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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
PIRATES
5-1 123.96
104.28
 
VS
proj
TOUCHDOWN
106.3 1-5
84.83

PIRATES climb into top spot, 123.96-106.30

PIRATES climbed to the top of the standings in League of Champions with a hard-fought victory over TOUCHDOWN, emerging victorious with a 123.96-106.30 win. TOUCHDOWN grabbed a 5.20-point lead on Thursday, but PIRATES held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Josh Allen (26.36 points) and Rhamondre Stevenson (21.1). Joe Burrow (32.5 points) and Ja'Marr Chase (25.2) did everything they could for TOUCHDOWN in the loss. PIRATES improve to 5-1 on the season, while TOUCHDOWN fall to 1-5.

Matchup Timeline

  PIRATES   TOUCHDOWN

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jackson (42 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 79 Rec Yds) scored 18.1 points in a 34-27 win over the Jaguars in Week 6. He more-than-doubled his 8.79-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Jackson will face the Titans next week.
Deon Jackson

Top Player Comparison

PIRATES
Points
% of total points 123.96
1
Josh Allen
QB
26.36
26.24
21.3%
2
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
21.1
13.07
17%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
20.8
13.39
16.8%
4
Deon Jackson
RB
18.1
8.79
14.6%
TOUCHDOWN
Points
% of total points 106.3
1
Joe Burrow
QB
32.5
20.01
30.6%
2
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
25.2
11.36
23.7%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.6
9.79
13.7%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
12.8
14.5
12%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which TOUCHDOWN owned an 84.70-43.20 lead. For PIRATES, Rhamondre Stevenson had a 31-yard touchdown run. Joe Burrow found Ja'Marr Chase for a 60-yard touchdown pass for TOUCHDOWN.
Sunday Late
Josh Allen had a 34-yard touchdown pass for PIRATES, contributing to a 111.26-91.70 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  PIRATES   TOUCHDOWN

Game Notes

PIRATES had seven of their nine starting players exceed their projected points.
TOUCHDOWN lost despite five of their nine starters scoring above their points projection.
TOUCHDOWN can partially blame the loss on Brandin Cooks, who didn't score any points.
Each team registered its highest point totals of the year.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
This matchup featured the week's two highest scores.
The 123.96 points scored by PIRATES are the 5th-most in the league this year.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with PIRATES. They won, but failed to cover the 19.45-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Joe Burrow registered 32.5 points, the highest score of any player on TOUCHDOWN this season.

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