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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Vikes
3-3 74.48
98.47
 
VS
proj
MILLER'S KILLERS
70.42 1-5
82.96

Vikes hand MILLER'S KILLERS fifth consecutive loss in 74.48-70.42 thriller

Vikes squeaked by for a 74.48-70.42 win to hand MILLER'S KILLERS their fifth straight loss. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Vikes led 74.48-49.70 heading into Monday night. MILLER'S KILLERS made them sweat behind Russell Wilson, who passed for 188 yards and a touchdown and ran for 23 yards for 13.82 points, and Jerry Jeudy, who caught 3 passes for 54 yards (6.9 points). Kyler Murray (15.88 points) and Ryan Succop (14) won the week for Vikes in the win. Vikes (3-3) will look to keep it rolling against Dukes, while MILLER'S KILLERS (1-5) will attempt to generate some positive momentum against BridgeBurners.

Matchup Timeline

  Vikes   MILLER'S KILLERS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 4 of his FG attempts against the Steelers, Succop put up 14 points this week. He scored 61.8% more than his 8.65-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Succop ranks #72 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Ryan Succop

Top Player Comparison

Vikes
Points
% of total points 74.48
1
Kyler Murray
QB
15.88
23.68
21.3%
2
Ryan Succop
K
14
8.65
18.8%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
13.6
10.55
18.3%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
12.4
11.28
16.6%
MILLER'S KILLERS
Points
% of total points 70.42
1
Russell Wilson
QB
13.82
17.52
19.6%
2
Deebo Samuel
WR
12.5
13.58
17.8%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
12.5
10.88
17.8%
4
George Kittle
TE
12.3
8.54
17.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ryan Succop had a 54-yard field goal for Vikes, who trailed 49.70-46.20 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 42-yard run for Vikes, helping the team to a 64.28-49.70 lead.
Monday
Russell Wilson had a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for MILLER'S KILLERS.

Points By Position

  Vikes   MILLER'S KILLERS

What If

Vikes would have beaten only three other teams besides MILLER'S KILLERS this week.
MILLER'S KILLERS would have lost to nine other teams besides Vikes this week.
If Vikes played MILLER'S KILLERS every week this season, they'd be 5-1.
Last week, Vikes would have gotten the victory over MILLER'S KILLERS 105-80.26.
Vikes would be 2-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as MILLER'S KILLERS.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Vikes, MILLER'S KILLERS would be 0-5.
If Vikes had played every team in the league each week, they would be 37-29.
If they played every team every week, MILLER'S KILLERS would be 13-53.

Next Week Preview

MILLER'S KILLERS
Losing skids are set to collide in Week 7 as last-place MILLER'S KILLERS have now lost five games in a row while the opposition, BridgeBurners, have dropped three straight. Each side has two bye weeks to worry about in Week 7, as Matthew Stafford and Cam Akers are off for MILLER'S KILLERS and Jalen Hurts and Allen Robinson II for BridgeBurners.
Vikes
In a matchup that features a couple of squads within a game of each other in the standings, Vikes (3-3) will square off against Dukes (4-2) in Week 7. Vikes might need to shuffle their lineup a bit with Adam Thielen, the Philadelphia Eagles defense, Dallas Goedert, and Alexander Mattison out on bye in Week 7. Dukes won't have Dalvin Cook. In terms of recent scoring output, these two teams have posted similar results lately. Vikes have put up 89.74 points per game over the last three weeks, while Dukes have averaged 90.23 per outing over that same span.