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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Maharaja Daughters
3-2 117
101.48
 
VS
proj
Shalabajzeri
67 0-5
92.25

Maharaja Daughters hand Shalabajzeri fifth straight loss in 117-67 rout

Maharaja Daughters rolled to a 117-67 victory to hand Shalabajzeri their fifth consecutive loss to open the season. Maharaja Daughters grabbed a 22-point lead on Thursday behind Eric Ebron and never let it go. Matthew Stafford (19 points) and Chris Carson (12) carried the flag for Shalabajzeri in defeat. Maharaja Daughters (3-2) will look to notch another W against spopov_k_2018, while Shalabajzeri (0-5) will try to right the ship against Planet united.

Matchup Timeline

  Maharaja Daughters   Shalabajzeri

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ebron (9 Rec, 105 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 22 points against the Patriots in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 5.99-point projection and was much higher than his 10.8-point season scoring average. Ebron ranks #59 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Eric Ebron

Top Player Comparison

Maharaja Daughters
Points
% of total points 117
1
Eric Ebron
TE
22
5.99
18.8%
2
T.J. Yeldon
RB
17
10.08
14.5%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
17
15.87
14.5%
4
Patrick Mahomes
QB
15
21.52
12.8%
Shalabajzeri
Points
% of total points 67
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
19
22.05
28.4%
2
Chris Carson
RB
12
7.3
17.9%
3
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
9
12.07
13.4%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
7
12.23
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Maharaja Daughters became the proud owner of a 117-51 lead. For Maharaja Daughters, Patrick Mahomes had a 40-yard pass. Matthew Stafford made the highlight reel for Shalabajzeri with a 60-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Maharaja Daughters   Shalabajzeri

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Maharaja Daughters exceeded their projected point totals.
Shalabajzeri had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Shalabajzeri can partially blame the loss on Brandin Cooks, who didn't score any points.
Maharaja Daughters put up more points than their season scoring average (108) while Shalabajzeri fell short of theirs (84.6).
Maharaja Daughters scored more points than their projected total, while Shalabajzeri fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 50-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The win ends a streak of two consecutive losses for Maharaja Daughters.
Not only did Maharaja Daughters win, but they also easily covered the 9.23-point projected margin of victory.
All three of the wins for Maharaja Daughters have been blowout wins.

Next Week Preview

Maharaja Daughters
Two teams sporting identical 3-2 records, Maharaja Daughters and spopov_k_2018 will go head-to-head next in Week 6. Maharaja Daughters might have to rearrange the deck some with Golden Tate out on bye in Week 6. spopov_k_2018 will be without Drew Brees and Wil Lutz. Over the last three weeks, Maharaja Daughters have put up 106.33 points per game, while spopov_k_2018 have averaged 90 per contest.
Shalabajzeri
The outlook doesn't exactly get any more appealing for last-place Shalabajzeri, as they next have the privilege of matching up against first-place and undefeated Planet united next week. Shalabajzeri may have to rearrange their lineup a bit with Matthew Stafford and Michael Thomas out on bye in Week 6. Over the last three weeks, Shalabajzeri has put up 78.67 points per game, while Planet united has averaged 112.67 per contest.