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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Matt's Mind-Blowing Team
5-1 82.84
101.4
 
VS
proj
Derek's Brilliant Team
73.92 3-3
110.04

Back-and-forth battle ends with Matt's Mind-Blowing Team coming back to beat Derek's Brilliant Team, 82.84-73.92

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Matt's Mind-Blowing Team earned a come-from-behind victory over Derek's Brilliant Team, coming back for an 82.84-73.92 win. Matt's Mind-Blowing Team trailed 73.92-67.74 heading into Sunday night, but the squad came storming back behind Ezekiel Elliott (15.1 points). Patrick Mahomes (21.62 points) and George Kittle (12.3) were the leading scorers for Derek's Brilliant Team in defeat. Matt's Mind-Blowing Team (5-1) will look to keep it rolling against Weapon X, while Derek's Brilliant Team (3-3) will meet Umpire's Unreal Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Matt's Mind-Blowing Team   Derek's Brilliant Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Chiefs in Week 6, Diggs caught 10 passes for 148 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 25.8 points to scored 51.6% higher than his 17.02-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Matt's Mind-Blowing Team this week. Next week, Diggs will go up against the Packers.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

Matt's Mind-Blowing Team
Points
% of total points 82.84
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
25.8
17.02
31.1%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
17.1
24.3
20.6%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
15.1
10.54
18.2%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
12.5
10.88
15.1%
Derek's Brilliant Team
Points
% of total points 73.92
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
21.62
23.52
29.2%
2
George Kittle
TE
12.3
8.54
16.6%
3
Nick Folk
K
8
7.81
10.8%
4
Eno Benjamin
RB
8
12.26
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 42-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Derek's Brilliant Team, contributing to a 73.92-67.74 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Matt's Mind-Blowing Team   Derek's Brilliant Team

What If

Matt's Mind-Blowing Team would have beaten only two other teams besides Derek's Brilliant Team this week.
Derek's Brilliant Team would have lost to six other teams besides Matt's Mind-Blowing Team this week.
If they played Derek's Brilliant Team every week, Matt's Mind-Blowing Team would be 3-3 this season.
Derek's Brilliant Team would have topped Matt's Mind-Blowing Team 137.78-102.06 had they played each other last week.
Matt's Mind-Blowing Team would be 5-0 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Derek's Brilliant Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Matt's Mind-Blowing Team, Derek's Brilliant Team would be 4-1.
If Matt's Mind-Blowing Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 36-18.
If they played every team every week, Derek's Brilliant Team would be 32-22.

Next Week Preview

Derek's Brilliant Team
Two teams sporting matching 3-3 records, sixth-place Derek's Brilliant Team will now have a date with fifth-place Umpire's Unreal Team next week. After six weeks of action, Derek's Brilliant Team are ranked sixth in points scored, while Umpire's Unreal Team have put up the league's second-highest point total. Over the last three weeks, Derek's Brilliant Team has scored 109.82 points per game, while Umpire's Unreal Team has averaged 125.65 per contest.
Matt's Mind-Blowing Team
A couple of 5-1 teams will go toe-to-toe as Matt's Mind-Blowing Team go up against Weapon X next week in an early-season matchup. Each side will have players with byes next week, as Justin Jefferson, Adam Thielen, Matthew Stafford, the Philadelphia Eagles defense, Tyler Higbee, and Cam Akers are out for Weapon X and Stefon Diggs and Greg Joseph will sit for Matt's Mind-Blowing Team. Over the last three weeks, Matt's Mind-Blowing Team have put up 100.25 points per game, while Weapon X have averaged 114.43 per contest.