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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
goodspeed
2-3 97.1
94.31
 
VS
proj
Fred
79 1-4
88.96

Fred lose to goodspeed, 97.1-79.0

There's no easy way to put it, Fred underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as goodspeed came from behind to earn a 97.1-79.0 victory. Trailing 79.0-77.8 heading into Monday night, goodspeed came storming back behind Mark Ingram, who racked up 73 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 19.3 points. Andrew Luck (24.6 points) and Antonio Brown (22.1) were the leaders for Fred in defeat. goodspeed (2-3) will look to build on their success against Indy.Ant, while Fred (1-4) try to get back in the win column against GibraltarRock.

Matchup Timeline

  goodspeed   Fred

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ingram (53 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 20 Rec Yds) scored 19.3 points against the Redskins in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.51-point projection and was much higher than his 3.86-point season scoring average. Ingram will face the Ravens next week.
Mark Ingram

Top Player Comparison

goodspeed
Points
% of total points 97.1
1
Blake Bortles
QB
24.6
18.94
25.3%
2
Mark Ingram
RB
19.3
9.51
19.9%
3
David Johnson
RB
19.1
13.9
19.7%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
17
9.94
17.5%
Fred
Points
% of total points 79
1
Andrew Luck
QB
24.6
20.98
31.1%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
22.1
14.39
28%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
7.5
8.77
9.5%
4
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
7.2
8.25
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Fred emerged with a 79.0-59.3 lead. For goodspeed, Blake Bortles had a 21-yard touchdown run. Antonio Brown made the highlight reel for Fred with a 47-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  goodspeed   Fred

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. goodspeed scored more points in this matchup (97.1) than their season average (91.63).
We heard scoring helps you win. goodspeed are doing a better job of that, averaging 91.63 versus Fred's 82.11.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. goodspeed (2-3) have a better record than Fred (1-4).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. goodspeed has left fewer points on the bench this season (171.56) than Fred (292.22).
Once goodspeed put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Fred (1 vs 0).
goodspeed laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Fred (0).
goodspeed are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Fred (0 vs 2).
goodspeed should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Fred (2 vs 0).
goodspeed have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Fred (20 vs 12).
By position, goodspeed have outscored Fred at QB, RB, TE, and DEF this season.
There's not much good to say about Fred this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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