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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
GRIDIRON GOD!!!!!!!!
3-2 345
252.42
 
VS
proj
Jaxxon Pack
257 3-2
224.17

GRIDIRON GOD!!!!!!!! beat Jaxxon Pack for third straight win, 345-257

GRIDIRON GOD!!!!!!!! extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Jaxxon Pack, earning a 345-257 victory. Jaxxon Pack grabbed a 33-point lead on Thursday, but GRIDIRON GOD!!!!!!!! held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by T.J. Watt (48 points) and the Kansas City Chiefs defense (40). Andrew Luck (365 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and the Cincinnati Bengals defense (17 Pts Allowed, 297 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) carried the flag for Jaxxon Pack in the loss. GRIDIRON GOD!!!!!!!! (3-2) will look to keep it rolling against NogutsNoglory, while Jaxxon Pack (3-2) will attempt to generate some positive momentum against Billsrback.

Matchup Timeline

  GRIDIRON GOD!!!!!!!!   Jaxxon Pack

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Carson (116 Rush Yds, 11 Rec Yds) scored 22 points in a 33-31 lost to the Rams in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 7.3-point projection and was much higher than his 11.4-point season scoring average. Carson will face the Raiders next week.
Chris Carson

Top Player Comparison

GRIDIRON GOD!!!!!!!!
Points
% of total points 345
1
T.J. Watt
LB
48
26.21
13.9%
2
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
40
20.38
11.6%
3
Joe Schobert
LB
32
23.11
9.3%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
27
9.49
7.8%
Jaxxon Pack
Points
% of total points 257
1
Andrew Luck
QB
41
20.98
16%
2
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
39
23.23
15.2%
3
Blake Bortles
QB
34
19.06
13.2%
4
Eric Kendricks
LB
22
20.83
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was GRIDIRON GOD!!!!!!!! who emerged with the lead, 290-189. Russell Wilson had a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 30-yard touchdown pass for GRIDIRON GOD!!!!!!!!, while Derek Carr had a 47-yard pass. Meanwhile, Blake Bortles had a 21-yard touchdown run for Jaxxon Pack, while Tyrell Williams had a 48-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Dan Bailey had a 52-yard field goal for Jaxxon Pack, who trailed 317-236 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  GRIDIRON GOD!!!!!!!!   Jaxxon Pack

Game Notes

GRIDIRON GOD!!!!!!!! emerged victorious even though only 11 of their 23 starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
Jaxxon Pack had only eight of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as GRIDIRON GOD!!!!!!!! had three starters score zero points, while Jaxxon Pack had five.
GRIDIRON GOD!!!!!!!! put up more points than their season scoring average (279) while Jaxxon Pack fell short of theirs (282).
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The loss snaps a three-match unbeaten streak for Jaxxon Pack.
Not only did GRIDIRON GOD!!!!!!!! win, but they also easily covered the 28.25-point predicted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Andrew Luck put up 41 points, the fifth-highest score for a signal-caller this week.

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