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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Squirrel Shooters
5-1 250.38
234.06
 
VS
proj
Unladen Swallows
213.8 3-3
199.73

Squirrel Shooters beat Unladen Swallows for fifth straight win, 250.38-213.80

Squirrel Shooters extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought victory over Unladen Swallows, earning a 250.38-213.80 win. Squirrel Shooters never trailed in this one after grabbing a 14.32-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Ja'Marr Chase (39.2 points) and Mark Andrews (25.6). Trevor Lawrence (165 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 23 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (5 Rec, 113 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Unladen Swallows in the loss. Squirrel Shooters improve to 5-1 on the season, while Unladen Swallows fall to 3-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Squirrel Shooters   Unladen Swallows

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Chase (7 Rec, 132 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 39.2 points against the Saints in Week 6. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 18.65-point projection and was much higher than his 19.95-point season scoring average. Chase ranks #30 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

Squirrel Shooters
Points
% of total points 250.38
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
39.2
18.65
15.7%
2
Josh Allen
QB
38.86
37.23
15.5%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
25.6
17.59
10.2%
4
Tom Brady
QB
25.22
33.13
10.1%
Unladen Swallows
Points
% of total points 213.8
1
Trevor Lawrence
QB
33.9
25.47
15.9%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
32.3
11.73
15.1%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
24.5
29.21
11.5%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
20.7
22.29
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Squirrel Shooters who grabbed the lead, 182.82-168.50. Ja'Marr Chase had a 60-yard touchdown catch for Squirrel Shooters, while Rhamondre Stevenson had a 31-yard touchdown run. Meanwhile, Kirk Cousins hit Justin Jefferson for a 47-yard pass for Unladen Swallows.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, after which Squirrel Shooters owned a 223.68-213.80 lead. For Squirrel Shooters, Josh Allen had a 34-yard touchdown pass. JuJu Smith-Schuster made the highlight reel for Unladen Swallows with a 42-yard touchdown catch and a 41-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Squirrel Shooters   Unladen Swallows

What If

Squirrel Shooters would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Unladen Swallows would not have lost to any other team in the league besides Squirrel Shooters this week.
Squirrel Shooters would be 5-1 if they played Unladen Swallows every week.
Squirrel Shooters would have beaten Unladen Swallows 231.1-227.1 had they played each other last week.
Squirrel Shooters would be 4-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Unladen Swallows.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Squirrel Shooters, Unladen Swallows would be 2-3.
If Squirrel Shooters had played every team in the league each week, they would be 53-13.
If they played every team every week, Unladen Swallows would be 37-29.

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