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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Sweet Pugs
5-1 144.22
122.59
 
VS
proj
Det. Lions
130.18 4-2
157.13

Sweet Pugs come back to defeat Det. Lions for third straight win, 144.22-130.18

Sweet Pugs extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind victory over Det. Lions, staging an impressive comeback for a 144.22-130.18 win. Despite trailing 112.25-110.62 heading into Monday night, Sweet Pugs charged back behind Derrick Henry, who racked up 156 yards from scrimmage and ran for 3 touchdowns for 33.6 points. Tom Brady (23.95 points) and Tyler Bass (17.93) led the way for Det. Lions in the loss. Sweet Pugs (5-1) will look to maintain their winning ways against ALSS81, while Det. Lions (4-2) match up against Indy Exterminators in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Sweet Pugs   Det. Lions

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fournette scored 24.7 points against the Eagles in Week 6 to more-than-double his 10.16-point projection. He racked up 127 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Sweet Pugs this week. Fournette will go up against the Bears in Week 7.
Leonard Fournette

Top Player Comparison

Sweet Pugs
Points
% of total points 144.22
1
Derrick Henry
RB
33.6
17.36
23.3%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
29.65
26.41
20.6%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
24.7
10.16
17.1%
4
Justin Tucker
K
16.07
13.6
11.1%
Det. Lions
Points
% of total points 130.18
1
Tom Brady
QB
23.95
30.47
18.4%
2
Tyler Bass
K
17.93
13.19
13.8%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
17
15.61
13.1%
4
Mike Gesicki
TE
11.5
6.91
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Det. Lions for the team, who trailed 29.00-25.95 after the Thursday night game.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Sweet Pugs had a 98.72-92.65 lead. Aaron Rodgers had a 41-yard pass for Sweet Pugs, while Justin Tucker had a 52-yard field goal. Ja'Marr Chase made the highlight reel for Det. Lions with a 53-yard catch.
Monday
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Monday night. For Sweet Pugs, Derrick Henry had a 76-yard touchdown run. Tyler Bass made the highlight reel for Det. Lions with a 52-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Sweet Pugs   Det. Lions

StatSmack

Sweet Pugs are looking unstoppable, with victories in three straight matchups.
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Det. Lions has left more points on the bench this season (290.1) than Sweet Pugs (213.2).
Sweet Pugs see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Det. Lions (0).
Sweet Pugs should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Det. Lions (4 vs 3).
Sweet Pugs have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Det. Lions (49 vs 39).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Det. Lions - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Sweet Pugs (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Sweet Pugs have outscored Det. Lions at RB, TE, and IDP this season.
Sweet Pugs don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 28 points, highest in the league.
Sweet Pugs was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (6) than Det. Lions (2).
Don't worry Det. Lions, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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