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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
British Bulldogs
3-2 240.96
267.99
 
VS
proj
Cabernet Crazies
196.8 3-2
446.91

British Bulldogs still manage to knock off Cabernet Crazies 240.96-196.80 despite coming up short of predictions

Both teams failed to meet projections, but British Bulldogs did enough to take down Cabernet Crazies. Predicted to fall short by a score of 446.91-267.99, British Bulldogs emerged victorious with a 240.96-196.80 victory over Cabernet Crazies. British Bulldogs grabbed an early 19.00-point lead on Thursday. Cabernet Crazies came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Kareem Hunt (27.4 points) and Justin Simmons (19). Not to be deterred, British Bulldogs rallied later that afternoon, as Eric Kendricks (21 points) and Jake Elliott (10) put them back in the lead for good. British Bulldogs improve to 3-2 on the season, while Cabernet Crazies fall to 3-2.

Matchup Timeline

  British Bulldogs   Cabernet Crazies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 14.99 points, Kelce nearly doubled that amount by scoring 29 points as the Chiefs beat the Jaguars 30-14. He caught 5 passes for 100 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any TE in the league this season. Kelce will face the Patriots in Week 6.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

British Bulldogs
Points
% of total points 240.96
1
Philip Rivers
QB
36.86
23.76
15.3%
2
T.J. Yeldon
RB
31.2
22.55
12.9%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
29.4
28.31
12.2%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
29
14.99
12%
Cabernet Crazies
Points
% of total points 196.8
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
27.4
22.59
13.9%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
22.6
16.83
11.5%
3
Justin Simmons
S
19
19.88
9.7%
4
Derwin James
S
17.5
22.9
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Philip Rivers had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard pass for British Bulldogs, while Travis Kelce had a 40-yard catch for the team, who trailed 152.50-148.56 after the early games.
Monday
Alex Smith had a 42-yard pass for Cabernet Crazies.

Points By Position

  British Bulldogs   Cabernet Crazies

What If

British Bulldogs would have beaten only three other teams besides Cabernet Crazies this week.
Cabernet Crazies would have lost to eight other teams besides British Bulldogs this week.
If British Bulldogs played Cabernet Crazies every week this season, they'd be 1-4.
Cabernet Crazies would have gotten the victory over British Bulldogs 369-305 had they played each other last week.
British Bulldogs would be 2-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cabernet Crazies.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as British Bulldogs, Cabernet Crazies would be 3-1.
If British Bulldogs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 26-29.
If they played every team every week, Cabernet Crazies would be 41-14.

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