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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
The Probing Muellers
4-1 114.28
115.49
 
VS
proj
GFY
104.4 3-2
112.32

The Probing Muellers overcome negative points, come back to defeat GFY, 114.28-104.40

Both teams were frustrated by starters who put up negative or 0 points, but The Probing Muellers were able to persevere and earn the win, rallying for a 114.28-104.40 victory over GFY. After trailing 104.40-79.88 heading into Monday night, The Probing Muellers charged back behind Alex Smith (275 Pass Yds) and Chris Thompson (17 Rush Yds, 45 Rec Yds). Matt Ryan (27.4 points) and Kenyan Drake (21) led the charge for GFY in defeat. The Probing Muellers (4-1) will look to sustain their momentum against Mehunglow, while GFY (3-2) try to generate some positive momentum against Demaryius Targaryen.

Matchup Timeline

  The Probing Muellers   GFY

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hooper overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 12.2 points against his 6.58-point projection. In a 41-17 loss to the Steelers, he caught 9 passes for 77 yards . Hooper ranks #9 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Austin Hooper

Top Player Comparison

The Probing Muellers
Points
% of total points 114.28
1
Alex Smith
QB
25.2
29.35
22.1%
2
David Johnson
RB
20.1
15.52
17.6%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
17.8
11.12
15.6%
4
A.J. Green
WR
14.2
14.43
12.4%
GFY
Points
% of total points 104.4
1
Matt Ryan
QB
27.4
35.06
26.2%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
21
8.24
20.1%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
20
18.21
19.2%
4
David Njoku
TE
9.9
6.48
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, GFY owned a 104.40-72.88 lead. For The Probing Muellers, Kenny Golladay had a 60-yard catch. Matt Ryan had a 43-yard touchdown pass for GFY, while Kenyan Drake had a 22-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Alex Smith had a 42-yard pass for The Probing Muellers on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  The Probing Muellers   GFY

What If

The Probing Muellers would have beaten only three other teams besides GFY this week.
GFY would have lost to eight other teams besides The Probing Muellers this week.
The Probing Muellers would be 2-3 if they played GFY every week.
GFY would have topped The Probing Muellers 144-112 had they played each other last week.
The Probing Muellers would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as GFY.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Probing Muellers, GFY would be 3-1.
If The Probing Muellers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 27-28.
If they played every team every week, GFY would be 28-27.

Next Week Preview

The Probing Muellers
The Probing Muellers (4-1) will battle Mehunglow (1-4) in Week 6. The Probing Muellers won't be able to count on another 17.8 points from Kenny Golladay, who's out on bye in Week 6. Mehunglow will be without Wil Lutz. Over the past two weeks, The Probing Muellers have put up 112.93 points per game, while Mehunglow have averaged 107.83 per contest.
GFY
Losing streaks will collide in Week 6 as seventh-place GFY have now dropped two consecutive games. Their opponent next week, Demaryius Targaryen, have lost three straight. GFY might have to shuffle the deck a bit with Mark Ingram out on bye next week. Demaryius Targaryen will be without Marvin Jones Jr..