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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Donald's Team
2-1 78.7
71.45
 
VS
proj
Arakaans Assassins
55.5 1-2
69.99

Donald's Team defeat Arakaans Assassins, 78.7-55.5

Donald's Team stepped up and beat their projected point total, earning a 78.7-55.5 victory over Arakaans Assassins, who fell short of projections. Donald's Team grabbed a 27.4-point lead on Thursday behind impressive efforts from Andrew Luck (24.6 points) and Jordan Wilkins (39 Rush Yds) and never looked back. Adam Thielen (7 Rec, 116 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and DeAndre Hopkins (9 Rec, 151 Rec Yds) did their part for Arakaans Assassins in the loss. Donald's Team (2-1) will look to add to their success against TBT Frozen Tundra, while Arakaans Assassins (1-2) face Blazin Asians in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Donald's Team   Arakaans Assassins

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Maher (3-3 FG, 48 long, 1-1 XP) scored 12 points in a 19-16 lost to the Texans in Week 5. His scoring output was 62.6% more than his 7.38-point projection. Maher ranks #8 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Brett Maher

Top Player Comparison

Donald's Team
Points
% of total points 78.7
1
Andrew Luck
QB
24.6
20.98
31.3%
2
Brett Maher
K
12
7.38
15.2%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
11.6
10.8
14.7%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
11
7.45
14%
Arakaans Assassins
Points
% of total points 55.5
1
Adam Thielen
WR
17.6
11.92
31.7%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
13.1
12.89
23.6%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
11.9
8.01
21.4%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
5.9
10.04
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Austin Ekeler had a 44-yard touchdown catch for Arakaans Assassins, who trailed 55.1-24.8 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Adam Thielen had a 68-yard catch for Arakaans Assassins, who trailed 66.7-42.4 after the late slate.
Sunday Night
DeAndre Hopkins had had a 49-yard catch for Arakaans Assassins, who trailed 78.7-55.5 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Donald's Team   Arakaans Assassins

What If

Donald's Team would have beaten six other teams besides Arakaans Assassins this week.
Arakaans Assassins would have lost to 12 other teams besides Donald's Team this week.
If they played Arakaans Assassins every week, Donald's Team would be 2-1 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Arakaans Assassins would have gotten the victory over Donald's Team 111-85.
If Donald's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 17-24.
If they played every team every week, Arakaans Assassins would be 17-24.

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