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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Najee by nature
4-2 144.28
121.61
 
VS
proj
Dak Lives Matter
113.4 3-3
129.24

Najee by nature knock off Dak Lives Matter in 144.28-113.40 blowout

Najee by nature showed up, rolling to a 144.28-113.40 win over Dak Lives Matter, who fell short of projections. Najee by nature got out to an early 19.80-point lead on Thursday. Dak Lives Matter came back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by Dak Prescott (35.8 points) and Melvin Gordon III (8.8). Not to be deterred, Najee by nature got it going later that night, as Najee Harris (21.7 points) and Chris Boswell (13) put them back on top once and for all. Najee by nature (4-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against GALLUP in yo bizness, while Dak Lives Matter (3-3) take on Orale Mahomes in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Najee by nature   Dak Lives Matter

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lamb overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 31.6 points against his 13.99-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

Najee by nature
Points
% of total points 144.28
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
31.6
13.99
21.9%
2
Najee Harris
RB
21.7
16.73
15%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
19.8
11.57
13.7%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
19
17.51
13.2%
Dak Lives Matter
Points
% of total points 113.4
1
Dak Prescott
QB
35.8
23.85
31.6%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
21
13.98
18.5%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
15.3
12.32
13.5%
4
Davante Adams
WR
10.9
19.34
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Antonio Brown had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Najee by nature, contributing to a 19.80-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Davante Adams had a 41-yard catch for Dak Lives Matter, while Harrison Butker had a 52-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 71.98-60.80 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the scoring was completed, Dak Lives Matter became the proud owner of a 113.40-103.58 lead. For Najee by nature, CeeDee Lamb had a 35-yard touchdown catch. Dak Prescott made the highlight reel for Dak Lives Matter with a 35-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Chris Boswell had a 52-yard field goal for Najee by nature, contributing to a 138.28-113.40 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Najee by nature   Dak Lives Matter

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Najee by nature scored more points in this matchup (144.28) than their season average (120.52).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Najee by nature has left fewer points on the bench this season (254.3) than Dak Lives Matter (344.28).
Najee by nature don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Dak Lives Matter (3 vs 1).
Najee by nature should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Dak Lives Matter (3 vs 2).
Najee by nature have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Dak Lives Matter (26 vs 20).
By position, Najee by nature have outscored Dak Lives Matter at RB and K this season.
Najee by nature has a higher average scoring margin (10) than Dak Lives Matter this season (6).
There's not much good to say about Dak Lives Matter this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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