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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Harlem's Fifty
1-4 323.1
234.28
 
VS
proj
Pacific St. Pounders
165.42 3-2
232.29

Harlem's Fifty smirk at projections, earn win against Pacific St. Pounders in 323.10-165.42 rout

Harlem's Fifty rose to the occasion, cruising to a 323.10-165.42 victory over Pacific St. Pounders, who fell short of projections. There was very little drama in the matchup, as Harlem's Fifty grabbed a 82.50-point lead on Thursday behind impressive efforts from Devin McCourty (55 points) and Nyheim Hines (27.5). A.J. Green (27.2 points) and Tahir Whitehead (27) led the charge for Pacific St. Pounders in defeat. Harlem's Fifty improve to 1-4 on the season, while Pacific St. Pounders fall to 3-2.

Matchup Timeline

  Harlem's Fifty   Pacific St. Pounders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jackson scored 27.5 points in a 19-16 win over the Cowboys to more-than-triple his 7.99-point projection. He made 5 tackles and intercepted a pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any S in the league this season. In Week 6, Jackson and the Texans will face the Bills.
Kareem Jackson

Top Player Comparison

Harlem's Fifty
Points
% of total points 323.1
1
Devin McCourty
S
55
21.57
17%
2
Byron Jones
CB
38
16.61
11.8%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
31.5
29.65
9.7%
4
Kareem Jackson
S
27.5
7.99
8.5%
Pacific St. Pounders
Points
% of total points 165.42
1
A.J. Green
WR
27.2
17.43
16.4%
2
Tahir Whitehead
LB
27
20.32
16.3%
3
A.J. Klein
LB
20
21.84
12.1%
4
Alec Ogletree
LB
18
23.24
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 43-yard touchdown pass for Harlem's Fifty, contributing to a 236.60-111.52 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Harlem's Fifty   Pacific St. Pounders

StatSmack

Harlem's Fifty must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (323.1) than their season average (273.64).
We heard scoring helps you win. Pacific St. Pounders need some help then, averaging just 260.27 versus Harlem's Fifty's 273.64.
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Harlem's Fifty has left fewer points on the bench this season (547.22) than Pacific St. Pounders (581.62).
Once Harlem's Fifty put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Pacific St. Pounders (1 vs 0).
Harlem's Fifty should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Pacific St. Pounders (4 vs 2).
By position, Harlem's Fifty have outscored Pacific St. Pounders at QB, RB, K, and IDP this season.
Harlem's Fifty has a higher average scoring margin (8) than Pacific St. Pounders this season (-11).
The starters for Harlem's Fifty had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Pacific St. Pounders (0).
There's not much good to say about Pacific St. Pounders this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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