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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Glen's Genius Team
1-4 119.02
110.42
 
VS
proj
Scott's Swell Team
99.04 2-3
103.41

Glen's Genius Team knock off Scott's Swell Team, 119.02-99.04

Glen's Genius Team scored a hard-fought win over Scott's Swell Team, securing a 119.02-99.04 victory. Scott's Swell Team earned a 27.90-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 27.9 points from James White (10 Rec, 77 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Julian Edelman (7 Rec, 57 Rec Yds). But Glen's Genius Team held the lead the rest of the way, powered by the Kansas City Chiefs defense (14 Pts Allowed, 502 Yds Allowed, 5 Turnovers) and David Johnson (55 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 16 Rec Yds). Glen's Genius Team (1-4) will look to maintain their winning ways against jason's Team, while Scott's Swell Team (2-3) will face Stephen's Super Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Glen's Genius Team   Scott's Swell Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Chiefs defense scored 22 points against the Jaguars in Week 5 to more-than-triple their 6.05-point projection. They allowed 14 points, surrendered 502 yards, and forced 5 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any DEF in the league this season. In Week 6, the Chiefs will square off against the Patriots.
The Kansas City Chiefs defense

Top Player Comparison

Glen's Genius Team
Points
% of total points 119.02
1
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
22
6.05
18.5%
2
David Johnson
RB
20.1
15.53
16.9%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
15.22
19.98
12.8%
4
A.J. Green
WR
14.2
14.43
11.9%
Scott's Swell Team
Points
% of total points 99.04
1
Carson Wentz
QB
21.04
19.54
21.2%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
19
12.9
19.2%
3
James White
RB
18.7
11.34
18.9%
4
Matt Breida
RB
12.6
10.28
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford had a 60-yard pass for Glen's Genius Team, while Travis Kelce had a 40-yard catch to contribute to a 114.12-73.00 lead for Glen's Genius Team.
Sunday Late
Carson Wentz had a 48-yard pass for Scott's Swell Team, who trailed 119.02-94.04 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Glen's Genius Team   Scott's Swell Team

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Glen's Genius Team scored more points in this matchup (119.02) than their season average (103.64).
Even the computers think Glen's Genius Team have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (111.39) than Scott's Swell Team (101.72).
Glen's Genius Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Scott's Swell Team (3 vs 2).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Scott's Swell Team - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Glen's Genius Team (0) this season. That didn't seem to help them this week, though.
By position, Glen's Genius Team have outscored Scott's Swell Team at QB, WR, TE, and K this season.
The starters for Glen's Genius Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Scott's Swell Team (1).
Don't worry Scott's Swell Team, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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