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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Division 26 🌲
3-2 103.64
122.71
 
VS
proj
Chalupa Batman
96.42 1-4
106.13

Division 26 🌲 come back to hand Chalupa Batman fourth straight loss, 103.64-96.42

Division 26 🌲 came back for a 103.64-96.42 victory to hand Chalupa Batman their fourth straight loss. Division 26 🌲 trailed 91.22-86.74 heading into Monday night, but the team charged back behind Michael Thomas, who caught 4 passes for 74 yards for 9.4 points, and Jamison Crowder, who caught 4 passes for 55 yards (7.5 points). Kenyan Drake (46 Rush Yds, 69 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Derek Carr (268 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) did their part for Chalupa Batman in the loss. Division 26 🌲 (3-2) will look to add to their success against Geenarine's Team, while Chalupa Batman (1-4) try to right the ship against Dominators.

Matchup Timeline

  Division 26 🌲   Chalupa Batman

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 12 points, surrendering 416 yards, and intercepting a pass against the Browns, the Ravens defense tallied 11 points this week. Their scoring output was 47.7% more than their 7.45-point projection and was higher than their 7.8-point season scoring average. The Ravens defense will face the Titans next week.
The Baltimore Ravens defense

Top Player Comparison

Division 26 🌲
Points
% of total points 103.64
1
Tom Brady
QB
29.54
21.6
28.5%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
15.9
14.12
15.3%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
11
7.45
10.6%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
9.4
16.92
9.1%
Chalupa Batman
Points
% of total points 96.42
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
21
8.24
21.8%
2
Derek Carr
QB
14.22
18.79
14.7%
3
Jordy Nelson
WR
12.3
9.05
12.8%
4
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
11.7
10.63
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 34-yard touchdown pass for Division 26 🌲 to contribute to a 38.54-10.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Kenyan Drake had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Chalupa Batman, while Derek Carr had a 47-yard pass to contribute to a 91.22-86.74 lead for Chalupa Batman.

Points By Position

  Division 26 🌲   Chalupa Batman

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Division 26 🌲 scored fewer points in this one (103.64) than their season average of 124.03.
Chalupa Batman are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last four matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Division 26 🌲 are doing a better job of that, averaging 124.03 versus Chalupa Batman's 97.59.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Division 26 🌲 (3-2) have a better record than Chalupa Batman (1-4).
Even the computers think Division 26 🌲 have better players. Their projected average points is higher (119.85) than Chalupa Batman (112.94).
Once Division 26 🌲 put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Chalupa Batman (2 vs 0).
Division 26 🌲 should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Chalupa Batman (3 vs 0).
Division 26 🌲 have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Chalupa Batman (21 vs 16).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Chalupa Batman - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Division 26 🌲 (0) this season. That didn't seem to help them this week, though.
By position, Division 26 🌲 have outscored Chalupa Batman at QB, RB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Division 26 🌲 has a higher average scoring margin (10) than Chalupa Batman this season (-22).
There's not much good to say about Chalupa Batman this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Division 26 🌲
Two teams that are now on identical two-game winning streaks, Division 26 🌲 (3-2) go up against Geenarine's Team (2-3) next week in an early season matchup. Division 26 🌲 might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Michael Thomas, Golden Tate, and Theo Riddick out on bye next week. Geenarine's Team will be without Drew Brees. Over the last two weeks, Division 26 🌲 have put up 126.45 points per game, while Geenarine's Team have averaged 105.85 per contest.
Chalupa Batman
On the docket next week, 12th-place Chalupa Batman (1-4) will take on sixth-place Dominators (3-2). Chalupa Batman may need to rearrange the deck a bit with Benjamin Watson out on bye next week. Dominators won't have Mark Ingram.