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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Tommy P
2-3 118.35
112.19
 
VS
proj
Hydeyateam
51.95 3-2
101.63

Hydeyateam come up short of expectations, succumb to Tommy P in 118.35-51.95 rout

Hydeyateam were unable to bring their A game, as Tommy P cruised to a 118.35-51.95 victory. The matchup was over almost as soon as it started, as Tommy P leapt out to a 36.95-point lead on Thursday behind Tom Brady, who passed for 341 yards and 3 touchdowns. Matthew Stafford (183 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Ezekiel Elliott (54 Rush Yds, 30 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Hydeyateam in the loss. Tommy P (2-3) will look to build on their success against Hydeyateam, while Hydeyateam (3-2) will take on Tommy P in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Tommy P   Hydeyateam

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Conner (110 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 75 Rec Yds) scored 30.5 points against the Falcons in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 14.27-point projection and was much higher than his 18.02-point season scoring average. Conner ranks #18 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
James Conner

Top Player Comparison

Tommy P
Points
% of total points 118.35
1
Tom Brady
QB
36.95
28.76
31.2%
2
James Conner
RB
30.5
14.27
25.8%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
15.4
12.9
13%
4
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
13
12.4
11%
Hydeyateam
Points
% of total points 51.95
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
21.05
26.09
40.5%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
8.4
15.87
16.2%
3
Carlos Hyde
RB
7.7
9.08
14.8%
4
Matt Bryant
K
6
10.61
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 34-yard touchdown pass for Tommy P, helping to stake the team to a 36.95-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford had a 60-yard pass for Hydeyateam, who trailed 118.35-39.95 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  Tommy P   Hydeyateam

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Tommy P scored more in this matchup (118.35) than their season average (108.27).
Even the machines think Tommy P have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (117.18) than Hydeyateam (106.26).
Hydeyateam are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Tommy P (2 vs 1).
By position, Tommy P have outscored Hydeyateam at QB, RB, and K this season.
Tommy P has a higher average scoring margin (4) than Hydeyateam this season (-4).
There's not much good to say about Hydeyateam this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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