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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
We Dem Boyz
2-4 141.1
118.69
 
VS
proj
The Shootist
116.48 2-4
113.39

We Dem Boyz hand The Shootist third consecutive loss in 141.10-116.48 blowout

We Dem Boyz cruised to a 141.10-116.48 win to hand The Shootist their third consecutive loss. We Dem Boyz nabbed an early 27.70-point lead on Thursday. The Shootist came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Patrick Mahomes (24.98 points) and Adam Thielen (24.3). Unphased, We Dem Boyz got it going later that afternoon, as CeeDee Lamb (31.6 points) and Dak Prescott (27.8) put them back ahead for good. We Dem Boyz (2-4) will look to get another win against Community Champs, while The Shootist (2-4) meet jackie's Matchless Team in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  We Dem Boyz   The Shootist

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 127 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Eagles, Fournette registered 27.7 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 12.11-point projection and was much higher than his 14.17-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

We Dem Boyz
Points
% of total points 141.1
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
31.6
13.99
22.4%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
27.8
21.09
19.7%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
27.7
12.11
19.6%
4
Najee Harris
RB
21.7
16.73
15.4%
The Shootist
Points
% of total points 116.48
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
24.98
25.09
21.4%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
24.3
12.67
20.9%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
19
17.51
16.3%
4
Alex Collins
RB
16.3
10.25
14%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass for The Shootist, helping the team to an 84.48-51.60 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which We Dem Boyz emerged with a 119.40-100.18 lead. Dak Prescott hit CeeDee Lamb for a 35-yard touchdown pass for We Dem Boyz. Tim Patrick made the highlight reel for The Shootist with a 23-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  We Dem Boyz   The Shootist

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on We Dem Boyz exceeded their projected point totals.
The Shootist lost despite five of their nine starters scoring higher than their projected points.
CeeDee Lamb, Dak Prescott, and Leonard Fournette all scored more points than Patrick Mahomes, the leading scorer for The Shootist.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The victory ends a streak of two straight losses for We Dem Boyz.
Not only did We Dem Boyz earn the win, but they also easily covered the 5.3-point predicted margin of victory.
We Dem Boyz moves to (1-2) in blowout games this season, while The Shootist falls to (1-2).
In a losing effort, Patrick Mahomes recorded 24.98 points, the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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