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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Drill'erThen-Spiller
4-1 115.22
119.02
 
VS
proj
3Peat!!!
105.12 3-2
117.46

Drill'erThen-Spiller come back to knock off 3Peat!!! for third straight win, 115.22-105.12

Drill'erThen-Spiller extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind win over 3Peat!!!, coming back for a 115.22-105.12 victory. Drill'erThen-Spiller trailed 85.82-81.10 heading into Monday night, but the squad came storming back behind Drew Brees, who passed for 363 yards and 3 touchdowns for 26.72 points, and Michael Thomas, who caught 4 passes for 74 yards (7.4 points). Mark Ingram (53 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 20 Rec Yds) and Patrick Mahomes (313 Pass Yds, 13 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) carried the flag for 3Peat!!! in defeat. Drill'erThen-Spiller (4-1) will look to add to their success against 4th and Drunk, while 3Peat!!! (3-2) will try to get back on track against H-block.

Matchup Timeline

  Drill'erThen-Spiller   3Peat!!!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Barkley racked up 129 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes as the Giants lost to the Panthers 33-31. In doing so, he put up 24.9 points to scored 71.7% higher than his 14.5-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Drill'erThen-Spiller this week. Next week, Barkley will battle the Eagles.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

Drill'erThen-Spiller
Points
% of total points 115.22
1
Drew Brees
QB
26.72
20.67
23.2%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
24.9
14.5
21.6%
3
Caleb Sturgis
K
9
9.08
7.8%
4
Sterling Shepard
WR
8.5
8.23
7.4%
3Peat!!!
Points
% of total points 105.12
1
Mark Ingram
RB
19.3
9.51
18.4%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
17.82
19.75
17%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
15.3
16.28
14.6%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
14.1
12.89
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Drill'erThen-Spiller emerged with a 74.10-60.62 lead. For Drill'erThen-Spiller, Saquon Barkley had a 57-yard touchdown catch. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for 3Peat!!! with a 40-yard pass.
Sunday Night
DeAndre Hopkins had had a 49-yard catch for 3Peat!!!, contributing to a 85.82-81.10 lead for the team.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass for Drill'erThen-Spiller on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Drill'erThen-Spiller   3Peat!!!

What If

Drill'erThen-Spiller would have beaten seven other teams besides 3Peat!!! this week.
3Peat!!! would have lost to six other teams besides Drill'erThen-Spiller this week.
If they played 3Peat!!! every week, Drill'erThen-Spiller would be 4-1 this season.
Last week, Drill'erThen-Spiller would have defeated 3Peat!!! 134-121.
Drill'erThen-Spiller would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as 3Peat!!!.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Drill'erThen-Spiller, 3Peat!!! would be 3-1.
If Drill'erThen-Spiller had played every team in the league each week, they would be 40-15.
If they played every team every week, 3Peat!!! would be 34-21.

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