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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Victorious Secrets
3-2 128
110.09
 
VS
proj
Rebels
117 2-3
103.74

Victorious Secrets defeat Rebels, 128-117

Both teams rose to the occasion, but Victorious Secrets got the best of Rebels, securing a 128-117 victory. Rebels leapt out to a 30-point lead on Thursday behind standout efforts from Eric Ebron, who caught 9 passes for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns for 22 points, and Nyheim Hines, who racked up 90 yards from scrimmage (8 points). But Victorious Secrets held the lead the rest of the way, powered by James Conner (29 points) and Deshaun Watson (24). Victorious Secrets (3-2) will look to add to their success against Not2Gurley, while Rebels (2-3) will face RGK Lily in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Victorious Secrets   Rebels

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Conner (110 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 75 Rec Yds) scored 29 points against the Falcons in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 13.82-point projection and was much higher than his 16.6-point season scoring average. Conner ranks #18 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
James Conner

Top Player Comparison

Victorious Secrets
Points
% of total points 128
1
James Conner
RB
29
13.82
22.7%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
24
24.75
18.8%
3
Davante Adams
WR
20
9.55
15.6%
4
Robert Woods
WR
15
8.53
11.7%
Rebels
Points
% of total points 117
1
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
29
11.71
24.8%
2
Eric Ebron
TE
22
5.9
18.8%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
18
25.12
15.4%
4
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
12
14.09
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which Rebels emerged with a 109-99 lead. Robert Woods had a 56-yard run for Victorious Secrets, while Travis Kelce had a 40-yard catch. Meanwhile, Odell Beckham Jr. had a 57-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown catch for Rebels, while Matt Ryan had a 43-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Deshaun Watson had a 49-yard pass for Victorious Secrets, helping the team to a 123-109 lead.

Points By Position

  Victorious Secrets   Rebels

What If

Victorious Secrets would have beaten four other teams besides Rebels this week.
Rebels would have lost to three other teams besides Victorious Secrets this week.
If Victorious Secrets played Rebels every week this season, they'd be 4-1.
Victorious Secrets would have gotten the victory over Rebels 159-145 had they played each other last week.
Victorious Secrets would be 4-0 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Rebels.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Victorious Secrets, Rebels would be 1-3.
If Victorious Secrets had played every team in the league each week, they would be 23-12.
If they played every team every week, Rebels would be 13-22.

Next Week Preview

Victorious Secrets
A couple of teams sporting identical 3-2 records, Victorious Secrets and Not2Gurley will go head-to-head next week in an early-season matchup. Through five weeks of action, Victorious Secrets have put up the second-most points in the league while Not2Gurley (and their 108.4 points per game) are ranked fifth. Over the last two weeks, Victorious Secrets have scored 143.5 points per game, while Not2Gurley have averaged 124.5 per contest.
Rebels
In a showdown between the league's two lowest-scoring teams, Rebels (2-3) face RGK Lily (3-2) in Week 6. Each side has players on bye next week, as Drew Brees, Kenny Golladay, and Michael Thomas are off for RGK Lily while Kerryon Johnson and Wil Lutz will sit for Rebels.