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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Discount Belicheck
2-3 95.8
109.47
 
VS
proj
Maria's Team
86.3 3-2
118.62

Discount Belicheck find way to defeat Maria's Team 95.8-86.3 despite coming up short of expectations

Both teams failed to bring their A game, coming up short of projections, but Discount Belicheck did enough to take down Maria's Team. Predicted to lose by a score of 118.6-109.5, Discount Belicheck earned a 95.8-86.3 victory over Maria's Team. Discount Belicheck leapt out to a 24.6-point lead on Thursday behind a outstanding showing from Andrew Luck. Maria's Team bounced back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Ben Roethlisberger (22.6 points) and Christian McCaffrey (17.8). Unphased, Discount Belicheck pulled it together later that afternoon, as Adam Thielen (21.1 points) put them back ahead for good. Discount Belicheck (2-3) will look to add to their success against Matthew's Team, while Maria's Team (3-2) take on Espiritu de Noches in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Discount Belicheck   Maria's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown against the Eagles, Thielen tallied 21.1 points this week. He scored 38% more than his 15.29-point projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season. Thielen ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Discount Belicheck
Points
% of total points 95.8
1
Andrew Luck
QB
24.6
20.97
25.7%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
21.1
15.29
22%
3
A.J. Green
WR
14.2
14.43
14.8%
4
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
7
7.34
7.3%
Maria's Team
Points
% of total points 86.3
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
22.6
22.84
26.2%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
17.8
19.87
20.6%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
11.9
17.21
13.8%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
9.4
11.49
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ben Roethlisberger had a 47-yard touchdown pass for Maria's Team, contributing to a 65.0-62.7 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Adam Thielen had a 68-yard catch for Discount Belicheck, contributing to a 83.8-65.0 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Discount Belicheck   Maria's Team

What If

Discount Belicheck would have beaten only two other teams besides Maria's Team this week.
Maria's Team would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If Discount Belicheck played Maria's Team every week this season, they'd be 3-2.
Discount Belicheck would have gotten the victory over Maria's Team 160-113 had they played each other last week.
Discount Belicheck would be 1-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Maria's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Discount Belicheck, Maria's Team would be 3-1.
If Discount Belicheck had played every team in the league each week, they would be 18-27.
If they played every team every week, Maria's Team would be 23-22.

Next Week Preview

Discount Belicheck
Week 6 features two teams heading in different directions, as Discount Belicheck (2-3) enter the matchup on a two-game winning streak, while their upcoming opposition (Matthew's Team, 1-4), have now dropped three in a row. Each side has two players with byes next week, as Golden Tate and Benjamin Watson are off for Discount Belicheck and Matthew Stafford and Wil Lutz for Matthew's Team. Over the last three weeks, Discount Belicheck have scored 110.81 points per game, while Matthew's Team have averaged 100.49 per contest.
Maria's Team
Things get no simpler for fifth-place Maria's Team, as they now have the privilege of squaring off against the league-leading Espiritu de Noches next week. Maria's Team can't depend on another 9.4 points out of Michael Thomas, who has a bye in Week 6. Espiritu de Noches will be without Alvin Kamara.