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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Football Giants
3-2 103.7
81.37
 
VS
proj
Hilltoppers
60.36 0-5
85.85

Football Giants hand Hilltoppers fifth consecutive loss in 103.70-60.36 rout

Football Giants cruised to a 103.70-60.36 victory to hand Hilltoppers their fifth consecutive loss to open the season. Football Giants grabbed a 7.00-point lead on Thursday behind Adam Vinatieri and never let it go. Carson Wentz (311 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 26 Rush Yds) and Christian McCaffrey (58 Rush Yds, 35 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for Hilltoppers in defeat. Football Giants (3-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against Project Mayhem, while Hilltoppers (0-5) attempt to get back on track against Now were COOKin.

Matchup Timeline

  Football Giants   Hilltoppers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 17 points, surrendering 297 yards, and forcing 3 turnovers against the Dolphins, the Bengals defense tallied 19.38 points this week. They more-than-doubled their 8.63-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. The Bengals defense ranks #7 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Steelers next week.
The Cincinnati Bengals defense

Top Player Comparison

Football Giants
Points
% of total points 103.7
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
22.84
15.66
22%
2
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
19.38
8.63
18.7%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
17.88
9.21
17.2%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
15.4
12.9
14.9%
Hilltoppers
Points
% of total points 60.36
1
Carson Wentz
QB
17.82
14.56
29.5%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
15.3
16.62
25.3%
3
Dan Bailey
K
11
6.86
18.2%
4
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
7.94
9.15
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Adam Vinatieri had a 54-yard field goal for Football Giants, helping to give the team a 7.00-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Tyler Lockett had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 44-yard catch for Football Giants, while Aaron Rodgers had a 54-yard pass to contribute to a 103.70-30.04 lead for Football Giants.
Sunday Late
Carson Wentz had a 48-yard pass for Hilltoppers, while Dan Bailey had a 52-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 103.70-58.86 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Football Giants   Hilltoppers

What If

Football Giants would have beaten six other teams besides Hilltoppers this week.
Hilltoppers would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Hilltoppers every week, Football Giants would be 5-0 this season.
Football Giants would have gotten the win over Hilltoppers 88-76 had they played each other last week.
Football Giants would be 0-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Hilltoppers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Football Giants, Hilltoppers would be 1-3.
If Football Giants had played every team in the league each week, they would be 30-25.
If they played every team every week, Hilltoppers would be 12-43.

Next Week Preview

Football Giants
A pair of 3-2 teams will go at it as Football Giants battle Project Mayhem next week in an early-season matchup. Through five weeks of action, Football Giants have scored the seventh-most points in the league. Project Mayhem (98.17 PPG) are ranked first. Over the last three weeks, Football Giants have scored 93.43 points per game, while Project Mayhem have averaged 98.87 per contest.
Hilltoppers
Two teams with matching 0-5 records, 11th-place Hilltoppers are set to face last-place Now were COOKin in Week 6. Thanks to bye weeks, Mark Ingram and Marvin Jones Jr. will be unavailable in Week 6 for Now were COOKin, who's sitting in 12th place.