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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Bearly Legal
3-2 122.3
103.94
 
VS
proj
TwoBrownsOneKupp
103.75 3-2
109.43

Bearly Legal smirk at projections, defeat TwoBrownsOneKupp, 122.30-103.75

Bearly Legal rose to the occasion, earning a 122.30-103.75 victory over TwoBrownsOneKupp, who fell short of projections. TwoBrownsOneKupp nabbed a 29.70-point lead on Thursday behind impressive performances from Cooper Kupp, who caught 9 passes for 117 yards and a touchdown for 17.7 points, and Greg Zuerlein, who made 3 of his 4 FG attempts (12 points). But Bearly Legal held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Matt Ryan, who passed for 330 yards and 3 touchdowns for 41.2 points, and Julian Edelman, who caught 8 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown (17 points). Bearly Legal (3-2) will look to keep it rolling against Hug It Out Bitch, while TwoBrownsOneKupp (3-2) try to right the ship against Big Ballers.

Matchup Timeline

  Bearly Legal   TwoBrownsOneKupp

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 330 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Texans, Ryan scored 41.2 points this week. His scoring output was 57.9% more than his 26.1-point projection and was higher than his 29.25-point season scoring average. Ryan ranks #7 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Matt Ryan

Top Player Comparison

Bearly Legal
Points
% of total points 122.3
1
Matt Ryan
QB
41.2
26.1
33.7%
2
Julian Edelman
WR
17
10.16
13.9%
3
Carlos Hyde
RB
12
8.97
9.8%
4
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
12
10.07
9.8%
TwoBrownsOneKupp
Points
% of total points 103.75
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
19.7
13.18
19%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
17.7
11.47
17.1%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
15.05
26.93
14.5%
4
George Kittle
TE
14.8
9.23
14.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Bearly Legal emerged with a 118.50-84.95 lead. For Bearly Legal, Matt Ryan had a 29-yard touchdown pass. Leonard Fournette made the highlight reel for TwoBrownsOneKupp with a 48-yard run.
Monday
George Kittle had a 22-yard touchdown catch for TwoBrownsOneKupp.

Points By Position

  Bearly Legal   TwoBrownsOneKupp

What If

Bearly Legal would have beaten six other teams besides TwoBrownsOneKupp this week.
TwoBrownsOneKupp would have lost to six other teams besides Bearly Legal this week.
If they played TwoBrownsOneKupp every week, Bearly Legal would be 3-2 this season.
Last week, TwoBrownsOneKupp would have beaten Bearly Legal 117.95-64.05.
Bearly Legal would be 2-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as TwoBrownsOneKupp.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bearly Legal, TwoBrownsOneKupp would be 2-2.
If Bearly Legal had played every team in the league each week, they would be 25-30.
If they played every team every week, TwoBrownsOneKupp would be 27-28.

Next Week Preview

Bearly Legal
In a matchup that'll feature two teams that are separated by just one game in the standings, Bearly Legal (3-2) will match up against Hug It Out Bitch (2-3) in Week 6. Each of these teams has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 6, as Josh Allen, Allen Robinson II, the Buffalo Bills defense, and Nyheim Hines are off for Bearly Legal, while Hug It Out Bitch will be missing Marlon Mack and Frank Gore. Over the last three weeks, Bearly Legal have scored 107.02 points per game, while Hug It Out Bitch have averaged 135.12 per contest.
TwoBrownsOneKupp
Looking ahead to Week 6, fourth-place TwoBrownsOneKupp (3-2) are due to take on 11th-place Big Ballers (1-4). TwoBrownsOneKupp might have to rearrange their lineup a bit with Jacoby Brissett out on bye next week. Big Ballers will be without Derek Carr and the Chicago Bears defense.