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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Simmons
4-1 128.55
115.68
 
VS
proj
YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas
80.15 3-2
90.58

Simmons beat YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas in 128.55-80.15 rout

Despite similar records, Simmons held a significant season point advantage over YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas coming into this one (650-476), and they lived up to their reputation with a easy win, cruising to a 128.55-80.15 victory. Simmons nabbed a 17.00-point lead on Thursday behind Sony Michel and never relinquished it. Philip Rivers (28.75 points) and the Cleveland Browns defense (13) led the charge for YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas in defeat. Simmons (4-1) will look to add to their success against Yobogoya!, while YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas (3-2) will meet Big Ballers in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Simmons   YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ertz (10 Rec, 110 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 17 points against the Vikings in Week 5. His scoring output was 71% more than his 9.94-point projection and was much higher than his 9.94-point season scoring average. Ertz ranks #54 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Zach Ertz

Top Player Comparison

Simmons
Points
% of total points 128.55
1
Davante Adams
WR
20
9.76
15.6%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
18.95
25.27
14.7%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
18
16.33
14%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
17
9.94
13.2%
YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas
Points
% of total points 80.15
1
Philip Rivers
QB
28.75
26.87
35.9%
2
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
13
8.29
16.2%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
11.9
8.01
14.8%
4
Phillip Lindsay
RB
8.1
7.95
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Sony Michel had a 34-yard touchdown run for Simmons, contributing to a 17.00-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Simmons who owned the lead, 111.55-76.05. For Simmons, Patrick Mahomes had a 40-yard pass. Philip Rivers teamed up with Austin Ekeler for a 44-yard touchdown pass for YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas. Rivers also lit up the scoreboard with a 48-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Simmons   YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas

What If

Simmons would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas would have lost to eight other teams besides Simmons this week.
Simmons would be 5-0 if they played YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas every week.
Last week, Simmons would have defeated YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas 115-103.
Simmons would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Simmons, YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas would be 1-3.
If Simmons had played every team in the league each week, they would be 45-10.
If they played every team every week, YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas would be 19-36.

Next Week Preview

Simmons
Next week will feature a pair of teams heading in opposite directions, as Simmons (4-1) go into Week 6 on a two-game winning streak, while their opponent (Yobogoya!, 1-4), have now dropped four straight. Simmons might need to shuffle their lineup a bit with Kenny Golladay and Matt Prater out on bye next week. Yobogoya! won't have Michael Thomas. Over the last three weeks, Simmons have scored 117.15 points per game, while Yobogoya! have averaged only 79.33 per contest.
YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas
On the docket for Week 6, YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas (3-2, sixth-place) will try to right the ship against Big Ballers (2-3, eighth-place). After five weeks of action, YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas are ranked second-to-last in points scored, while Big Ballers have tallied the league's seventh-highest point total. Over the last three weeks, YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas has scored 94.48 points per game, while Big Ballers has averaged 115.73 per contest.