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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
AppstateFanatics
5-1 266
197.52
 
VS
proj
Sad Sacks
102 0-6
127.19

AppstateFanatics hand Sad Sacks sixth straight loss in 266-102 landslide

AppstateFanatics rolled to a 266-102 win to hand Sad Sacks their sixth consecutive loss to open the season. AppstateFanatics got out to a 35-point lead on Thursday behind the Washington Commanders defense (33 points) and Terry McLaurin (5) and never relinquished it. Demario Davis (9 Tackles, 2 Sacks) and A.J. Brown (5 Rec, 67 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Sad Sacks in the loss. AppstateFanatics (5-1) will look to keep it rolling against Goal Line Stand, while Sad Sacks (0-6) try to get back on track against Rum Ham.

Matchup Timeline

  AppstateFanatics   Sad Sacks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 389 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Jaguars, Ryan registered 45 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 16.55-point projection and was much higher than his 23.83-point season scoring average. Ryan ranks #29 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Matt Ryan

Top Player Comparison

AppstateFanatics
Points
% of total points 266
1
Matt Ryan
QB
45
16.55
16.9%
2
Derwin James Jr.
S
34
24.53
12.8%
3
The Washington Commanders defense
DEF
33
21.67
12.4%
4
Patrick Queen
LB
30
21.3
11.3%
Sad Sacks
Points
% of total points 102
1
Demario Davis
LB
42
22.57
41.2%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
12
9.88
11.8%
3
Tyrann Mathieu
S
9
21.25
8.8%
4
Deebo Samuel
WR
8
11.28
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 32-yard touchdown pass for AppstateFanatics, contributing to a 192-77 lead for the team.
Monday
KJ Hamler had a 47-yard catch for Sad Sacks.

Points By Position

  AppstateFanatics   Sad Sacks

Game Notes

More than half (12 of the 22) of the starters on AppstateFanatics exceeded their projected point totals.
Sad Sacks had only six of their 18 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as AppstateFanatics had six starters score zero points, while Sad Sacks had five.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
AppstateFanatics recorded more points than their projected total, while Sad Sacks fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 164-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did AppstateFanatics get the win, but they also easily covered the 70.33-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, AppstateFanatics moves to (3-0), while Sad Sacks falls to (0-4).
A bright spot in the loss, Demario Davis (42 points) officially posted the highest score of any player on Sad Sacks this year.

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