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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
jness jawbreakers
4-1 179
144.44
 
VS
proj
Loopy Dingo's
142 3-2
148.46

jness jawbreakers outperform expectations, earn win over Loopy Dingo's, 179-142

jness jawbreakers stepped up and exceeded their projected point total, securing a 179-142 victory over Loopy Dingo's, who fell short of projections. Loopy Dingo's leapt out to a 51-point lead on Thursday behind stellar showings from Eric Ebron (36 points) and Nyheim Hines (15). But jness jawbreakers held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Kirk Cousins, who passed for 301 yards and a touchdown for 50 points, and Todd Gurley II, who racked up 113 yards from scrimmage and ran for 3 touchdowns (32 points). jness jawbreakers (4-1) will look to keep it rolling against CTE University, while Loopy Dingo's (3-2) will match up against Jim's Grand Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  jness jawbreakers   Loopy Dingo's

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lockett (74 Ret. Yds) scored 29 points in a 33-31 lost to the Rams in Week 5. He nearly doubled his 15.63-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Lockett ranks #55 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Tyler Lockett

Top Player Comparison

jness jawbreakers
Points
% of total points 179
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
50
41.01
27.9%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
32
21.78
17.9%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
29
15.63
16.2%
4
Aldrick Rosas
K
19
10.48
10.6%
Loopy Dingo's
Points
% of total points 142
1
Eric Ebron
TE
36
10.77
25.4%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
27
43.38
19%
3
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
21
16.69
14.8%
4
Ryan Succop
K
19
12.01
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Loopy Dingo's who emerged with the lead, 125-103. Tyler Lockett had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 44-yard catch for jness jawbreakers, while Aldrick Rosas had a 53-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Ryan Succop had a 54-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for Loopy Dingo's, while Matthew Stafford had a 60-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Kirk Cousins had a 68-yard pass for jness jawbreakers, contributing to a 179-125 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  jness jawbreakers   Loopy Dingo's

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 8) of the starters on jness jawbreakers exceeded their projected point totals.
Despite four of their eight starters exceeding their points projection, Loopy Dingo's lost.
jness jawbreakers put up more points than their season scoring average (174.4) while Loopy Dingo's fell short of theirs (182.4).
jness jawbreakers put up more points than their projected total, while Loopy Dingo's fell short of their projection.
Despite the loss, Eric Ebron registered 36 points, the second-highest scoring output for any TE this season.

Next Week Preview

jness jawbreakers
A couple of teams that are now on matching two-game win streaks, jness jawbreakers (4-1) square off against CTE University (3-2) next in Week 6. Through five weeks of action, jness jawbreakers have put up the fourth-most points in the league while CTE University (128 PPG) are ranked last. Over the last three weeks, jness jawbreakers have scored 171 points per game, while CTE University have averaged just 135 per contest.
Loopy Dingo's
Things get no simpler for fourth-place Loopy Dingo's, as they next have the distinct privilege of facing first-place and undefeated Jim's Grand Team next week. Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 6, as Matthew Stafford, Michael Thomas, and Alvin Kamara are off for Loopy Dingo's and Wil Lutz and Golden Tate are out for Jim's Grand Team.