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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Refrigerator Perry
3-2 223.6
208.6
 
VS
proj
OPALNUTZ
213.38 3-2
199.07

Despite top scorer Brown, OPALNUTZ fall to Refrigerator Perry, 223.60-213.38

Antonio Brown accumulated 35.1 points for OPALNUTZ, the best total in the matchup and 10th-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to defeat Refrigerator Perry, who emerged victorious with a 223.60-213.38 win. Refrigerator Perry jumped out to a 51.30-point lead on Thursday behind impressive showings from Andrew Luck and Julian Edelman. Luck passed for 365 yards and 3 touchdowns for 45.6 points, while Edelman caught 7 passes for 57 yards (12.7 points). OPALNUTZ came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Antonio Brown (35.1 points) and Todd Gurley II (34.3). Unphased, Refrigerator Perry got it going later that night, as Deshaun Watson (42.5 points) and Tyrann Mathieu (8) put them back in the lead once and for all. Refrigerator Perry improve to 3-2 on the season, while OPALNUTZ fall to 3-2.

Matchup Timeline

  Refrigerator Perry   OPALNUTZ

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Luck (365 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) scored 45.6 points against the Patriots in Week 5. He scored 46.6% more than his 31.1-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Luck ranks #12 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Andrew Luck

Top Player Comparison

Refrigerator Perry
Points
% of total points 223.6
1
Andrew Luck
QB
45.6
31.1
20.4%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
42.5
30.72
19%
3
Davante Adams
WR
31
15.04
13.9%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
22
20.1
9.8%
OPALNUTZ
Points
% of total points 213.38
1
Antonio Brown
WR
35.1
22.72
16.4%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
34.3
24.03
16.1%
3
Cam Newton
QB
26.88
29.98
12.6%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
21.8
14.04
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Antonio Brown had a 47-yard touchdown catch for OPALNUTZ, while Cam Newton had a 25-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 199.48-164.00 lead for OPALNUTZ.
Sunday Night
Deshaun Watson had a 49-yard pass for Refrigerator Perry, helping the team to a 223.60-205.38 lead.

Points By Position

  Refrigerator Perry   OPALNUTZ

What If

Refrigerator Perry would have beaten eight other teams besides OPALNUTZ this week.
OPALNUTZ would have lost to just two other teams besides Refrigerator Perry this week.
If Refrigerator Perry played OPALNUTZ every week this season, they'd be 3-2.
Last week, Refrigerator Perry would have gotten the victory over OPALNUTZ 266-224.
Refrigerator Perry would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as OPALNUTZ.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Refrigerator Perry, OPALNUTZ would be 2-2.
If Refrigerator Perry had played every team in the league each week, they would be 40-15.
If they played every team every week, OPALNUTZ would be 35-20.

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