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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Tiger Trouble
4-1 145.8
136.12
 
VS
proj
𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐
139.32 2-3
133.47

Tiger Trouble knock off 𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐 for fourth straight win, 145.80-139.32

Tiger Trouble extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over 𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐, emerging victorious with a 145.80-139.32 victory. 𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐 grabbed a 18.00-point lead on Thursday, but Tiger Trouble held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by James Conner, who racked up 185 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 33.5 points, and Saquon Barkley, who racked up 129 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes (26.9 points). Odell Beckham Jr. (57 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 131 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Eric Ebron (9 Rec, 105 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) led the way for 𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐 in the loss. Tiger Trouble (4-1) will look to build on their success against Farfromsober, while 𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐 (2-3) face Let's Get Dangerous! in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Tiger Trouble   𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Conner overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 33.5 points against his 16.44-point projection. In a 41-17 win over the Falcons, he racked up 185 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Conner ranks #18 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
James Conner

Top Player Comparison

Tiger Trouble
Points
% of total points 145.8
1
James Conner
RB
33.5
16.44
23%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
26.9
16.37
18.4%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
22
21.04
15.1%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
17.8
20.56
12.2%
𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐
Points
% of total points 139.32
1
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
30.02
14.9
21.5%
2
Eric Ebron
TE
28
9.45
20.1%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
21.6
21.9
15.5%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
18
14.01
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was 𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐 who owned the lead, 130.12-123.80. Saquon Barkley had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Tiger Trouble, 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 𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐, while Ben Roethlisberger had a 47-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Deshaun Watson had a 49-yard pass for Tiger Trouble to contribute to a 145.80-130.12 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Tiger Trouble   𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐

What If

Tiger Trouble would have beaten nine other teams besides 𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐 this week.
𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐 would have lost to just two other teams besides Tiger Trouble this week.
If they played 𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐 every week, Tiger Trouble would be 3-2 this season.
Last week, 𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐 would have gotten the victory over Tiger Trouble 168-149.
Tiger Trouble would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as 𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Tiger Trouble, 𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐 would be 2-2.
If Tiger Trouble had played every team in the league each week, they would be 43-12.
If they played every team every week, 𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐 would be 31-24.

Next Week Preview

Tiger Trouble
Week 6 features two teams heading in opposite directions, as Tiger Trouble (4-1) enter Week 6 on a four-game unbeaten streak, while their opposition (Farfromsober, 1-4), come in having lost three in a row. Tiger Trouble may have to shuffle the deck a bit with Kerryon Johnson out on bye in Week 6. Farfromsober won't have Kenny Golladay. Over the last three weeks, Tiger Trouble have scored 157.73 points per game, while Farfromsober have averaged just 123.75 per contest.
𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐
On the docket for Week 6, seventh-place 𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐 (2-3) are scheduled to take on fifth-place Let's Get Dangerous! (3-2). Five weeks into the season, 𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐 have put up the fifth-most points in the league while Let's Get Dangerous! (146.36 PPG) are ranked second. Over the last two weeks, 𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙐 has scored 153.84 points per game, while Let's Get Dangerous! has averaged 158.22 per contest.