Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Show Me Your TD's
3-2 118.34
122.56
 
VS
proj
Between the uprights
90.78 2-3
116.72

Between the uprights come up short of projections, succumb to Show Me Your TD's, 118.34-90.78

Between the uprights were unable to rise to the occasion, as Show Me Your TD's emerged victorious with a 118.34-90.78 victory. Between the uprights earned a 11.00-point lead on Thursday, but Show Me Your TD's held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Ben Roethlisberger (250 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 16 Rush Yds) and Cooper Kupp (6 Rec, 90 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Demaryius Thomas (5 Rec, 105 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Matt Ryan (285 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 10 Rush Yds) were the leaders for Between the uprights in the loss. Show Me Your TD's (3-2) will look to sustain their winning ways against TheGolladayInnXpress, while Between the uprights (2-3) try to right the ship against Super Kamario.

Matchup Timeline

  Show Me Your TD's   Between the uprights

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 77 yards against the Steelers, Hooper scored 14.13 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 6.97-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Hooper ranks #9 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Austin Hooper

Top Player Comparison

Show Me Your TD's
Points
% of total points 118.34
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
28.6
27.05
24.2%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
18
12.02
15.2%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.4
17.74
12.2%
4
Austin Hooper
TE
14.13
6.97
11.9%
Between the uprights
Points
% of total points 90.78
1
Demaryius Thomas
WR
19
10.83
20.9%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
17.4
25.49
19.2%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
14.5
15.29
16%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
11
10.63
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was Show Me Your TD's who claimed the lead, 88.01-83.95. For Show Me Your TD's, Ben Roethlisberger had a 47-yard touchdown pass. Demaryius Thomas had a 42-yard touchdown catch for Between the uprights, while Matt Ryan had a 43-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Show Me Your TD's   Between the uprights

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Show Me Your TD's scored less in this one (118.34) than their season average of 131.41.
We heard scoring helps you win. Show Me Your TD's are doing a better job of that, averaging 131.41 versus Between the uprights's 117.34.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Show Me Your TD's (3-2) have a better record than Between the uprights (2-3).
Show Me Your TD's should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Between the uprights (3 vs 2).
Show Me Your TD's have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Between the uprights (22 vs 16).
By position, Show Me Your TD's have outscored Between the uprights at RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
Show Me Your TD's has a higher average scoring margin (4) than Between the uprights this season (-8).
Don't worry Between the uprights, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Show Me Your TD's
Hey Show Me Your TD's, the good news is that we took this matchup by 27.56 points. Even better news is that we've proven we're stronger than this, as our scoring average through Week 4 stood at 134.68. So yes, we're happy to have gotten this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Between the uprights
Let's use this loss as a learning opportunity and regroup for next week, Between the uprights. Get familiar with what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are preaching and configure the best lineup possible in Week 6.