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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
LarryDavidShrimp
5-1 99
114.82
 
VS
proj
budapest bulliess
84 3-3
118.35

LarryDavidShrimp come back to top budapest bulliess for fourth straight win, 99-84

LarryDavidShrimp extended their win streak to four games with a come-from-behind victory over budapest bulliess, coming back for a 99-84 win. LarryDavidShrimp trailed 84-67 heading into Monday night, but the team came storming back behind Russell Wilson (188 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 23 Rush Yds) and Austin Ekeler (36 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 47 Rec Yds). Kyler Murray (222 Pass Yds, 100 Rush Yds) and Tyreek Hill (12 Rec, 177 Rec Yds) were the leaders for budapest bulliess in the loss. LarryDavidShrimp (5-1) will look to keep it rolling against The Uncrustables, while budapest bulliess (3-3) try to right the ship against LaphroaigBenchWarmer.

Matchup Timeline

  LarryDavidShrimp   budapest bulliess

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Burrow passed for 300 yards , ran for 25 yards and scored 4 touchdowns as the Bengals beat the Saints 30-26. In doing so, he put up 41 points and scored 56.2% higher than his scoring projection, the third-highest percentage of any QB in the league this season. Burrow will play the Falcons next week.
Joe Burrow

Top Player Comparison

LarryDavidShrimp
Points
% of total points 99
1
Joe Burrow
QB
41
26.25
41.4%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
17
21.51
17.2%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
13
12.9
13.1%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
12
9.88
12.1%
budapest bulliess
Points
% of total points 84
1
Kyler Murray
QB
18
29.16
21.4%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
17
10.88
20.2%
3
Geno Smith
QB
13
22.53
15.5%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
13
12.32
15.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after all was said and done, budapest bulliess had a 53-46 lead. For LarryDavidShrimp, Joe Burrow had a 60-yard touchdown pass. Dalvin Cook made the highlight reel for budapest bulliess with a 53-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 42-yard run for budapest bulliess to contribute to an 84-55 lead for the team.
Monday
Russell Wilson had a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for LarryDavidShrimp on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  LarryDavidShrimp   budapest bulliess

Game Notes

LarryDavidShrimp emerged victorious even though only three of their nine starters exceeded their projected scores.
budapest bulliess had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
budapest bulliess can partially blame the loss on Tyler Higbee, who didn't score any points.
Both teams scored their lowest point total of the year.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 15-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
LarryDavidShrimp moves to (3-0) in comeback games this year, while budapest bulliess falls to (0-1).

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