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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Birdzilla
5-1 108.86
97.64
 
VS
proj
IF I DIE I DIE
85.72 4-2
116.35

Birdzilla brush off predictions, earn win against IF I DIE I DIE in 108.86-85.72 beatdown

Birdzilla rose to the occasion and beat their projected point total, rolling to a 108.86-85.72 win over IF I DIE I DIE, who fell short of projections. Birdzilla pulled out to an 8.50-point lead on Thursday behind David Montgomery and never let it go. Kenneth Walker III (18 points) and Justin Jefferson (13.7) were the leaders for IF I DIE I DIE in the loss. Birdzilla (5-1) will look to add to their success against IllegalALIENs, while IF I DIE I DIE (4-2) will face Nightmare LI in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Birdzilla   IF I DIE I DIE

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bills defense allowed 20 points, surrendered 387 yards, and intercepted 2 passes in a 24-20 win over the Chiefs. In doing so, they put up 11 points and scored 66.9% higher than their scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Birdzilla this week. The Bills will go up against the Packers in Week 7.
The Buffalo Bills defense

Top Player Comparison

Birdzilla
Points
% of total points 108.86
1
Josh Allen
QB
32.36
29.34
29.7%
2
Mark Andrews
TE
20.1
14.61
18.5%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
12.4
11.28
11.4%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
11
6.59
10.1%
IF I DIE I DIE
Points
% of total points 85.72
1
Kenneth Walker III
RB
18
11.42
21%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
13.7
17.61
16%
3
DeVonta Smith
WR
12.9
10.19
15%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
10
10.08
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was Birdzilla who grabbed the lead, 55.00-37.20. For Birdzilla, Evan McPherson had a 52-yard field goal. Justin Jefferson made the highlight reel for IF I DIE I DIE with a 47-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Josh Allen had a 34-yard touchdown pass for Birdzilla, helping the team to a 108.86-62.70 lead.

Points By Position

  Birdzilla   IF I DIE I DIE

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Birdzilla exceeded their projected point totals.
IF I DIE I DIE had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Birdzilla put up more points than their projected total, while IF I DIE I DIE failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 23.14-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Both of the losses for IF I DIE I DIE have been blowout losses.

Coach Talk

Birdzilla
Football is all about taking advantage of the mismatches. Thanks to a solid showing from Josh Allen, we quadrupled IF I DIE I DIE at the quarterback position this past week (32.36 points to 7.42). Allen went 27-for-40 for 329 yards, three TDs, and no INTs in a 24-20 triumph over the Chiefs.
IF I DIE I DIE
Wow, talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting RBs for IF I DIE I DIE collectively logged just three catches on five targets this past week. Instruct those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 7!