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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
SouthPaw Shark
5-1 125.82
104.69
 
VS
proj
Skyy's the Limit
109.59 3-3
114.18

SouthPaw Shark jump into 1st place, 125.82-109.59

SouthPaw Shark climbed into first place in The league of amazing people with a come-from-behind victory over Skyy's the Limit, staging a comeback to earn a 125.82-109.59 win. SouthPaw Shark trailed 103.53-98.67 heading into Monday night, but the unit charged back behind Austin Ekeler (36 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 47 Rec Yds) and the Los Angeles Chargers defense (16 Pts Allowed, 258 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers). Josh Allen (329 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 32 Rush Yds) and Rhamondre Stevenson (76 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 15 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Skyy's the Limit in the loss. SouthPaw Shark (5-1) have now won five straight and will look to maintain their momentum against Big TD Committee. Skyy's the Limit (3-3) try to get back on track against Oilers.

Matchup Timeline

  SouthPaw Shark   Skyy's the Limit

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 300 yards , running for 25 yards and scoring 4 touchdowns against the Saints, Burrow tallied 31.25 points this week. His scoring output was 79.5% more than his 17.41-point projection and was much higher than his 18.97-point season scoring average. Burrow ranks #5 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Joe Burrow

Top Player Comparison

SouthPaw Shark
Points
% of total points 125.82
1
Joe Burrow
QB
31.25
17.41
24.8%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
20.15
14.27
16%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
13.8
10.15
11%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
13.6
12.68
10.8%
Skyy's the Limit
Points
% of total points 109.59
1
Josh Allen
QB
24.18
22.23
22.1%
2
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
20.55
10.82
18.8%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
16.65
9
15.2%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
12.2
10.63
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, after which SouthPaw Shark had a 72.37-51.70 lead. For SouthPaw Shark, Joe Burrow had a 60-yard touchdown pass. Rhamondre Stevenson made the highlight reel for Skyy's the Limit with a 31-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was Skyy's the Limit who took the lead, 103.53-98.67. For SouthPaw Shark, Gabe Davis had a 34-yard touchdown catch. JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 42-yard touchdown catch and a 41-yard catch for Skyy's the Limit, while Josh Allen had a 34-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  SouthPaw Shark   Skyy's the Limit

What If

SouthPaw Shark would have beaten nine other teams besides Skyy's the Limit this week.
Skyy's the Limit would have lost to just one other team besides SouthPaw Shark this week.
If SouthPaw Shark played Skyy's the Limit every week this season, they'd be 5-1.
Last week, SouthPaw Shark would have beaten Skyy's the Limit 128.19-110.34.
SouthPaw Shark would be 3-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Skyy's the Limit.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as SouthPaw Shark, Skyy's the Limit would be 3-2.
If SouthPaw Shark had played every team in the league each week, they would be 47-19.
If they played every team every week, Skyy's the Limit would be 38-28.

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