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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
RGK Lily
3-2 130
104.67
 
VS
proj
Raider Princess
118 2-3
107.95

RGK Lily come back to hand Raider Princess third straight loss, 130-118

RGK Lily came from behind for a 130-118 victory to hand Raider Princess their third consecutive loss. Trailing 118-86 heading into Monday night, RGK Lily came storming back behind Drew Brees, who passed for 363 yards and 3 touchdowns for 37 points, and Michael Thomas, who caught 4 passes for 74 yards (7 points). Ben Roethlisberger (250 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 16 Rush Yds) and Saquon Barkley (48 Rush Yds, 81 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) were the leading scorers for Raider Princess in defeat. RGK Lily (3-2) will look to build on their success against Rebels, while Raider Princess (2-3) will meet Blue Crush in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  RGK Lily   Raider Princess

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 4 passes for 98 yards and a touchdown against the Packers, Golladay registered 16 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 8.54-point projection and was higher than his 11.33-point season scoring average. Golladay ranks #48 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Kenny Golladay

Top Player Comparison

RGK Lily
Points
% of total points 130
1
Drew Brees
QB
37
25.27
28.5%
2
David Johnson
RB
18
13.69
13.8%
3
Sony Michel
RB
17
10.82
13.1%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
16
8.54
12.3%
Raider Princess
Points
% of total points 118
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
30
27.68
25.4%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
27
13.84
22.9%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
17
7.17
14.4%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
11
9.95
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Sony Michel had a 34-yard touchdown run for RGK Lily, helping to give the team a 24-9 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Raider Princess who owned the lead, 91-86. For RGK Lily, Kenny Golladay had a 60-yard catch. Ben Roethlisberger had a 47-yard touchdown pass for Raider Princess, while Saquon Barkley had a 57-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass for RGK Lily during Monday Night Football, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  RGK Lily   Raider Princess

StatSmack

RGK Lily must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (130) than their season average (103.8).
Raider Princess are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last three matchups.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. RGK Lily (3-2) have a better record than Raider Princess (2-3).
RGK Lily should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Raider Princess (3 vs 2).
By position, RGK Lily have outscored Raider Princess at QB, RB, and TE this season.
The starters for RGK Lily had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Raider Princess (2).
There's not much good to say about Raider Princess this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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