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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
huangssss99 Team
3-2 103.02
92.15
 
VS
proj
lawrence's Team
82.82 2-3
96.7

huangssss99 Team brush off predictions, earn win over lawrence's Team in 103.02-82.82 rout

huangssss99 Team stepped up and exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 103.02-82.82 victory over lawrence's Team, who fell short of projections. huangssss99 Team nabbed an early 13.20-point lead on Thursday. lawrence's Team came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by T.J. Yeldon (18.2 points) and Kenny Golladay (15.8). Unphased, huangssss99 Team made a run later that afternoon, as Nelson Agholor (4.5 points) put them back on top for good. huangssss99 Team (3-2) will look to keep it rolling against AlexVerdugo, while lawrence's Team (2-3) will meet S.R.911 in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  huangssss99 Team   lawrence's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Steelers defense overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 17 points against their 5.57-point projection. During a 41-17 win over the Falcons, they allowed 17 points, surrendered 324 yards, and forced a fumble. The Steelers defense ranks #100 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

huangssss99 Team
Points
% of total points 103.02
1
Drew Brees
QB
26.72
20.67
25.9%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
18
16.33
17.5%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
17
5.57
16.5%
4
Aldrick Rosas
K
14
7.85
13.6%
lawrence's Team
Points
% of total points 82.82
1
T.J. Yeldon
RB
18.2
11.64
22%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
15.8
8.9
19.1%
3
Joe Flacco
QB
12.22
17.4
14.8%
4
George Kittle
TE
8.3
6.07
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was lawrence's Team who took the lead, 75.42-71.80. For huangssss99 Team, Aldrick Rosas had a 53-yard field goal. Kenny Golladay had a 60-yard catch for lawrence's Team, while George Kittle had a 45-yard catch.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass for huangssss99 Team on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  huangssss99 Team   lawrence's Team

What If

huangssss99 Team would have beaten five other teams besides lawrence's Team this week.
lawrence's Team would have lost to nine other teams besides huangssss99 Team this week.
huangssss99 Team would be 4-1 if they played lawrence's Team every week.
lawrence's Team would have beaten huangssss99 Team 95-75 had they played each other last week.
huangssss99 Team would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as lawrence's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as huangssss99 Team, lawrence's Team would be 0-4.
If huangssss99 Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 32-23.
If they played every team every week, lawrence's Team would be 8-47.

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