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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Desert Eagles
4-2 101
99.79
 
VS
proj
V for ...
78 2-4
83.02

Desert Eagles come back to beat V for ... for third straight win in 101-78 rout

Desert Eagles extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over V for ..., rolling to a 101-78 win. Desert Eagles leapt out to a 34-point lead on Thursday behind 42 points from Carson Wentz (278 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 14 Rush Yds) and the Philadelphia Eagles defense (13 Pts Allowed, 401 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers). V for ... came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Matt Ryan (33 points) and Allen Robinson II (12). Unphased, Desert Eagles made a run later that night, as Sony Michel (22 points) and Rob Gronkowski (9) put them back on top for good. Desert Eagles (4-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against Fools and Horses, while V for ... (2-4) face Shalabajzeri in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Desert Eagles   V for ...

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 278 yards and 3 touchdowns and running for 14 yards against the Giants, Wentz tallied 30 points this week. His scoring output was 33.5% more than his 22.47-point projection and was much higher than his 15-point season scoring average. Wentz ranks #62 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Carson Wentz

Top Player Comparison

Desert Eagles
Points
% of total points 101
1
Carson Wentz
QB
30
22.47
29.7%
2
Sony Michel
RB
22
12.24
21.8%
3
Julio Jones
WR
14
12.82
13.9%
4
Matt Bryant
K
13
10.85
12.9%
V for ...
Points
% of total points 78
1
Matt Ryan
QB
33
22.78
42.3%
2
Allen Robinson II
WR
12
7.84
15.4%
3
David Johnson
RB
10
11.75
12.8%
4
Brandon McManus
K
8
7.82
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Carson Wentz had a 58-yard pass for Desert Eagles, helping to give the team a 42-8 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which V for ... became the proud owner of a 78-70 lead. For Desert Eagles, Matt Bryant had a 57-yard field goal. Matt Ryan made the highlight reel for V for ... with a 35-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Rob Gronkowski had a 42-yard catch for Desert Eagles to contribute to a 101-78 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Desert Eagles   V for ...

What If

Desert Eagles would have beaten seven other teams besides V for ... this week.
V for ... would have lost to 10 other teams besides Desert Eagles this week.
Desert Eagles would be 3-3 if they played V for ... every week.
Had they played each other last week, Desert Eagles would have topped V for ... 96-75.
Desert Eagles would be 3-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as V for ....
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Desert Eagles, V for ... would be 3-2.
If Desert Eagles had played every team in the league each week, they would be 35-43.
If they played every team every week, V for ... would be 32-44-2.

Next Week Preview

V for ...
Losing skids are set to collide next week as 10th-place V for ... have now dropped three consecutive games while the opposition, Shalabajzeri, have lost six straight. V for ... might have to shuffle the deck a bit with Amari Cooper out on bye in Week 7. Shalabajzeri won't have Mason Crosby, Ty Montgomery, or Chris Carson.
Desert Eagles
Desert Eagles (4-2) will battle Fools and Horses (2-4) in Week 7. After six weeks of action, Desert Eagles have put up the eighth-most points in the league while Fools and Horses (80.33 PPG) are ranked last. Over the last three weeks, Desert Eagles have put up 100.33 points per game, while Fools and Horses have averaged 86.33 per contest.