Haze got the win despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Headatitis exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 7-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Hendrix Purple Haze. They won, but failed to cover the 13.94-point projected margin of victory.

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