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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Brian's Best Team
4-1 145.32
112.7
 
VS
proj
stephen's Team
95.94 1-4
105.05

Brian's Best Team defeat stephen's Team in 145.32-95.94 rout

Brian's Best Team stepped up and exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 145.32-95.94 victory over stephen's Team, who fell short of projections. stephen's Team leapt out to a 22.54-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Tom Brady, who passed for 341 yards and 3 touchdowns for 29.54 points, and Rob Gronkowski, who caught 6 passes for 75 yards (10.5 points). But it was all Brian's Best Team after that. They were led by James Conner, who racked up 185 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 32.5 points, and Drew Brees, who passed for 363 yards and 3 touchdowns (27.22 points). Brian's Best Team (4-1) will look to add to their success against Snake Eyes pick 1, while stephen's Team (1-4) will face Champion's Bold Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Brian's Best Team   stephen's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Conner (110 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 75 Rec Yds) scored 32.5 points against the Falcons in Week 5. His scoring output nearly doubled his 16.44-point projection and was much higher than his 20.22-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

Brian's Best Team
Points
% of total points 145.32
1
James Conner
RB
32.5
16.44
22.4%
2
Drew Brees
QB
27.22
20.67
18.7%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
17.8
11.13
12.2%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
17.6
15.88
12.1%
stephen's Team
Points
% of total points 95.94
1
Tom Brady
QB
29.54
21.59
30.8%
2
David Johnson
RB
20.1
15.53
21%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
10.5
10.69
10.9%
4
Javorius Allen
RB
8.8
11.46
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Thursday, but it was stephen's Team who emerged with the lead, 40.04-17.50. For Brian's Best Team, Sony Michel had a 34-yard touchdown run. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for stephen's Team with a 34-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Early
Kenny Golladay had a 60-yard catch for Brian's Best Team, helping the team to a 100.50-87.94 lead.
Sunday Night
DeAndre Hopkins had a 49-yard catch for Brian's Best Team to contribute to a 118.10-87.94 lead for the team.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass for Brian's Best Team during Monday Night Football, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Brian's Best Team   stephen's Team

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Brian's Best Team scored more points in this matchup (145.32) than their season average (124.62).
We heard scoring helps you win. Brian's Best Team are doing a better job of that, averaging 124.62 versus stephen's Team's 90.77.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Brian's Best Team (4-1) have a better record than stephen's Team (1-4).
Once Brian's Best Team put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than stephen's Team (2 vs 0).
Brian's Best Team are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than stephen's Team (1).
Brian's Best Team have the clutch gene, with more close wins than stephen's Team (1 vs 0).
Brian's Best Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than stephen's Team (5 vs 0).
Brian's Best Team have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than stephen's Team (23 vs 13).
By position, Brian's Best Team have outscored stephen's Team at QB, RB, WR, and DEF this season.
Brian's Best Team don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 22 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Brian's Best Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for stephen's Team (1).
Hey stephen's Team, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Next Week Preview

Brian's Best Team
Next week will feature a couple of teams heading in different directions, as Brian's Best Team (4-1) enter Week 6 on a two-game winning streak, while their opposition (Snake Eyes pick 1, 2-3), have now dropped two in a row. Brian's Best Team might need to shuffle their lineup a bit with Drew Brees, Kenny Golladay, and Kerryon Johnson out on bye in Week 6. Snake Eyes pick 1 will be without Matt Prater. In terms of recent scoring output, these two teams have been mirror images of each other lately. Brian's Best Team have put up 125.88 points per game over the last three weeks, while Snake Eyes pick 1 have averaged 125.43 per outing over that same stretch.
stephen's Team
In Week 6, stephen's Team (1-4, ninth-place) will square off against Champion's Bold Team (3-2, fifth-place). stephen's Team might need to shuffle the deck some with Wil Lutz and Marvin Jones Jr. out on bye next week. Over the last three weeks, stephen's Team has put up 92.41 points per game, while Champion's Bold Team has averaged 110.29 per contest.