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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Big Blue Gators
5-1 96.52
117.38
 
VS
proj
The Mid Rounders
88.1 4-2
122.87

Big Blue Gators overtake The Mid Rounders for 1st place, 96.52-88.10

Big Blue Gators overtook The Mid Rounders in the standings, climbing atop the standings in No Punt Intended with a hard-fought victory, securing a 96.52-88.10 win. Big Blue Gators earned a 30.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 39.2 points from Mark Andrews (7 Rec, 106 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Adam Thielen (4 Rec, 36 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Alvin Kamara (18.4 points) and A.J. Brown (17.7) were the leaders for The Mid Rounders in the loss. Big Blue Gators (5-1) have now won four straight matchups and will look to notch another W against Joe Brrr. The Mid Rounders (4-2) match up against Keenan & Kelce in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Big Blue Gators   The Mid Rounders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 106 yards and a touchdown against the Giants, Andrews scored 23.6 points this week. He scored 34.2% more than his 17.59-point projection and overachieved for the fourth time this season. Andrews ranks #24 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Mark Andrews

Top Player Comparison

Big Blue Gators
Points
% of total points 96.52
1
Mark Andrews
TE
23.6
17.59
24.5%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
19.62
22.88
20.3%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
15.6
13
16.2%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
14.4
13.74
14.9%
The Mid Rounders
Points
% of total points 88.1
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
18.4
16.96
20.9%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
17.7
15.33
20.1%
3
Jalen Hurts
QB
16.9
23.79
19.2%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
15.3
16.05
17.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was Big Blue Gators who grabbed the lead, 73.20-42.70. For Big Blue Gators, Evan McPherson had a 52-yard field goal. Dalvin Cook made the highlight reel for The Mid Rounders with a 53-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 42-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Big Blue Gators, contributing to a 96.52-45.60 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Big Blue Gators   The Mid Rounders

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Big Blue Gators scored less in this one (96.52) than their season average of 121.22.
Big Blue Gators are on a roll, winning four in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. The Mid Rounders need some help then, averaging just 114.86 versus Big Blue Gators's 121.22.
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. The Mid Rounders has left more points on the bench this season (336.72) than Big Blue Gators (294.4).
Once Big Blue Gators put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Mid Rounders (2 vs 0).
Big Blue Gators play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than The Mid Rounders (1).
Big Blue Gators are clutch masters, with more close wins than The Mid Rounders (1 vs 0).
Big Blue Gators should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than The Mid Rounders (3 vs 2).
The Mid Rounders have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Big Blue Gators (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Big Blue Gators have outscored The Mid Rounders at QB, TE, and K this season.
Big Blue Gators don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 16 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Big Blue Gators had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for The Mid Rounders (1).
Big Blue Gators was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (2) than The Mid Rounders (0).
Don't worry The Mid Rounders, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

The Mid Rounders
Looking ahead to Week 7, The Mid Rounders (4-2) will look to bounce back against Keenan & Kelce (3-3). The Mid Rounders might need to shuffle the deck a bit with A.J. Brown, Jalen Hurts, Dalvin Cook, Isaiah McKenzie, and Alexander Mattison out on bye next week. Keenan & Kelce won't have Allen Robinson II.
Big Blue Gators
In a matchup that features the top-scoring teams in No Punt Intended league, Big Blue Gators (5-1) take on Joe Brrr (3-3) in Week 7. Big Blue Gators can't expect another 15.6 points out of Adam Thielen, who will be out on bye in Week 7. Joe Brrr will be without Greg Joseph. In terms of scoring production, these two teams have almost been mirror images of each other lately. Big Blue Gators have put up 117.19 points per game over the last three weeks, while Joe Brrr have averaged 115.09 per outing over that same stretch.