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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Turkey Jones
3-3 115.96
120.42
 
VS
proj
Meatmonger
77.18 5-1
105.81

Meatmonger come up short of predictions, succumb to Turkey Jones in 115.96-77.18 romp

Meatmonger failed to bring their A game, coming up short of projections, as Turkey Jones cruised to a 115.96-77.18 win. Turkey Jones pulled out to a 4.90-point lead on Thursday behind the Chicago Bears defense (7 points) and Antonio Gibson (5.3) and never looked back. Ja'Marr Chase (25.2 points) and A.J. Brown (12.7) led the way for Meatmonger in the loss. Turkey Jones (3-3) will look to keep it rolling against Meatmonger, while Meatmonger (5-1) face Turkey Jones in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Turkey Jones   Meatmonger

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Stevenson overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 21.1 points against his 13.07-point projection. During a 38-15 win over the Browns, he racked up 91 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Stevenson ranks #41 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Rhamondre Stevenson

Top Player Comparison

Turkey Jones
Points
% of total points 115.96
1
Josh Allen
QB
34.36
30.84
29.6%
2
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
21.1
13.07
18.2%
3
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
10.8
6.93
9.3%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
7
8.15
6%
Meatmonger
Points
% of total points 77.18
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
25.2
11.36
32.7%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
12.7
10.22
16.5%
3
Geno Smith
QB
12.68
21.69
16.4%
4
David Montgomery
RB
8
8.89
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which Turkey Jones had a 69.70-43.40 lead. Rhamondre Stevenson had a 31-yard touchdown run for Turkey Jones, while Travis Etienne Jr. had a 48-yard run. Ja'Marr Chase made the highlight reel for Meatmonger with a 60-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Josh Allen had a 34-yard touchdown pass for Turkey Jones, helping the team to a 115.96-60.08 lead.

Points By Position

  Turkey Jones   Meatmonger

Game Notes

Turkey Jones won despite the fact that only six of their 14 starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Meatmonger had only four of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team registered its lowest score of the season.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 38.78-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The win puts an end to a two-game losing skid for Turkey Jones.
Not only did Turkey Jones win, but they also easily covered the 14.61-point forecasted margin of victory.
All three of the wins for Turkey Jones have been blowout wins.
A bright spot in the loss, Ja'Marr Chase put up 25.2 points, the top overall score for a wideout this week.

Coach Talk

Turkey Jones
This sport is all about creating mismatches. Along with dominating Meatmonger at QB (34.36 points to 12.68), we also tripled them at RB (37.2 to 11.4).
Meatmonger
The problem in Week 6 is pretty easy to diagnose, Meatmonger. Choosing to start the Jacksonville Jaguars defense in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up almost 116 points... let's all just put this behind us and move on?