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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Eastside Gummybears
3-2 116.52
110.13
 
VS
proj
GloboGym Prpl Cobras
95.92 2-3
101.96

Eastside Gummybears beat GloboGym Prpl Cobras in 116.52-95.92 rout

Despite similar records, Eastside Gummybears held a significant season point advantage over GloboGym Prpl Cobras coming into this one (605-460), and they lived up to their reputation with a convincing win, cruising to a 116.52-95.92 victory. Eastside Gummybears pulled out to a 22.50-point lead on Thursday behind Eric Ebron and never looked back. Antonio Brown (25.1 points) and Derek Carr (17.22) carried the flag for GloboGym Prpl Cobras in defeat. Eastside Gummybears (3-2) will look to maintain their momentum against Throw a Fitz, while GloboGym Prpl Cobras (2-3) meet Team Butthole in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Eastside Gummybears   GloboGym Prpl Cobras

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 38-24 loss to the Patriots, Ebron scored 22.5 points to more-than-triple his 6.97-point projection. He caught 9 passes for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any TE in the league this season. Ebron will go up against the Jets next week.
Eric Ebron

Top Player Comparison

Eastside Gummybears
Points
% of total points 116.52
1
James Conner
RB
30.5
14.27
26.2%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
24.92
23.26
21.4%
3
Eric Ebron
TE
22.5
6.97
19.3%
4
Brett Maher
K
12
7.25
10.3%
GloboGym Prpl Cobras
Points
% of total points 95.92
1
Antonio Brown
WR
25.1
15.38
26.2%
2
Derek Carr
QB
17.22
22.6
18%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
17
9.94
17.7%
4
Alfred Blue
RB
11.9
8.83
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Eastside Gummybears emerged with a 95.72-62.82 lead. For Eastside Gummybears, Russell Wilson had a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 30-yard touchdown pass. Antonio Brown had a 47-yard touchdown catch for GloboGym Prpl Cobras, while Derek Carr had a 47-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Eastside Gummybears   GloboGym Prpl Cobras

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Eastside Gummybears scored higher than their point projections.
GloboGym Prpl Cobras had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Eastside Gummybears put up fewer points than their season scoring average (120.93) while GloboGym Prpl Cobras scored above theirs (91.95).
Eastside Gummybears recorded more points than their projected total, while GloboGym Prpl Cobras failed to reach their projection.
The victory concludes a streak of two straight losses for Eastside Gummybears.
Not only did Eastside Gummybears get the win, but they also easily covered the 8.17-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Eastside Gummybears moves to (2-1), while GloboGym Prpl Cobras falls to (0-1).
For GloboGym Prpl Cobras, Antonio Brown scored 25.1 points, the second-best score for a WR this week.

Next Week Preview

Eastside Gummybears
In a duel that'll feature a pair of teams separated in the standings by just a single game, Eastside Gummybears (3-2) will square off against Throw a Fitz (2-3) in Week 6. Eastside Gummybears won't be able to count on another seven-point performance from Michael Thomas, who has a bye in Week 6. Throw a Fitz won't have Matthew Stafford, Matt Prater, or Marvin Jones Jr.. When it comes to recent scoring output, these two squads have been mirror images of each other lately. Eastside Gummybears have scored 110.06 points per game over the last three weeks, while Throw a Fitz have averaged 108.89 per contest over that same stretch.
GloboGym Prpl Cobras
On the docket next week, GloboGym Prpl Cobras (2-3, 10th-place) will take on Team Butthole (3-2, seventh-place). After five weeks of action, GloboGym Prpl Cobras have tallied the league's lowest point total while Team Butthole (112.62 PPG) are ranked sixth. Over the last three weeks, GloboGym Prpl Cobras has scored 88.41 points per game, while Team Butthole has averaged 100.62 per contest.