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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
No More Diamonds
3-2 119.64
103.38
 
VS
proj
Ya Gotta McKinnon Me
95 2-3
105.02

No More Diamonds brush off projections, defeat Ya Gotta McKinnon Me in 119.64-95.00 rout

No More Diamonds brought their A game, rolling to a 119.64-95.00 victory over Ya Gotta McKinnon Me, who fell short of projections. No More Diamonds grabbed an early 9.30-point lead on Thursday. Ya Gotta McKinnon Me came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Leonard Fournette (22.7 points) and the New England Patriots defense (14). Not to be deterred, No More Diamonds pulled it together later that afternoon, as Phillip Lindsay (23.7 points) and the Los Angeles Chargers defense (14) put them back in the lead for good. No More Diamonds (3-2) will look to keep it rolling against Bad JuJu, while Ya Gotta McKinnon Me (2-3) attempt to right the ship against Funkdified.

Matchup Timeline

  No More Diamonds   Ya Gotta McKinnon Me

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lindsay overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 23.7 points against his 10.98-point projection. During a 20-13 win over the Chargers, he racked up 147 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Lindsay ranks #39 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Phillip Lindsay

Top Player Comparison

No More Diamonds
Points
% of total points 119.64
1
Phillip Lindsay
RB
23.7
10.98
19.8%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
17.3
9.98
14.5%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
17.2
13.17
14.4%
4
Patrick Mahomes
QB
15.54
23.69
13%
Ya Gotta McKinnon Me
Points
% of total points 95
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
22.7
15.05
23.9%
2
Jared Goff
QB
19.9
17.08
20.9%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
14
12.47
14.7%
4
Jordan Howard
RB
12.2
11.22
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Ya Gotta McKinnon Me owned an 80.90-62.00 lead. For No More Diamonds, Calvin Ridley had a 29-yard touchdown catch. Leonard Fournette made the highlight reel for Ya Gotta McKinnon Me with a 48-yard run.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 27-yard touchdown pass for No More Diamonds, helping the team to a 119.64-82.20 lead.

Points By Position

  No More Diamonds   Ya Gotta McKinnon Me

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on No More Diamonds exceeded their projected point totals.
Despite five of their nine starters scoring more than their points projection, Ya Gotta McKinnon Me lost.
No More Diamonds won despite starting Sammy Watkins, who scored zero points.
No More Diamonds put up more points than their season scoring average (109.31) while Ya Gotta McKinnon Me fell short of theirs (107.07).
No More Diamonds recorded more points than their projected total, while Ya Gotta McKinnon Me fell shy of their projection.
The win ends a streak of two straight losses for No More Diamonds.
All three of the wins for No More Diamonds have been blowout wins.
A bright spot in the loss, Leonard Fournette recorded 22.7 points, the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

No More Diamonds
Listen, No More Diamonds, we do respect the confidence. It takes a certain kind of guts to deploy a starter with zero points (Sammy Watkins), while still earning the W. All we ask is to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
Ya Gotta McKinnon Me
Just one field goal on four attempts? Seems like Robbie Gould might be kicking himself to the waiver wire after this effort.