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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
The Devils
4-2 578.11
460.11
 
VS
proj
Word
382.75 3-3
470.73

The Devils outperform projections, earn win over Word in 578.11-382.75 beatdown

The Devils brought their A game and outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 578.11-382.75 win over Word, who fell short of projections. Word took a 7.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all The Devils after that. They were led by Matt Ryan (389 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Michael Pittman Jr. (13 Rec, 134 Rec Yds). Alvin Kamara (54.38 points) and Mark Andrews (48.2) led the way for Word in defeat. The Devils (4-2) will look to rack up another W against radio, while Word (3-3) will try to get back on track against FANTASY GURU.

Matchup Timeline

  The Devils   Word

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 15 points, surrendering 328 yards, and forcing 4 turnovers against the Browns, the Patriots defense tallied 13 points this week. They more-than-doubled their 5.91-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. The Patriots defense ranks #76 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

The Devils
Points
% of total points 578.11
1
Matt Ryan
QB
80.43
47.02
13.9%
2
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
65.8
31.62
11.4%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
63.9
48.47
11.1%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
60.48
44.82
10.5%
Word
Points
% of total points 382.75
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
54.38
44.15
14.2%
2
Mark Andrews
TE
48.2
36.96
12.6%
3
Jalen Hurts
QB
45.71
65.4
11.9%
4
Devin Singletary
RB
44.03
31.7
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the dust settled, The Devils emerged with a 356.31-176.31 lead. Matt Ryan had a 32-yard touchdown pass for The Devils, while Ryan Succop had a 54-yard field goal. Dalvin Cook made the highlight reel for Word with a 53-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  The Devils   Word

StatSmack

The Devils must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (578.11) than their season average (452.19).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. The Devils has left fewer points on the bench this season (685.93) than Word (880.36).
The Devils have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Word (51 vs 41).
By position, The Devils have outscored Word at RB, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
The Devils has a higher average scoring margin (32) than Word this season (-4).
The starters for The Devils had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Word (1).
Don't worry Word, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Word
Coming up next week, seventh-place Word (3-3) will take on 10th-place FANTASY GURU (2-4). Each side has players with byes next week, as Jalen Hurts, Devin Singletary, A.J. Brown, Dalvin Cook, Tremaine Edmunds, Tyler Bass, Tyler Higbee, and Jordan Poyer are off for Word and the Philadelphia Eagles defense and Alexander Mattison are out for FANTASY GURU.
The Devils
A couple of squads with matching 4-2 records, The Devils and radio will go head-to-head next in Week 7. Each team has players with byes next week, as Matthew Stafford, Allen Robinson II, Darrell Henderson Jr., Adam Thielen, Kyzir White, and Jalen Ramsey are off for The Devils, while radio will be missing Josh Allen, Justin Jefferson, Miles Sanders, Dawson Knox, Matt Gay, and Matt Milano. Over the last two weeks, The Devils have put up 505.63 points per game, while radio have averaged just 416.1 per contest.