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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Slow Clap
3-2 212.1
153.4
 
VS
proj
Shea Faced
105.32 0-5
111.8

Slow Clap hand Shea Faced fifth straight loss in 212.10-105.32 rout

Slow Clap cruised to a 212.10-105.32 victory to hand Shea Faced their fifth straight loss to open the season. Slow Clap grabbed a 28.50-point lead on Thursday behind Eric Ebron and never let go of it. Drew Brees (32.72 points) and Tyler Lockett (19.4) carried the flag for Shea Faced in defeat. Slow Clap improve to 3-2 on the season, while Shea Faced fall to 0-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Slow Clap   Shea Faced

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ebron (9 Rec, 105 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 28.5 points against the Patriots in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.44-point projection and was much higher than his 13.6-point season scoring average. Ebron ranks #59 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Eric Ebron

Top Player Comparison

Slow Clap
Points
% of total points 212.1
1
James Conner
RB
40.5
20.84
19.1%
2
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
32.38
15.93
15.3%
3
Eric Ebron
TE
28.5
10.44
13.4%
4
Davante Adams
WR
26
13.16
12.3%
Shea Faced
Points
% of total points 105.32
1
Drew Brees
QB
32.72
24.39
31.1%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
19.4
10.28
18.4%
3
David Njoku
TE
8.9
7.05
8.5%
4
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
7.5
8.66
7.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Slow Clap who grabbed the lead, 204.10-58.60. Odell Beckham Jr. had a 57-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown catch for Slow Clap, while Kenny Golladay had a 60-yard catch. Tyler Lockett made the highlight reel for Shea Faced with a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 44-yard catch.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass for Shea Faced.

Points By Position

  Slow Clap   Shea Faced

Game Notes

Only five of the 11 starting players on Slow Clap scored higher than their projected point totals.
Shea Faced had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team registered its best scoring output of the season.
Slow Clap scored more points than their projected total, while Shea Faced fell shy of their projection.
The 212.1 points scored by Slow Clap are the 3rd-most in the league this year.
The matchup's 106.78-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Slow Clap get the win, but they also easily covered the 41.6-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Slow Clap moves to (2-0), while Shea Faced falls to (0-2).
A bright spot in the loss, Drew Brees (32.72 points) officially registered the highest score of any player on Shea Faced this year.

Coach Talk

Slow Clap
Spotting mismatches is a big component to winning in football. Not only did we dominate Shea Faced at WR (88.08 points to 34.9), we also quadrupled them at RB (57.8 to 14.3).
Shea Faced
We just took it easy so our players could dominate in next week, right? The eight starting offensive skill players (four WRs, three RBs, one TE) on Shea Faced combined to record 391 yards and just one touchdown in Week 5. Our opposition's skill players made it tough on us by logging 898 yards and eight scores.