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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
King of the North πŸ‘‘
3-2 146.18
127.72
 
VS
proj
Straight Cash Homie
115.52 1-4
123.7

King of the North πŸ‘‘ hand Straight Cash Homie fourth straight loss in 146.18-115.52 rout

King of the North πŸ‘‘ rolled to a 146.18-115.52 victory to hand Straight Cash Homie their fourth straight loss. It didn't take long to learn who would be the frontrunner in the matchup, as King of the North πŸ‘‘ nabbed a 67.86-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 62.78 points from Aaron Rodgers (442 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) and Antonio Brown (6 Rec, 101 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). James Conner (34.5 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (22.1) carried the flag for Straight Cash Homie in the loss. King of the North πŸ‘‘ (3-2) will look to keep it rolling against BAMFS, while Straight Cash Homie (1-4) will take on Off Constantly in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  King of the North πŸ‘‘   Straight Cash Homie

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Chargers defense allowed only 10 points, surrendered 289 yards, and forced 2 turnovers in a 26-10 win over the Raiders. In doing so, they put up 11 points and scored 60.3% higher than their scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on King of the North πŸ‘‘ this week. The Chargers will square off against the Browns in Week 6.
The Los Angeles Chargers defense

Top Player Comparison

King of the North πŸ‘‘
Points
% of total points 146.18
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
34.68
24.78
23.7%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
28.1
21.84
19.2%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
20.5
14.13
14%
4
Robert Woods
WR
19.5
14.27
13.3%
Straight Cash Homie
Points
% of total points 115.52
1
James Conner
RB
34.5
18.61
29.9%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
22.1
18.87
19.1%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
15.82
22.78
13.7%
4
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
13
8.25
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, King of the North πŸ‘‘ had a 139.18-71.32 lead. Aaron Rodgers had a 54-yard pass for King of the North πŸ‘‘, while Antonio Brown had a 47-yard touchdown catch. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for Straight Cash Homie with a 40-yard pass.
Sunday Night
DeAndre Hopkins had had a 49-yard catch for Straight Cash Homie, who trailed 139.18-115.52 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  King of the North πŸ‘‘   Straight Cash Homie

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. King of the North πŸ‘‘ scored more in this matchup (146.18) than their season average (129.98).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Straight Cash Homie. They've dropped their last four matchups.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. King of the North πŸ‘‘ (3-2) have a better record than Straight Cash Homie (1-4).
King of the North πŸ‘‘ don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Straight Cash Homie (2 vs 1).
King of the North πŸ‘‘ are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Straight Cash Homie (0 vs 1).
King of the North πŸ‘‘ should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Straight Cash Homie (3 vs 2).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Straight Cash Homie - they’ve made more transactions (4) than King of the North πŸ‘‘ (2) this season. That didn't seem to help them this week, though.
By position, King of the North πŸ‘‘ have outscored Straight Cash Homie at QB and WR this season.
The starters for King of the North πŸ‘‘ had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Straight Cash Homie (2).
Don't worry Straight Cash Homie, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

King of the North πŸ‘‘
In a battle of squads with matching 3-2 records, King of the North πŸ‘‘ and BAMFS will go toe-to-toe next week in an early-season matchup. King of the North πŸ‘‘ might need to shuffle their lineup a bit with Benjamin Watson out on bye in Week 6. When it comes to recent scoring production, these two teams have posted similar results lately. King of the North πŸ‘‘ have put up 129.8 points per game over the last three weeks, while BAMFS have averaged 131.12 per matchup over that same period.
Straight Cash Homie
A pair of squads sporting matching 1-4 records, 11th-place Straight Cash Homie will now get a date with last-place Off Constantly in Week 6. Straight Cash Homie might need to shuffle the deck some with Kerryon Johnson out on bye next week. Off Constantly won't have Marvin Jones Jr..