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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Steve's Swag Team
2-3 122.3
148.31
 
VS
proj
The Nuts
105.98 2-3
128.35

Steve's Swag Team come back to knock off The Nuts 122.30-105.98 despite coming up short of expectations

Both teams failed to bring their A game, but Steve's Swag Team did enough to get the best of The Nuts, coming back to earn a 122.30-105.98 victory. Steve's Swag Team trailed 105.98-75.90 heading into Sunday night, but the unit charged back behind Deshaun Watson, who passed for 375 yards and a touchdown and ran for 40 yards for 24 points, and Ezekiel Elliott, who racked up 84 yards from scrimmage (13.4 points). Cam Newton (237 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 29 Rush Yds) and James White (10 Rec, 77 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for The Nuts in the loss. Steve's Swag Team improve to 2-3 on the season, while The Nuts fall to 2-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Steve's Swag Team   The Nuts

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Broncos in Week 5, Anderson caught 3 passes for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 26.3 points and more-than-tripled his scoring projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. Next week, Anderson will play the Colts.
Robby Anderson

Top Player Comparison

Steve's Swag Team
Points
% of total points 122.3
1
Robby Anderson
WR
26.3
8.08
21.5%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
24
27.78
19.6%
3
Nyheim Hines
RB
15
11.02
12.3%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
13.4
21.58
11%
The Nuts
Points
% of total points 105.98
1
Cam Newton
QB
22.38
26.46
21.1%
2
James White
RB
17.7
12.04
16.7%
3
LeSean McCoy
RB
14.8
10.83
14%
4
Jordy Nelson
WR
13.3
9.71
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, The Nuts emerged with a 105.98-75.90 lead. For Steve's Swag Team, Robby Anderson had a 76-yard touchdown catch and a 35-yard touchdown catch. Cam Newton made the highlight reel for The Nuts with a 25-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Deshaun Watson had a 49-yard pass for Steve's Swag Team to contribute to a 122.30-105.98 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Steve's Swag Team   The Nuts

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Steve's Swag Team scored less in this one (122.3) than their season average of 137.99.
We heard scoring helps you win. The Nuts need some help then, averaging just 130.68 versus Steve's Swag Team's 137.99.
Even the machines think Steve's Swag Team have better players. Their projected average points is higher (151.98) than The Nuts (130.49).
By position, Steve's Swag Team have outscored The Nuts at RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Steve's Swag Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for The Nuts (1).
Hey The Nuts, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Steve's Swag Team
You know, this sport is all about exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up The Nuts at the wide receiver position (50.1 points to 24.9).
The Nuts
Fortunately, The Nuts, Week 5's problem isn't exactly advanced calculus. Choosing to start Brandon Marshall and Greg Zuerlein in a tough fantasy matchup... we'll all just move on from this and assume that something like this won't happen again?