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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Underground Kings
2-3 134
140.49
 
VS
proj
Silver & Black
132 1-4
136.94

Underground Kings come back to hand Silver & Black third consecutive loss in 134.00-132.00 battle

Underground Kings staged a comeback to earn a 134.00-132.00 victory to hand Silver & Black their third straight loss. Trailing 132.00-112.00 heading into Sunday night, Underground Kings came storming back behind Deshaun Watson, who passed for 375 yards and a touchdown and ran for 40 yards for 22 points. Melvin Gordon III (25.75 points) and Philip Rivers (23.25) carried the flag for Silver & Black in the loss. Underground Kings (2-3) will look to keep it rolling against Mixon It Up, while Silver & Black (1-4) face off against Nick in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Underground Kings   Silver & Black

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 27.5 points, Yeldon scored 58.3% more than his 17.37-point projection as the Jaguars lost to the Chiefs 30-14. He racked up 122 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Underground Kings this week. In Week 6, Yeldon and the Jaguars will square off against the Cowboys.
T.J. Yeldon

Top Player Comparison

Underground Kings
Points
% of total points 134
1
T.J. Yeldon
RB
27.5
17.37
20.5%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
22
22.55
16.4%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
20.5
18.64
15.3%
4
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
16
12.67
11.9%
Silver & Black
Points
% of total points 132
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
25.75
24.42
19.5%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
23.25
20.18
17.6%
3
Graham Gano
K
19
8.59
14.4%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
13
11.72
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Philip Rivers had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard pass for Silver & Black, while Graham Gano had a 63-yard field goal, helping Silver & Black to a 132.00-112.00 lead.
Sunday Night
Deshaun Watson had a 49-yard pass for Underground Kings, contributing to a 134.00-132.00 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Underground Kings   Silver & Black

Game Notes

Underground Kings got the win even though only four of their 10 starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Silver & Black had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Underground Kings won despite starting Quincy Enunwa, who scored zero points.
Underground Kings put up more points than their season scoring average (131) while Silver & Black fell short of theirs (139.1).
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 2-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Underground Kings. They got the win, but did not cover the 3.55-point projected margin of victory.
Underground Kings moves to (1-0) in close games this season, while Silver & Black falls to (0-1).
In a losing effort, Melvin Gordon III (25.75 points) registered the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.

Next Week Preview

Underground Kings
In a matchup showcasing teams separated by just a game in the standings, Underground Kings (2-3) will square off against Mixon It Up (3-2) in Week 6. Five weeks into the 2018 campaign, Underground Kings have tallied the eighth-most points in the league. Mixon It Up (142.95 PPG) are ranked fifth. Over the last three weeks, Underground Kings have scored 130.67 points per game, while Mixon It Up have averaged 147.83 per contest.
Silver & Black
Two teams sporting matching 1-4 records, ninth-place Silver & Black will now have a date with 10th-place Nick next week. Silver & Black may have to shuffle the deck a bit with Golden Tate out on bye next week. Nick won't have Drew Brees, LeGarrette Blount, or Teddy Bridgewater.