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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Phillip's Primo Team
3-2 258
210.06
 
VS
proj
Megatron's Mentality
222 1-4
260.91

Phillip's Primo Team hand Megatron's Mentality fourth consecutive loss, 258-222

Phillip's Primo Team earned a 258-222 victory to hand Megatron's Mentality their fourth consecutive loss. Phillip's Primo Team jumped out to a 52-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 39 points from Eric Ebron (9 Rec, 105 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Cordarrelle Patterson (2 Rec, 11 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Philip Rivers (339 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and the Los Angeles Chargers defense (10 Pts Allowed, 289 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) carried the flag for Megatron's Mentality in the loss. Phillip's Primo Team (3-2) will look to notch another W against One--Eyed--Willie, while Megatron's Mentality (1-4) will try to right the ship against Barb's Unreal Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Phillip's Primo Team   Megatron's Mentality

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Patriots, Ebron scored 32 points this week. His scoring output crushed his 5.99-point projection and was much higher than his 12.8-point season scoring average. Ebron ranks #59 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Eric Ebron

Top Player Comparison

Phillip's Primo Team
Points
% of total points 258
1
C.J. Beathard
QB
44
15.2
17.1%
2
Baker Mayfield
QB
32
14.49
12.4%
3
Eric Ebron
TE
32
5.99
12.4%
4
A.J. Green
WR
21
11.28
8.1%
Megatron's Mentality
Points
% of total points 222
1
Philip Rivers
QB
38
20.97
17.1%
2
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
27
22.18
12.2%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
19
22.26
8.6%
4
Zach Brown
LB
18
30.01
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Phillip's Primo Team emerged with a 241-202 lead. For Phillip's Primo Team, C.J. Beathard had a 45-yard pass. Philip Rivers had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard pass for Megatron's Mentality, while Matthew Stafford had a 60-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Phillip's Primo Team   Megatron's Mentality

Game Notes

Phillip's Primo Team got the win despite the fact that only 10 of their 22 starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
Megatron's Mentality had only seven of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Phillip's Primo Team had one starters score zero points, while Megatron's Mentality had four.
Phillip's Primo Team put up more points than their season scoring average (236.2) while Megatron's Mentality fell short of theirs (278.4).
Phillip's Primo Team recorded more points than their projected total, while Megatron's Mentality fell short of their projection.
In upset games this season, Phillip's Primo Team moves to (2-0), while Megatron's Mentality falls to (0-1).

Next Week Preview

Phillip's Primo Team
Week 6 will pit a couple of winning streaks against one other. Phillip's Primo Team (3-2) are riding a two-match winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (One--Eyed--Willie, 5-0), come in having won five in a row. Five weeks into the season, Phillip's Primo Team are ranked 12th in points scored, while One--Eyed--Willie have scored the highest point total in DeepShit league. Over the last three weeks, Phillip's Primo Team have scored 225.33 points per game, while One--Eyed--Willie have averaged 305.67 per contest.
Megatron's Mentality
Coming up next week, 13th-place Megatron's Mentality (1-4) will look to get back in the win column against sixth-place Barb's Unreal Team (4-1). Megatron's Mentality might have to shuffle their lineup some with Matthew Stafford and LeGarrette Blount out on bye in Week 6. Barb's Unreal Team won't have Jamal Agnew.