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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Over The Hill Gang
5-0 186.45
133.98
 
VS
proj
Vtown Rookie
105.37 1-4
116.61

Over The Hill Gang knock off Vtown Rookie to remain perfect in 186.45-105.37 rout

Over The Hill Gang won their fifth matchup in a row to open the season with a convincing win over Vtown Rookie, rolling to a 186.45-105.37 victory. Over The Hill Gang grabbed a 10.15-point lead on Thursday behind Andrew Luck (32.25 points) and never let it go. Drew Brees (363 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Mark Ingram (53 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 20 Rec Yds) did their part for Vtown Rookie in defeat. Over The Hill Gang improve to 5-0 on the season, while Vtown Rookie fall to 1-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Over The Hill Gang   Vtown Rookie

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 12 points, surrendering 221 yards, and forcing 3 turnovers against the Titans, the Bills defense put up 28.7 points this week. They more-than-doubled their 12.31-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. The Bills defense will face the Texans next week.
The Buffalo Bills defense

Top Player Comparison

Over The Hill Gang
Points
% of total points 186.45
1
Andrew Luck
QB
32.25
27.21
17.3%
2
Davante Adams
WR
29
14.66
15.6%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
28.9
18.23
15.5%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
28.7
12.31
15.4%
Vtown Rookie
Points
% of total points 105.37
1
Drew Brees
QB
37.35
27.42
35.4%
2
Mark Ingram
RB
21.3
11.21
20.2%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
13.1
13.54
12.4%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
11.9
14.54
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Saquon Barkley had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Over The Hill Gang, while Antonio Brown had a 47-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 165.95-46.72 lead for Over The Hill Gang.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass for Vtown Rookie.

Points By Position

  Over The Hill Gang   Vtown Rookie

Game Notes

Over The Hill Gang had six of their eight starters exceed their projected point totals.
Vtown Rookie had only two of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
Over The Hill Gang put up more points than their season scoring average (165.02) while Vtown Rookie fell short of theirs (113.36).
Over The Hill Gang put up more points than their projected total, while Vtown Rookie fell short of their projection.
The 186.45 points scored by Over The Hill Gang are the 2nd-most in the league this year.
The matchup's 81.08-point margin is the largest in the league this season.
Not only did Over The Hill Gang win, but they also easily covered the 17.37-point projected margin of victory.
Over The Hill Gang moves to (4-0) in blowout games this year, while Vtown Rookie falls to (0-3).
In a losing effort, Drew Brees (37.35 points) registered the second-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Over The Hill Gang
Creating mismatches is a huge key to success in football. We really took that to heart this week by thoroughly dominating Vtown Rookie at the wide receiver position (68.5 points to 27).
Vtown Rookie
Talk about old-school ground n' pound. As a group, the starting RBs for Vtown Rookie collectively logged a couple of catches on just three measly targets this past week. Instruct those offensive coordinators to dial up a screen play or two in Week 6!