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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2-3 105.42
85.9
 
VS
proj
Harper's Team
86.68 3-2
96.44

Fantastic Mr. Fox top predictions, defeat Harper's Team, 105.42-86.68

Fantastic Mr. Fox showed up and exceeded expectations, securing a 105.42-86.68 victory over Harper's Team, who fell short of projections. Fantastic Mr. Fox never trailed in this one after nabbing a 5.70-point lead on Thursday behind Julian Edelman. Cam Newton (237 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 29 Rush Yds) and Zach Ertz (10 Rec, 110 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Harper's Team in the loss. Fantastic Mr. Fox improve to 2-3 on the season, while Harper's Team fall to 3-2.

Matchup Timeline

  Fantastic Mr. Fox   Harper's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Rams in Week 5, Lockett caught 3 passes for 98 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 16.4 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Fantastic Mr. Fox this week. Next week, Lockett will face the Raiders.
Tyler Lockett

Top Player Comparison

Fantastic Mr. Fox
Points
% of total points 105.42
1
Russell Wilson
QB
19.92
18.94
18.9%
2
David Johnson
RB
19.1
13.9
18.1%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
16.4
7.49
15.6%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
15.4
12.9
14.6%
Harper's Team
Points
% of total points 86.68
1
Cam Newton
QB
18.38
21.04
21.2%
2
Zach Ertz
TE
17
9.94
19.6%
3
A.J. Green
WR
11.2
11.42
12.9%
4
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
11
6.86
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was Fantastic Mr. Fox who grabbed the lead, 105.42-62.08. Russell Wilson found Tyler Lockett on multiple big plays for Fantastic Mr. Fox: a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass. Wilson also lit up the scoreboard with a 30-yard touchdown pass. Cam Newton made the highlight reel for Harper's Team with a 25-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Fantastic Mr. Fox   Harper's Team

What If

Fantastic Mr. Fox would have beaten eight other teams besides Harper's Team this week.
Harper's Team would have lost to five other teams besides Fantastic Mr. Fox this week.
If they played Harper's Team every week, Fantastic Mr. Fox would be 3-2 this season.
Fantastic Mr. Fox would have been victorious over Harper's Team 112-89 had they played each other last week.
Fantastic Mr. Fox would be 1-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Harper's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Fantastic Mr. Fox, Harper's Team would be 0-4.
If Fantastic Mr. Fox had played every team in the league each week, they would be 24-31.
If they played every team every week, Harper's Team would be 28-27.

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