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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Warm Bodies
4-2 152.5
136.13
 
VS
proj
Negligent Discharges
82.05 3-3
137.36

Warm Bodies beat expectations, knock off Negligent Discharges in 152.50-82.05 runaway

Warm Bodies rose to the occasion and outperformed expectations, cruising to a 152.50-82.05 win over Negligent Discharges, who fell short of projections. The matchup was over before it really even started, as Warm Bodies nabbed an 83.55-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 73.7 points from Joe Burrow (300 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 25 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Ja'Marr Chase (7 Rec, 132 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Patrick Mahomes (338 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 21 Rush Yds) and Deebo Samuel (11 Rush Yds, 79 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Negligent Discharges in the loss. Warm Bodies (4-2) will look to keep it rolling against Steel Reign, while Negligent Discharges (3-3) try to get back on track against Redlegs.

Matchup Timeline

  Warm Bodies   Negligent Discharges

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 4 passes for 61 yards and a touchdown against the Browns, Henry scored 16.1 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.24-point projection and was much higher than his 6.26-point season scoring average. Henry will face the Bears next week.
Hunter Henry

Top Player Comparison

Warm Bodies
Points
% of total points 152.5
1
Joe Burrow
QB
41.5
25.95
27.2%
2
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
32.2
17.35
21.1%
3
Hunter Henry
TE
16.1
7.24
10.6%
4
DeVonta Smith
WR
15.4
12.42
10.1%
Negligent Discharges
Points
% of total points 82.05
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
27
30.48
32.9%
2
Deebo Samuel
WR
16
15.75
19.5%
3
Mike Evans
WR
8.2
14.85
10%
4
Raheem Mostert
RB
7.05
11.76
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Burrow teamed up with Ja'Marr Chase for a 60-yard touchdown pass for Warm Bodies, helping Warm Bodies to a 122.90-39.35 lead.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 42-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Negligent Discharges, who trailed 137.10-70.05 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  Warm Bodies   Negligent Discharges

Game Notes

More than half (6 of the 11) of the starters on Warm Bodies exceeded their projected point totals.
Negligent Discharges had only two of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Negligent Discharges can partially blame the loss on Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who didn't score any points.
Warm Bodies put up more points than their season scoring average (132.12) while Negligent Discharges fell short of theirs (132.13).
Warm Bodies scored more points than their projected total, while Negligent Discharges fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 70.45-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This loss snaps a two-game winning streak for Negligent Discharges.
Warm Bodies moves to (3-2) in blowout games this season, while Negligent Discharges falls to (2-2).
For Negligent Discharges, Patrick Mahomes put up 27 points, the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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