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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
AtomicDawgs22
4-2 69.05
89.15
 
VS
proj
Jumpin' Bones
46.05 0-6
48.71

AtomicDawgs22 hand Jumpin' Bones sixth straight loss, 69.05-46.05

AtomicDawgs22 secured a 69.05-46.05 win to hand Jumpin' Bones their sixth straight loss to open the season. Jumpin' Bones nabbed a 3.35-point lead on Thursday, but AtomicDawgs22 held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Lamar Jackson, who passed for 210 yards and a touchdown and ran for 77 yards for 15.25 points, and Miles Sanders, who ran for 71 yards and a touchdown (9.85 points). Breece Hall (116 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Travis Kelce (8 Rec, 108 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Jumpin' Bones in the loss. AtomicDawgs22 (4-2) will look to keep it rolling against Futbolistas, while Jumpin' Bones (0-6) will attempt to get back on track against Jujus Best.

Matchup Timeline

  AtomicDawgs22   Jumpin' Bones

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 7.17 points, Sanders scored 37.4% more than that amount by scoring 9.85 points as the Eagles beat the Cowboys 26-17. He ran for 71 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on AtomicDawgs22 this week. Sanders will battle the Steelers in Week 7.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

AtomicDawgs22
Points
% of total points 69.05
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
15.25
25.44
22.1%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
9.85
7.17
14.3%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
9.2
6.93
13.3%
4
Justin Tucker
K
8
9.63
11.6%
Jumpin' Bones
Points
% of total points 46.05
1
Breece Hall
RB
13.55
7.76
29.4%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
8.6
8.09
18.7%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
8
5.04
17.4%
4
Matt Gay
K
6
8.79
13%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was AtomicDawgs22 who grabbed the lead, 47.10-20.00. For AtomicDawgs22, Jaylen Waddle had a 49-yard catch. Breece Hall made the highlight reel for Jumpin' Bones with a 34-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  AtomicDawgs22   Jumpin' Bones

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. AtomicDawgs22 scored fewer points in this one (69.05) than their season average of 90.92.
Jumpin' Bones would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last six matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Jumpin' Bones need some help then, averaging just 73.26 versus AtomicDawgs22's 90.92.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" AtomicDawgs22 (4-2) have a better record than Jumpin' Bones (0-6).
Even the machines think AtomicDawgs22 have better players. They have a higher projected points average (93.46) than Jumpin' Bones (70.61).
Once AtomicDawgs22 put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Jumpin' Bones (1 vs 0).
AtomicDawgs22 have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Jumpin' Bones (1 vs 0).
By position, AtomicDawgs22 have outscored Jumpin' Bones at QB, WR, and K this season.
AtomicDawgs22 don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 10 points, third-highest in the league.
Don't worry Jumpin' Bones, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

AtomicDawgs22
Football is all about creating mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Jumpin' Bones at the wide receiver position (21.25 points to 9.9).
Jumpin' Bones
With only a couple of receptions this past week, the starting RBs for Jumpin' Bones should remind their quarterbacks to check down more often (and dial up a screen play or two).