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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Indy.Ant
3-2 127.94
97.48
 
VS
proj
lovemushi's Team
102.32 3-2
89.51

Indy.Ant smirk at expectations, earn win against lovemushi's Team in 127.94-102.32 rout

Both teams rose to the occasion, but Indy.Ant took down lovemushi's Team. Predicted to triumph by a score of 97.48-89.51, Indy.Ant cruised to a 127.94-102.32 win over lovemushi's Team. Indy.Ant got out to a 22.50-point lead on Thursday behind Eric Ebron and never gave it back. Saquon Barkley (48 Rush Yds, 81 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and the Cincinnati Bengals defense (17 Pts Allowed, 297 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) led the way for lovemushi's Team in the loss. Indy.Ant (3-2) will look to build on their success against goodspeed, while lovemushi's Team (3-2) will take on Coolfat in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Indy.Ant   lovemushi's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Patriots in Week 5, Ebron caught 9 passes for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 22.5 points to more-than-triple his 6.97-point projection, the third-highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. In Week 6, Ebron and the Colts will go up against the Jets.
Eric Ebron

Top Player Comparison

Indy.Ant
Points
% of total points 127.94
1
James Conner
RB
30.5
14.27
23.8%
2
Eric Ebron
TE
22.5
6.97
17.6%
3
Graham Gano
K
19
8.59
14.9%
4
Demaryius Thomas
WR
16.5
8.07
12.9%
lovemushi's Team
Points
% of total points 102.32
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
24.9
14.5
24.3%
2
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
22
7.69
21.5%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
17.6
11.92
17.2%
4
Andy Dalton
QB
13.92
18.56
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Indy.Ant had a 102.20-84.72 lead. Graham Gano had a 63-yard field goal for Indy.Ant, while Demaryius Thomas had a 42-yard touchdown catch. Saquon Barkley made the highlight reel for lovemushi's Team with a 57-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but after all was said and done, Indy.Ant owned a 127.94-102.32 lead. For Indy.Ant, Kirk Cousins had a 68-yard pass. Adam Thielen made the highlight reel for lovemushi's Team with a 68-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Indy.Ant   lovemushi's Team

Game Notes

Indy.Ant had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected point totals.
lovemushi's Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
lovemushi's Team can partially blame the loss on Giovani Bernard, who didn't score any points.
Indy.Ant put up more points than their season scoring average (94.27) while lovemushi's Team fell short of theirs (112.69).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The 127.94 points scored by Indy.Ant are the 4th-most in the league this season.
The defeat ends a streak of two straight wins for lovemushi's Team.
Not only did Indy.Ant win, but they also easily covered the 7.97-point predicted margin of victory.
Both of the losses for lovemushi's Team have been blowout losses.
For lovemushi's Team, Saquon Barkley recorded 24.9 points, the third-highest score for a RB this week.

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