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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Baker Mayfield
3-2 131.28
106.74
 
VS
proj
sgiugi's Team
111.68 2-3
83.5

Baker Mayfield hand sgiugi's Team third straight loss, 131.28-111.68

Baker Mayfield earned a 131.28-111.68 victory to hand sgiugi's Team their third consecutive loss. Baker Mayfield leapt out to a 39.50-point lead on Thursday behind 39.5 points from Eric Ebron (9 Rec, 105 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Sony Michel (98 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 12 Rec Yds) and never looked back. James Conner (30.5 points) and Cam Newton (18.38) were the leading scorers for sgiugi's Team in the loss. Baker Mayfield (3-2) will look to build on their success against Fishbone, while sgiugi's Team (2-3) will try to develop some positive momentum against 八五零零.

Matchup Timeline

  Baker Mayfield   sgiugi's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ebron (9 Rec, 105 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 22.5 points in a 38-24 lost to the Patriots in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 6.97-point projection and was much higher than his 11.1-point season scoring average. Ebron ranks #59 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Eric Ebron

Top Player Comparison

Baker Mayfield
Points
% of total points 131.28
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
29.3
20
22.3%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
28.68
21.09
21.8%
3
Eric Ebron
TE
22.5
6.97
17.1%
4
Sony Michel
RB
17
12.27
12.9%
sgiugi's Team
Points
% of total points 111.68
1
James Conner
RB
30.5
14.27
27.3%
2
Cam Newton
QB
18.38
21.04
16.5%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
17.6
11.92
15.8%
4
Demaryius Thomas
WR
16.5
8.07
14.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Sony Michel had a 34-yard touchdown run for Baker Mayfield, helping to give the team a 39.50-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Baker Mayfield owned a 117.08-94.08 lead. For Baker Mayfield, Aaron Rodgers had a 54-yard pass. Ryan Succop had a 54-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for sgiugi's Team, while Demaryius Thomas had a 42-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Adam Thielen had a 68-yard catch for sgiugi's Team, who trailed 117.08-111.68 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Baker Mayfield   sgiugi's Team

Game Notes

Baker Mayfield emerged victorious despite the fact that only four of their nine starters exceeded their projected point totals.
sgiugi's Team lost despite five of their nine starters scoring more than their points projection.
sgiugi's Team can partially blame the loss on T.Y. Hilton, who didn't score any points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
sgiugi's Team ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while Baker Mayfield ranked 1st.
The 131.28 points scored by Baker Mayfield are the 2nd-most in the league this season.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Baker Mayfield. They got the W, but failed to cover the 23.24-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, James Conner recorded 30.5 points, the third-best score for a RB this season.

Next Week Preview

Baker Mayfield
Next week will feature two squads moving in opposite directions, as Baker Mayfield (3-2) enter the matchup on a two-game winning streak, while their Week 6 opposition (Fishbone, 1-4), have recorded two straight losses. Baker Mayfield may need to shuffle the deck a bit with Wil Lutz out on bye in Week 6. Over the last three weeks, Baker Mayfield have scored 108.53 points per game, while Fishbone have averaged just 78.41 per contest.
sgiugi's Team
In Week 6, sgiugi's Team (2-3, eighth-place) will look to get back in the win column against 八五零零 (3-2, fifth-place). Five weeks into the 2018 season, sgiugi's Team have put up the sixth-most points in the league while 八五零零 (and their 103.56 points per game) are ranked fifth. Over the last three weeks, sgiugi's Team has scored 91.02 points per game, while 八五零零 has averaged 107.11 per contest.