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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Roughnecks
3-2 173.1
153.17
 
VS
proj
Dead Again
107.25 2-3
135.84

Roughnecks top Dead Again in 173.10-107.25 rout

Despite similar records, Roughnecks held a significant season point advantage over Dead Again coming into this one (803-631), and they lived up to their reputation with a dominant win, cruising to a 173.10-107.25 victory. Dead Again pulled out to a 0.60-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Roughnecks after that. They were led by Ben Roethlisberger (250 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 16 Rush Yds) and Robby Anderson (3 Rec, 123 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Christian McCaffrey (20.3 points) and Patrick Mahomes (18.95) led the way for Dead Again in defeat. Roughnecks (3-2) will look to build on their success against Arrogant Americans, while Dead Again (2-3) attempt to right the ship against DominationStation.

Matchup Timeline

  Roughnecks   Dead Again

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Anderson scored 27.3 points in a 34-16 win over the Broncos to more-than-triple his 9.04-point projection. He caught 3 passes for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any WR in the league this season. In Week 6, Anderson and the Jets will go up against the Colts.
Robby Anderson

Top Player Comparison

Roughnecks
Points
% of total points 173.1
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
30.1
30.15
17.4%
2
Robby Anderson
WR
27.3
9.04
15.8%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
27
15.53
15.6%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
22
20.1
12.7%
Dead Again
Points
% of total points 107.25
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
20.3
24.33
18.9%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
18.95
25.27
17.7%
3
Cameron Meredith
WR
10.1
7.79
9.4%
4
Pierre Garcon
WR
9.7
9.43
9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Roughnecks became the proud owner of a 130.10-90.15 lead. Robby Anderson had a 76-yard touchdown catch and a 35-yard touchdown catch for Roughnecks, while Ben Roethlisberger had a 47-yard touchdown pass. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for Dead Again with a 40-yard pass.
Monday
Cameron Meredith had a 46-yard catch for Dead Again.

Points By Position

  Roughnecks   Dead Again

What If

Roughnecks would have beaten 10 other teams besides Dead Again this week.
Dead Again would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
Roughnecks would be 5-0 if they played Dead Again every week.
Roughnecks would have been victorious over Dead Again 125-93 had they played each other last week.
Roughnecks would be 2-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dead Again.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Roughnecks, Dead Again would be 1-3.
If Roughnecks had played every team in the league each week, they would be 46-19.
If they played every team every week, Dead Again would be 15-50.

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