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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
litswd's Team
2-3 91
101.92
 
VS
proj
Flying Elvis
70.7 3-2
100.09

litswd's Team fall short of projections, find way to beat Flying Elvis, 91.0-70.7

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, coming up short of projections, but litswd's Team did enough to take down Flying Elvis. Predicted to win 101.9-100.1, litswd's Team earned a 91.0-70.7 victory over Flying Elvis. Flying Elvis leapt out to a 20.7-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding showings from James White, who caught 10 passes for 77 yards and a touchdown for 13.7 points, and the New England Patriots defense, who allowed 24 points, surrendered 439 yards, and forced 3 turnovers (7 points). But litswd's Team held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Ben Roethlisberger (250 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 16 Rush Yds) and Adam Thielen (7 Rec, 116 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). litswd's Team (2-3) will look to sustain their momentum against TD Murray, while Flying Elvis (3-2) will try to develop some positive momentum against stafgu.

Matchup Timeline

  litswd's Team   Flying Elvis

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thomas overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 16.5 points against his 8.07-point projection. During a 34-16 loss to the Jets, he caught 5 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown. Thomas ranks #90 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Rams next week.
Demaryius Thomas

Top Player Comparison

litswd's Team
Points
% of total points 91
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
22.6
22.84
24.8%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
17.6
11.92
19.3%
3
Demaryius Thomas
WR
16.5
8.07
18.1%
4
Justin Tucker
K
10
10.65
11%
Flying Elvis
Points
% of total points 70.7
1
Matt Ryan
QB
14.4
21.93
20.4%
2
James White
RB
13.7
8.68
19.4%
3
Kerryon Johnson
RB
8.5
9.33
12%
4
Wil Lutz
K
8
10.36
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, litswd's Team boasted a 69.5-56.4 lead. Ben Roethlisberger had a 47-yard touchdown pass for litswd's Team, while Demaryius Thomas had a 42-yard touchdown catch. Matt Ryan made the highlight reel for Flying Elvis with a 43-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Adam Thielen had a 68-yard catch for litswd's Team, contributing to a 87.1-56.4 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  litswd's Team   Flying Elvis

Game Notes

litswd's Team got the W despite the fact that only two of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Flying Elvis had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
litswd's Team won despite starting Ricky Seals-Jones, who scored zero points.
Ben Roethlisberger, Adam Thielen, and Demaryius Thomas all scored more points than Matt Ryan, the leading scorer for Flying Elvis.
Both teams scored their lowest point total of the year.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
Flying Elvis ranked 12th in the league in scoring this week, while litswd's Team ranked 8th.
The win snaps a two-game winless streak for litswd's Team, while the loss caps a two-game unbeaten streak for Flying Elvis.
Not only did litswd's Team win, but they also covered the 1.83-point projected margin of victory.

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