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FF Week 6 Recap

Millennium Falcons
Forte Shades of Jay
164.71 PTS (2-4) 66.99 PTS (1-5)
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Millennium Falcons put up the highest point total this season and mercilessly danced on the burned-out remains of Forte Shades of Jay 164.71 to 66.99. This is the kind of victory the grandchildren will hear about. The 97.72-point margin of victory was the highest recorded in the league this season. Following a 120.17 to 110.35 win against Syracuse Express, Forte Shades of Jay saw their scoring drop substantially this week. Millennium Falcons (2-4, 661.75 points) climbs into sixth place and Forte Shades of Jay (1-5, 571.31 points) sinks into the cellar.

Smooth Moves by Millennium Falcons

  • Even if you cried trying to win, you still won. And the Toyota Hall of Fame is proud of Millennium Falcons either way.
  • Even the Wright brothers would be proud of this aerial performance. Odell Beckham Jr. had 36.80 points, the highest WR score of the week and the third-highest WR score in the league this season.
  • The 29.80 points scored by Rob Gronkowski was the top TE score in the league this week.
  • Sat Demaryius Thomas, who scored fewer points than any WR in the starting lineup with -0.67.
  • With 13.00 points, Dan Bailey, who Millennium Falcons picked up this week, beat his 10.07-point projection by 29.1%.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Somehow, all of your players had two bye weeks this week. The Toyota Hall of Fame calls that a bye bye week. Yes, it’s a bad joke, but it’s still better than your score.
  • Forte Shades of Jay could have used more points at WR, where Millennium Falcons outscored them 56.13 – 11.21.
  • 9 of the 10 starters scored less than their projected points.
  • With 4.00 points against a projected 8.98, Chandler Catanzaro did not meet his projection for the third straight game.
  • This is how people lose everything in casinos. Forte Shades of Jay thought their luck would change and went back to the well with Todd Gurley. However, he scored 8.40 points against a projected 12.03 and has now underachieved in three straight games.

What If

  • If Millennium Falcons played Forte Shades of Jay every week, they’d be 3-3 this year.
  • Millennium Falcons would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
  • Millennium Falcons would be 0-5 if they played the same schedule as Forte Shades of Jay.
  • Millennium Falcons would be 16-26 if they played every team every week.
  • Forte Shades of Jay would have been beaten by every other team in the league this week.
  • And they say procrastination doesn’t pay off! Had they played each other last week, Millennium Falcons would have lost to Forte Shades of Jay 120.17 – 96.90.
  • Forte Shades of Jay would be 0-5 if they played the same schedule as Millennium Falcons.
  • Forte Shades of Jay would be 11-31 if they played every team every week.

Game Notes

  • All five of the losses for Forte Shades of Jay this season have come when their opponent had their highest-scoring week of the season.
  • The top players for Millennium Falcons were elite in the matchup, as three of their starters outperformed the leading scorer for Forte Shades of Jay.
  • The margin of victory of 97.72 points was the largest in the league this week and biggest in the league this season.
  • This matchup featured both the highest-scoring team and the lowest-scoring team in the league this week.
  • How nice of you to offer a free win! This was the second time this season that Forte Shades of Jay lost by the biggest margin of the week.
  • With a combined 56.13 points from the WR position, Millennium Falcons got the highest combined scoring output from the WR position for any team this season.
  • Look here. We’re gonna put any recollection of this week in a box, we’re gonna lock it up, and we’re gonna toss that thing in the ocean. Forte Shades of Jay was last in the league in scoring and had their lowest score of the season with 66.99 points.
  • The RBs on Forte Shades of Jay collectively had their worst week of the season with only 19.27 points.

Liberty City Outlaws
NewEngland Deflators
146.43 PTS (5-1) 103.15 PTS (3-3)
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Liberty City Outlaws (5-1, 731.89 points) clambers to the top of the heap after beating NewEngland Deflators (fourth place, 3-3, 685.27 points) 146.43 to 103.15. They put up the second-highest point total this season, which warrants a self-pat on the back. Only a small one though, don’t get too cocky. With this win, Liberty City Outlaws scored 38.0% more points than projected and has now beaten expectations every week this season. For NewEngland Deflators, LeSean McCoy and Coby Fleener played the roles of Maverick and Goose, scoring 36.13 and 17.13 points, respectively.

Smooth Moves by Liberty City Outlaws

  • Outscoring your opponent is a sure-fire way to win each week. You can thank the Toyota Hall of Fame for that valuable insight.
  • The 30.73 points scored by Brandin Cooks was the second-highest WR score in the league this week and the sixth-best point total by a WR in the league this season.
  • Not quite the best, but pretty darn good. Ezekiel Elliott had the fifth-highest RB score of the week and the 10th-highest RB score in the league this season with 29.83 points.
  • Put this performance on the season’s highlight reel. Drew Brees led all QBs in scoring this week with 40.60 points, also the fourth-highest QB score for the season.
  • Wisely sat Andy Dalton this week, who had 21.86 points, the lowest QB score on the team.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Next week, be sure to ask Liberty City Outlaws where official Toyota Hall of Fame articles are kept.
  • Julian Edelman scored 2.80 points against a projected 6.87 and has now underachieved in every game this season.
  • A heated blanket would be a great gift for Chris Boswell during this cold streak. He scored below his projection in three straight games after scoring 1.00 point against a projected 10.53 this week.
  • With 0.67 points, Michael Crabtree was last in the matchup in scoring and got only 10.9% of his projected point total, which is his lowest percentage of the season.
  • It’s tough to win when your team leader gets embarrassed like this. At the QB position, NewEngland Deflators got outscored 40.60 – 11.56 by Liberty City Outlaws.

What If

  • Liberty City Outlaws would be 4-2 if they played NewEngland Deflators every week.
  • Liberty City Outlaws would have beaten five other teams besides NewEngland Deflators this week.
  • Were they resting their players for this week? Liberty City Outlaws would have defeated NewEngland Deflators 121.88 – 98.80 had they played each other last week.
  • If they played the same schedule as NewEngland Deflators, Liberty City Outlaws would be 4-1.
  • Liberty City Outlaws would be 30-12 if they played every team every week.
  • Besides Liberty City Outlaws, NewEngland Deflators would have been defeated by three other teams this week.
  • NewEngland Deflators would be 4-1 if they played the same schedule as Liberty City Outlaws.
  • NewEngland Deflators would be 21-21 if they played every team every week.

Game Notes

  • All three of the losses for NewEngland Deflators this season have come when their opponent had their highest-scoring week of the season.
  • Hey, I’m sure Liberty City Outlaws appreciates the tough competition. In the loss, NewEngland Deflators had the ninth-highest losing score in the league this season with 103.15 points.
  • Liberty City Outlaws has beaten their projection every week this season, scoring 146.43 points against a projected 106.09 this week.
  • The 146.43 points scored by Liberty City Outlaws is their highest score of the season and the second-highest in the league this season.
  • This must be how Jay Leno feels with a garage full of high performance cars. NewEngland Deflators got a combined 54.79 points from their RBs, their highest combined scoring output from the RB position this season.
  • The 47.93 points by the WRs on Liberty City Outlaws was the season-high for combined points from the position.
  • The 43.28-point margin of victory was the biggest of the season for Liberty City Outlaws and sixth-largest in the league this season.
  • Although Liberty City Outlaws won, it was no thanks to Jordan Matthews, who scored 5.00 points and has now scored below his projection in four straight weeks.

Georgia Bullies
Syracuse Express
85.98 PTS (2-4) 82.62 PTS (2-4)
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Georgia Bullies took advantage of 30.24 points from Tom Brady to slip by Syracuse Express 85.98 to 82.62. They came into the matchup as a 36.80-point underdog. Even though the teams are tied for seventh place with matching 2-4 records, Syracuse Express has a distinct advantage in points, 688.06 to 574.13. This one just as easily could have been decided by a coin flip. The 3.36-point margin of victory was the smallest in the league this season.

Smooth Moves by Georgia Bullies

  • The Toyota Hall of Fame would have its eyes on you for this week’s win. But the Toyota Hall of Fame doesn’t have eyes. Obviously.
  • Tom Brady beat his scoring projection by a season-high 36.4% to rank 10th in the league in scoring.
  • Sat Derrick Henry, who scored 2.03 points, fewer than any RB in the starting lineup.
  • The 12.00 points scored by the Tennessee Titans Defense, which Georgia Bullies picked up this week, beat their projected point total of 9.32 by 28.8%.
  • With only 3 of their 10 starters beating their projected points, Georgia Bullies was still able to win.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Funny, the Hall provides articles you could have studied. But instead you watched Syracuse Express cry trying.
  • Left Matt Jones on the bench, where he scored 24.50 points to beat his scoring projection by 343.0%, the second-highest percentage in the league.
  • Did not start Terrelle Pryor Sr., who scored 17.34 points, surpassing his projected points by 198.5%, the 10th-highest percentage in the league.
  • All that glitters is not gold. Picked up Carson Palmer, who scored 12.42 points against his projected 22.48.
  • 8 of the 10 starters scored less than their projected points.

What If

  • If Georgia Bullies played Syracuse Express every week, they would be 2-4 this season.
  • Georgia Bullies would have beaten only one other team besides Syracuse Express this week.
  • If they played the same schedule as Syracuse Express, Georgia Bullies would be 1-4.
  • Georgia Bullies would be 11-31 if they played every team every week.
  • Syracuse Express would have lost to five other teams besides Georgia Bullies this week.
  • And they say procrastination doesn’t pay off! Had they played each other last week, Georgia Bullies would have lost to Syracuse Express 110.35 – 101.61.
  • If they played the same schedule as Georgia Bullies, Syracuse Express would be 3-2.
  • If they played every team every week, Syracuse Express would be 20-22.

Game Notes

  • The margin of victory of 3.36 points was the smallest in the league this season.
  • Matt Forte had a season-low 2.10 points against a projected 10.18 in the win and has now scored below his projection in four straight games.
  • With 82.62 points, Syracuse Express had their lowest output of the season.
  • The WRs on Syracuse Express collectively had their worst week of the season with only 8.00 points.
  • Remember when they needed to remind Forrest Gump to STOP? Well, they may need to remind this group of runnings backs to GO. With 12.33 points, Georgia Bullies got the lowest combined scoring output from the RB position for any team this week.
  • With the win, Georgia Bullies improves to 1-1 in close games this season.
  • Syracuse Express falls to 0-2 in close games this season, remaining winless.
  • Hey, a win’s a win. The 85.98 points scored by Georgia Bullies was the lowest winning score in the league this week.

Hulk Smash
Rock Crushers
126.47 (4-2) 110.04 PTS (5-1)
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Hulk Smash earned their third win in as many matchups when they beat Rock Crushers 126.47 to 110.04 in a Monday night comeback. They were led by David Johnson with 35.90 points and Jonathan Stewart who got 20.50. The streak, which has provided big momentum for Hulk Smash, has allowed them to move up from fifth place in Week 4 to third place now. They also have the second-highest scoring output in the league at 119.75 points per matchup. Rock Crushers falls to second place with a 5-1 record. Hulk Smash has now blown through Forte Shades of Jay (130.82 to 87.66) and Georgia Bullies (132.43 to 101.61).

Smooth Moves by Hulk Smash

  • Fantasy Football is a game where the high score wins. So keep doing what you have to do, the Toyota Hall of Fame will turn a blind eye.
  • David Johnson didn’t have the best score of the week, but there ain’t no shame in his game. He had 35.90 points, the third-highest RB score of the week and the fifth-highest RB score in the league this season.
  • Jonathan Stewart put the team on his back with 20.50 points, the ninth-highest score among RBs in the league this week.
  • Look, there in the sky. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s just Julio Jones posterizing opponents. He had the third-highest score of any WR in the league this week with 20.27 points.
  • Adam Vinatieri has now overachieved in three straight games after scoring 12.00 points against a projected 8.12.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Sometimes 110.04 is enough. Unfortunately, the Toyota Hall of Fame has confirmed this time it’s a smaller number than 126.47.
  • Whoever gave you this advice, you might want to lose their number. Picked up and started Darren Sproles, who then scored below his 7.08-point projection with 2.27 points.
  • Rock Crushers would have welcomed more points at WR, where Hulk Smash topped them 31.97 – 15.54.
  • Gotta hit rock button before you can start to rise. It was a season-low 2.27 points for Larry Fitzgerald this week. It was also a season-low for his performance versus projections, reaching only 25.5% of a projected point total of 8.90.
  • 6 of the starters on Rock Crushers scored less than their projected points.

What If

  • If Hulk Smash played Rock Crushers every week, they would be 2-4 this season.
  • Hulk Smash would have beaten four other teams besides Rock Crushers this week.
  • If they played the same schedule as Rock Crushers, Hulk Smash would be 5-0.
  • Hulk Smash would be 26-16 if they played every team every week.
  • Rock Crushers would have lost to just two other teams besides Hulk Smash this week.
  • Timing really is everything. Hulk Smash would have lost to Rock Crushers 142.43 – 132.43 had they played each other last week.
  • Rock Crushers would be 4-1 if they played the same schedule as Hulk Smash.
  • If they played every team every week, Rock Crushers would be 33-9.

Game Notes

  • Although Rock Crushers lost, they did put up the fifth-highest score for a losing team in the league this season.
  • Hulk Smash won again and is on a three-game winning streak, currently the longest in the league.
  • Hulk Smash bested their projected points again, the fourth time this season they have done so, including a streak of three straight games.
  • With a combined 54.77 points from their RBs, Rock Crushers got their highest combined scoring output from the RB position this season.
  • The loss snapped a five-game win streak by Rock Crushers.
  • With the loss, Rock Crushers falls to 1-1 in comeback games this season.
  • Hulk Smash improves to 2-1 in comeback games this season.
  • Hulk Smash got a combined 61.60 points from their RBs, the highest combined scoring output from the RB position for any team this week.

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