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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
One--Eyed--Willie
5-0 266.57
298.21
 
VS
proj
Seahawks in 2018
239.27 1-4
266.77

One--Eyed--Willie beat Seahawks in 2018 to remain perfect, 266.57-239.27

One--Eyed--Willie won their fifth game in a row to open the season with a hard-fought win over Seahawks in 2018, securing a 266.57-239.27 victory. It was the third straight loss for Seahawks in 2018. Seahawks in 2018 grabbed a 26.92-point lead on Thursday, but One--Eyed--Willie held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 442 yards and 3 touchdowns for 48.35 points, and Melvin Gordon III, who racked up 120 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (30.45 points). Zach Ertz (31.5 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (30.65) led the way for Seahawks in 2018 in the loss. One--Eyed--Willie improve to 5-0 on the season, while Seahawks in 2018 fall to 1-4.

Matchup Timeline

  One--Eyed--Willie   Seahawks in 2018

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Lions in Week 5, Rodgers passed for 442 yards and 3 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 48.35 points and scored 40.7% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on One--Eyed--Willie this week. In Week 6, Rodgers and the Packers will play the 49ers.
Aaron Rodgers

Top Player Comparison

One--Eyed--Willie
Points
% of total points 266.57
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
48.35
34.36
18.1%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
30.45
28.41
11.4%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
28.5
32.86
10.7%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
27.27
20.84
10.2%
Seahawks in 2018
Points
% of total points 239.27
1
Zach Ertz
TE
31.5
18.12
13.2%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
30.65
21.56
12.8%
3
Sony Michel
RB
26.92
19.79
11.3%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
24.55
21.5
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Sony Michel had a 34-yard touchdown run for Seahawks in 2018 to contribute to a 26.92-0.00 lead for Seahawks in 2018.
Sunday Early
Tyler Lockett had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 44-yard catch for One--Eyed--Willie, while Aaron Rodgers had a 54-yard pass, helping One--Eyed--Willie to a 231.77-133.27 lead.
Sunday Night
DeAndre Hopkins had had a 49-yard catch for Seahawks in 2018, who trailed 248.87-216.07 after Sunday night.
Monday
Alex Smith had a 42-yard pass for Seahawks in 2018.

Points By Position

  One--Eyed--Willie   Seahawks in 2018

Game Notes

Only five of the 16 starters on One--Eyed--Willie exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Seahawks in 2018 had only six of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
One--Eyed--Willie won despite starting Austin Seferian-Jenkins, who scored zero points.
One--Eyed--Willie put up fewer points than their season scoring average (283.17) while Seahawks in 2018 scored above theirs (235.76).
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The matchup's 27.3-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
One--Eyed--Willie managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 31.44-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Zach Ertz (31.5 points) officially recorded the third-best scoring output for any tight end this season.

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