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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
drizz
4-1 224.48
186.37
 
VS
proj
jbml
195.54 1-4
201.89

drizz outperform expectations, defeat jbml, 224.48-195.54

drizz showed up and outperformed their projected point total, securing a 224.48-195.54 victory over jbml, who fell short of projections. drizz never trailed in this one after earning a 3.50-point lead on Thursday behind Trey Flowers. James Conner (110 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 75 Rec Yds) and Adam Thielen (7 Rec, 116 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the top performers for jbml in the loss. This marks the second time this season drizz have beaten jbml, after winning 195.54-192.46 in their last matchup. drizz (4-1) will look to earn another win against BALLSWIN, while jbml (1-4) take on Axel in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  drizz   jbml

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 15 tackles and recording a sack against the 49ers, Baker put up 17.5 points this week. His scoring output nearly tripled his 6.03-point projection and was much higher than his 9.8-point season scoring average. Baker ranks #1 among fantasy Ss this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Budda Baker

Top Player Comparison

drizz
Points
% of total points 224.48
1
Davante Adams
WR
29
14.66
12.9%
2
Zach Ertz
TE
27
15.53
12%
3
T.J. Yeldon
RB
26.2
15.3
11.7%
4
David Johnson
RB
21.1
17.15
9.4%
jbml
Points
% of total points 195.54
1
James Conner
RB
34.5
18.61
17.6%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
24.6
18.66
12.6%
3
Robert Woods
WR
19.5
14.27
10%
4
Jared Goff
QB
14.34
19.99
7.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was drizz who claimed the lead, 192.48-146.94. For drizz, Cam Newton had a 25-yard touchdown pass. Robert Woods made the highlight reel for jbml with a 56-yard run.
Sunday Late
Adam Thielen had a 68-yard catch for jbml, while Dan Bailey had a 52-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 224.48-184.54 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  drizz   jbml

What If

drizz would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
jbml would have lost to three other teams besides drizz this week.
If drizz played jbml every week this season, they'd be 3-2.
jbml would have gotten the win over drizz 212-194 had they played each other last week.
drizz would be 2-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as jbml.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as drizz, jbml would be 2-1.
If drizz had played every team in the league each week, they would be 21-14.
If they played every team every week, jbml would be 16-19.

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jbml
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