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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
For_Champion
3-2 93.2
92.57
 
VS
proj
hanmufang
84.68 4-1
97.27

hanmufang lose to For_Champion, 93.20-84.68

hanmufang were unable to bring their A game, as For_Champion rallied for a 93.20-84.68 victory. After trailing 84.68-66.48 heading into Monday night, For_Champion came storming back behind Drew Brees (26.72 points). Aaron Rodgers (28.68 points) and Christian Kirk (15) were the leaders for hanmufang in the loss. For_Champion (3-2) will look to build on their success against hunterqiji, while hanmufang (4-1) will face off against 星爷我姓姜 in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  For_Champion   hanmufang

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Beckham Jr. overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 23.38 points against his 12.06-point projection. In a 33-31 loss to the Panthers, he had 131 receiving yards , passed for 57 yards and scored 2 touchdowns. Beckham Jr. ranks #42 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Odell Beckham Jr.

Top Player Comparison

For_Champion
Points
% of total points 93.2
1
Drew Brees
QB
26.72
20.67
28.7%
2
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
23.38
12.06
25.1%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
17.5
11.66
18.8%
4
Keelan Cole
WR
7
7.88
7.5%
hanmufang
Points
% of total points 84.68
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
28.68
21.09
33.9%
2
Christian Kirk
WR
15
6.5
17.7%
3
Justin Tucker
K
10
10.65
11.8%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
9.4
10.6
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, hanmufang had a 72.18-66.48 lead. For For_Champion, Odell Beckham Jr. had a 57-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown catch. Aaron Rodgers had a 54-yard pass for hanmufang, while Christian Kirk had a 75-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass for For_Champion during Monday Night Football, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  For_Champion   hanmufang

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on For_Champion scored more than their projected point totals.
hanmufang had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as For_Champion had two starters score zero points, while hanmufang had one.
For_Champion put up more points than their season scoring average (87.84) while hanmufang fell short of theirs (96.74).
For_Champion put up more points than their projected total, while hanmufang failed to reach their projection.
This win snaps a streak of two straight losses for For_Champion.
For_Champion moves to (2-0) in comeback games this season, while hanmufang falls to (1-1).
On the losing side, Aaron Rodgers (28.68 points) recorded the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

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