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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Pyramid of Greatness
4-1 89.4
102.69
 
VS
proj
This is Dre's Team
75.6 3-2
100.67

Pyramid of Greatness fall short of expectations, come back to top This is Dre's Team, 89.4-75.6

Both teams failed to bring their A game, coming up short of projections, but Pyramid of Greatness did enough to take down This is Dre's Team, coming from behind to earn a 89.4-75.6 victory. Pyramid of Greatness trailed 75.6-74.7 heading into Monday night, but the team charged back behind Alex Smith (275 Pass Yds). Antonio Brown (6 Rec, 101 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Matt Ryan (285 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 10 Rush Yds) carried the flag for This is Dre's Team in defeat. Pyramid of Greatness (4-1) will look to maintain their momentum against The Mad Scientist, while This is Dre's Team (3-2) try to generate some positive momentum against Ben's Besties.

Matchup Timeline

  Pyramid of Greatness   This is Dre's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Golladay caught 4 passes for 98 yards and a touchdown as the Lions beat the Packers 31-23. In doing so, he put up 15.8 points and scored 77.5% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Pyramid of Greatness this week. In Week 6, Golladay and the Lions will face the Dolphins.
Kenny Golladay

Top Player Comparison

Pyramid of Greatness
Points
% of total points 89.4
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
29.3
20
32.8%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
15.8
8.9
17.7%
3
Alex Smith
QB
14.7
18.55
16.4%
4
A.J. Green
WR
11.2
11.42
12.5%
This is Dre's Team
Points
% of total points 75.6
1
Antonio Brown
WR
22.1
14.39
29.2%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
14.4
21.93
19%
3
George Kittle
TE
8.3
6.07
11%
4
Matt Prater
K
7
10.87
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, This is Dre's Team boasted a 75.6-68.8 lead. For Pyramid of Greatness, Kenny Golladay had a 60-yard catch. Antonio Brown had a 47-yard touchdown catch for This is Dre's Team, while Matt Ryan had a 43-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Alex Smith had a 42-yard pass for Pyramid of Greatness on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Pyramid of Greatness   This is Dre's Team

Game Notes

Just two of the nine starters on Pyramid of Greatness exceeded their projected scoring totals.
This is Dre's Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 13.8-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Not only did Pyramid of Greatness earn the W, but they also covered the 2.02-point projected margin of victory.
Pyramid of Greatness moves to (1-0) in comeback games this season, while This is Dre's Team falls to (2-1).
On the losing side, Antonio Brown (22.1 points) posted the second-highest score for a WR this week.

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