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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Earth-99 StL Rams
3-3 93.74
103.23
 
VS
proj
Pantheon Hulks
75.18 4-2
101.16

Offensively challenged Earth-99 StL Rams top Pantheon Hulks, 93.74-75.18

Earth-99 StL Rams emerged victorious with a 93.74-75.18 win over Pantheon Hulks in spite of posting only the eighth-highest point total in the league for the week. Pantheon Hulks grabbed a 29.98-point lead on Thursday behind impressive showings from Tom Brady, who passed for 297 yards and 2 touchdowns for 18.98 points, and Miles Sanders, who ran for 56 yards (6.6 points). But Earth-99 StL Rams held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Matthew Stafford (26.24 points) and Najee Harris (18.7). Earth-99 StL Rams (3-3) will look to get another W against Ripsnorters, while Pantheon Hulks (4-2) attempt to develop some positive momentum against Owen Sixteen.

Matchup Timeline

  Earth-99 StL Rams   Pantheon Hulks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Raiders in Week 6, Fant caught 9 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 15.7 points to nearly double his 7.95-point projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any TE in the league this season. Fant will face the Browns next week.
Noah Fant

Top Player Comparison

Earth-99 StL Rams
Points
% of total points 93.74
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
26.24
20.67
28%
2
Najee Harris
RB
18.7
14.52
19.9%
3
Noah Fant
TE
15.7
7.95
16.7%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
13.6
14.27
14.5%
Pantheon Hulks
Points
% of total points 75.18
1
Tom Brady
QB
18.98
23.83
25.2%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
17.5
11.1
23.3%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
11.9
14.94
15.8%
4
Miles Sanders
RB
6.6
9.02
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Pantheon Hulks to contribute to a 32.68-2.70 lead for Pantheon Hulks.
Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford had a 25-yard touchdown pass for Earth-99 StL Rams to contribute to a 42.54-42.28 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Earth-99 StL Rams   Pantheon Hulks

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Earth-99 StL Rams scored less in this one (93.74) than their season average of 104.79.
Earth-99 StL Rams should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Pantheon Hulks (3 vs 2).
By position, Earth-99 StL Rams have outscored Pantheon Hulks at RB, WR, TE, and K this season.
Hey Pantheon Hulks, 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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