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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
BYU Blitz
3-2 175
146.33
 
VS
proj
Wade Rasmussen
171 3-2
144.45

BYU Blitz defeat Wade Rasmussen for third straight win in 175-171 battle

BYU Blitz extended their win streak to three games with a tight win over Wade Rasmussen, eking out a 175-171 victory. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as BYU Blitz led 175-85 heading into Monday night. Wade Rasmussen came roaring back behind Drew Brees, who passed for 363 yards and 3 touchdowns for 81 points, and Adrian Peterson, who caught 2 passes for 36 yards (5 points). Davante Adams (34 points) and Saquon Barkley (33) did the heavy lifting for BYU Blitz in the win. BYU Blitz (3-2) will look to add to their success against Kirk's Team, while Wade Rasmussen (3-2) will attempt to right the ship against That redhead kid.

Matchup Timeline

  BYU Blitz   Wade Rasmussen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Barkley overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 33 points against his 17.49-point projection. In a 33-31 loss to the Panthers, he racked up 129 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes. Barkley ranks #16 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

BYU Blitz
Points
% of total points 175
1
Davante Adams
WR
34
14.4
19.4%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
33
17.49
18.9%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
30
46.74
17.1%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
26
22.13
14.9%
Wade Rasmussen
Points
% of total points 171
1
Drew Brees
QB
81
47.4
47.4%
2
T.J. Yeldon
RB
25
13.93
14.6%
3
Austin Hooper
TE
16
7.61
9.4%
4
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
14
11.98
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Saquon Barkley had a 57-yard touchdown catch for BYU Blitz, while Matt Ryan had a 43-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 160-71 lead for BYU Blitz.
Sunday Late
Dan Bailey had a 52-yard field goal for BYU Blitz, helping the team to a 175-71 lead.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass for Wade Rasmussen.

Points By Position

  BYU Blitz   Wade Rasmussen

What If

BYU Blitz would have beaten six other teams besides Wade Rasmussen this week.
Wade Rasmussen would have lost to four other teams besides BYU Blitz this week.
If they played Wade Rasmussen every week, BYU Blitz would be 2-3 this season.
BYU Blitz would have topped Wade Rasmussen 240-144 had they played each other last week.
BYU Blitz would be 2-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Wade Rasmussen.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as BYU Blitz, Wade Rasmussen would be 3-1.
If BYU Blitz had played every team in the league each week, they would be 34-20-1.
If they played every team every week, Wade Rasmussen would be 36-19.

Coach Talk

BYU Blitz
Earning the win is most important, BYU Blitz, but we've also identified one spot where we should improve as a team; our quarterback was clearly overmatched this past week. Drew Brees went 26-of-29 for 363 yards and three touchdowns for Wade Rasmussen, and all Matt Ryan could manage through the air was 285 yards and one passing TD. Let's work overtime to get on the same page with our receivers this week!
Wade Rasmussen
We were just taking it easy so our players could dominate in next week, right? The five starting offensive position players (two WRs, two RBs, one TE) on Wade Rasmussen combined to record 337 yards and just two touchdowns in Week 5. The skill players on BYU Blitz made it tough on us by logging 494 yards and four scores.