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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Mad Dogs
2-4 91.72
99.84
 
VS
proj
Monqueef
88.8 0-6
109.96

Offensively challenged Mad Dogs come back to knock off Monqueef in 91.72-88.80 struggle

Mad Dogs came back for a 91.72-88.80 win over Monqueef despite posting only the 10th-highest point total in the league for the week. After trailing 88.80-84.72 heading into Monday night, Mad Dogs rallied behind the Los Angeles Chargers defense (16 Pts Allowed, 258 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers). Joe Burrow (46.5 points) and Dalvin Cook (14.8) were the leaders for Monqueef in defeat. Mad Dogs (2-4) will look to earn another W against 2 Gurleys 1 Cup, while Monqueef (0-6) will attempt to get their first victory against Doolittle.

Matchup Timeline

  Mad Dogs   Monqueef

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Chiefs in Week 6, Singletary racked up 107 yards from scrimmage . In doing so, he put up 12.7 points and scored 21.6% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Mad Dogs this week. Next week, Singletary will square off against the Packers.
Devin Singletary

Top Player Comparison

Mad Dogs
Points
% of total points 91.72
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
26.5
30.71
28.9%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
23.62
15.33
25.8%
3
Devin Singletary
RB
12.7
10.44
13.8%
4
George Kittle
TE
12.3
8.54
13.4%
Monqueef
Points
% of total points 88.8
1
Joe Burrow
QB
46.5
30.92
52.4%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
14.8
14.84
16.7%
3
Rondale Moore
WR
7.9
10.91
8.9%
4
David Njoku
TE
7.3
8.37
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Monqueef boasted a 78.20-66.42 lead. For Mad Dogs, Kirk Cousins had a 47-yard pass. Joe Burrow had a 60-yard touchdown pass for Monqueef, while Dalvin Cook had a 53-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Mad Dogs   Monqueef

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Mad Dogs scored fewer points in this one (91.72) than their season average of 108.71.
Monqueef would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last six matchups.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Mad Dogs (2-4) have a better record than Monqueef (0-6).
Monqueef are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than Mad Dogs (3 vs 2).
Mad Dogs are clutch masters, with more close wins than Monqueef (1 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Monqueef - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Mad Dogs (0) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, Mad Dogs have outscored Monqueef at WR, TE, and K this season.
There's not much good to say about Monqueef this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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