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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Ices Cubes
2-3 246.56
192.19
 
VS
proj
The Klingons
149.74 0-5
167.2

Ices Cubes hand The Klingons fifth straight loss in 246.56-149.74 rout

Ices Cubes cruised to a 246.56-149.74 victory to hand The Klingons their fifth straight loss to open the season. This one was decided before it really even started, as Ices Cubes leapt out to a 115.93-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding efforts from the Tennessee Titans defense and Philip Rivers. the Titans defense allowed only 13 points, surrendered 223 yards, and intercepted a pass for 50 points, while Rivers passed for 339 yards and 2 touchdowns (45.36 points). Carson Wentz (311 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 26 Rush Yds) and Graham Gano (4-4 FG, 63 long, 3-3 XP) were the leading performers for The Klingons in defeat. This marks the second time this season Ices Cubes have beaten The Klingons, after winning 159.74-133.37 in their last matchup. Ices Cubes (2-3) will look to build on their success against Purple Haze III, while The Klingons (0-5) match up against Little Daisy's Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Ices Cubes   The Klingons

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smallwood scored 16.1 points against the Vikings in Week 5 to more-than-double his 6.46-point projection. He racked up 71 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Ices Cubes this week. Next week, Smallwood will play the Giants.
Wendell Smallwood

Top Player Comparison

Ices Cubes
Points
% of total points 246.56
1
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
50
52.14
20.3%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
45.36
26.48
18.4%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
45.07
36.93
18.3%
4
Antonio Brown
WR
30.1
18.28
12.2%
The Klingons
Points
% of total points 149.74
1
Carson Wentz
QB
37.04
25.23
24.7%
2
Graham Gano
K
19.5
8.8
13%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
19
41.94
12.7%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
17.5
7.68
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Ices Cubes emerged with a 209.13-93.20 lead. Philip Rivers had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard pass for Ices Cubes, while Tyler Lockett had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 44-yard catch. Meanwhile, Graham Gano had a 63-yard field goal for The Klingons, while Kenyan Drake had a 22-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Carson Wentz had a 48-yard pass for The Klingons, who trailed 246.56-143.74 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Ices Cubes   The Klingons

Game Notes

Ices Cubes had nine of their 13 starting players exceed their projected point totals.
The Klingons had only four of their 13 starters score higher than their projected points.
The Tennessee Titans defense, Philip Rivers, and Tyler Lockett all scored more points than Carson Wentz, the leading scorer for The Klingons.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Ices Cubes scored more points than their projected total, while The Klingons failed to reach their projection.
The 246.56 points scored by Ices Cubes are the 4th-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 96.82-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Ices Cubes earn the W, but they also easily covered the 24.99-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Ices Cubes moves to (1-0), while The Klingons falls to (0-2).

Coach Talk

Ices Cubes
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? We really took that to heart this week by almost quadrupling The Klingons at the wide receiver position (84.57 points to 21.5).
The Klingons
Unless The Klingons wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting many looks" isn't really an excuse this week. As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 18 times in Week 5. Chemistry and timing appear to be issues as that group notched only nine receptions.