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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
CowboyUp2016
3-2 133
107.03
 
VS
proj
BringThePain
109 1-4
106.76

CowboyUp2016 beat expectations, earn win over BringThePain in 133-109 rout

CowboyUp2016 stepped up and outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 133-109 victory over BringThePain. It didn't take long to learn who would be the frontrunner in the matchup, as CowboyUp2016 nabbed a 40-point lead on Thursday behind a standout effort from Tom Brady, who passed for 341 yards and 3 touchdowns. Odell Beckham Jr. (30 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (29) led the way for BringThePain in defeat. CowboyUp2016 (3-2) will look to get another W against Texas Cubbie, while BringThePain (1-4) will take on Adam's Team in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  CowboyUp2016   BringThePain

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Williams (33 Rush Yds, 19 Rec Yds) scored 6 points against the Lions in Week 5. His scoring output nearly doubled his 3.17-point projection and was higher than his 4.2-point season scoring average. Williams will face the 49ers next week.
Jamaal Williams

Top Player Comparison

CowboyUp2016
Points
% of total points 133
1
Tom Brady
QB
40
23.54
30.1%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
24
13.73
18%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
14
12.57
10.5%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
11
9.95
8.3%
BringThePain
Points
% of total points 109
1
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
30
11.39
27.5%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
29
12.11
26.6%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
16
20.89
14.7%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
8
9.93
7.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 34-yard touchdown pass for CowboyUp2016, helping to stake the team to a 40-0 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, CowboyUp2016 boasted a 100-67 lead. For CowboyUp2016, Saquon Barkley had a 57-yard touchdown catch. Odell Beckham Jr. had a 57-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown catch for BringThePain, while Matthew Stafford had a 60-yard pass.
Sunday Night
DeAndre Hopkins had had a 49-yard catch for BringThePain, who trailed 118-101 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  CowboyUp2016   BringThePain

Game Notes

Six of the 11 starters on CowboyUp2016 scored higher than their projected point totals.
BringThePain had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
BringThePain can partially blame the loss on Marcus Sherels, who didn't score any points.
CowboyUp2016 put up more points than their season scoring average (114.1) while BringThePain fell short of theirs (111.2).
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
Not only did CowboyUp2016 win, but they also covered the 0.27-point projected margin of victory.
CowboyUp2016 moves to (1-2) in blowout games this season, while BringThePain falls to (1-2).
For BringThePain, Odell Beckham Jr. (30 points) posted the highest score for a WR this week.

Coach Talk

CowboyUp2016
You know, football is all about spotting the mismatches. Thanks to a solid showing from Tom Brady, we thoroughly outplayed BringThePain at the quarterback position this past week (40 points to 16). Brady went 34-for-44 for 341 yards, three TDs, and two INTs in a 38-24 triumph over the Colts.
BringThePain
Talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting backfield for BringThePain collectively logged just three targets this past week. Instruct those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 6!