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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Settlers of Saquon
2-3 103.8
114.97
 
VS
proj
The Real Lawrence
101.7 0-5
112.8

Settlers of Saquon hand The Real Lawrence fifth consecutive loss in 103.8-101.7 battle

Settlers of Saquon squeaked by for a 103.8-101.7 victory to hand The Real Lawrence their fifth straight loss to open the season. The Real Lawrence made a run at it on Monday night, but they fell short. Settlers of Saquon led 94.6-93.7 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 8 points from Wil Lutz on Monday night for The Real Lawrence. Settlers of Saquon were led by Saquon Barkley (26.9 points) and Robert Woods (17). Settlers of Saquon (2-3) will look to notch another win against The Yellow Fist, while The Real Lawrence (0-5) will meet R Train in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Settlers of Saquon   The Real Lawrence

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Barkley overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 26.9 points against his 16.37-point projection. During a 33-31 loss to the Panthers, he racked up 129 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes. Barkley ranks #16 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

Settlers of Saquon
Points
% of total points 103.8
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
26.9
16.37
25.9%
2
Robert Woods
WR
17
11.82
16.4%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
14.4
21.93
13.9%
4
David Njoku
TE
9.9
6.48
9.5%
The Real Lawrence
Points
% of total points 101.7
1
Andrew Luck
QB
24.6
20.98
24.2%
2
David Johnson
RB
20.1
15.52
19.8%
3
Josh Gordon
WR
12
10.41
11.8%
4
Keelan Cole
WR
9
9.88
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Thursday, but after the smoke cleared, The Real Lawrence had a 36.6-8.0 lead. For Settlers of Saquon, Adam Vinatieri had a 54-yard field goal. Josh Gordon made the highlight reel for The Real Lawrence with a 34-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Early
Saquon Barkley had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Settlers of Saquon, while Robert Woods had a 56-yard run to contribute to a 94.6-87.1 lead for Settlers of Saquon.

Points By Position

  Settlers of Saquon   The Real Lawrence

Game Notes

Only four of the 10 starters on Settlers of Saquon scored more than their point projections.
The Real Lawrence had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
The matchup's 2.1-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Settlers of Saquon. They got the win, but did not cover the 2.17-point projected margin of victory.
Settlers of Saquon moves to (1-0) in close games this year, while The Real Lawrence falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Andrew Luck tallied 24.6 points, the top overall score of any player on The Real Lawrence this season.

Coach Talk

Settlers of Saquon
You know Settlers of Saquon, we're "glass half full" kind of coaches. While some may harp on the fact that our scoring's slipped recently, we'll choose to spin this in a positive direction. Averaging 117.53 points through Week 4, our crew has shown it's more than capable of outperforming the 103.8 we needed for this past week's win!
The Real Lawrence
Welp, we can't really complain about a lack of opportunities this week, can we? Our pass-catching corps (four WR and one TE) were targeted a respectable 30 times in Week 5. With just 18 total catches, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.