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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Str8 Cash Mahomies
3-2 106.64
112.91
 
VS
proj
⚒ ℋᵉʳᵐᵃᶰ ⚒ ℬᵒᵒᶰᵉ ⚒
87.54 4-1
112.81

Offensively challenged Str8 Cash Mahomies top ⚒ ℋᵉʳᵐᵃᶰ ⚒ ℬᵒᵒᶰᵉ ⚒, 106.64-87.54

Ranking eighth in the league in points scored for the week, Str8 Cash Mahomies were fortunate to earn a victory against a team that had an even worse week, emerging victorious with a 106.64-87.54 victory over ⚒ ℋᵉʳᵐᵃᶰ ⚒ ℬᵒᵒᶰᵉ ⚒. Str8 Cash Mahomies jumped out to a 25.80-point lead on Thursday behind 25.8 points from Chris Carson (118 Rush Yds) and Jason Myers (1-2 FG, 42 long, 3-3 XP). ⚒ ℋᵉʳᵐᵃᶰ ⚒ ℬᵒᵒᶰᵉ ⚒ came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Zach Ertz (14.2 points) and the Minnesota Vikings defense (12). Not to be deterred, Str8 Cash Mahomies rallied later that night, as Patrick Mahomes (18.54 points) and Marlon Mack (16.3) put them back ahead once and for all. Str8 Cash Mahomies (3-2) will look to earn another W against AK41, while ⚒ ℋᵉʳᵐᵃᶰ ⚒ ℬᵒᵒᶰᵉ ⚒ (4-1) attempt to get back in the win column against Gator Ladeux.

Matchup Timeline

  Str8 Cash Mahomies   ⚒ ℋᵉʳᵐᵃᶰ ⚒ ℬᵒᵒᶰᵉ ⚒

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 147 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Chargers, Lindsay registered 22.7 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.98-point projection and was much higher than his 14.68-point season scoring average. Lindsay ranks #39 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Phillip Lindsay

Top Player Comparison

Str8 Cash Mahomies
Points
% of total points 106.64
1
Phillip Lindsay
RB
22.7
10.98
21.3%
2
Chris Carson
RB
18.8
14.22
17.6%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
18.54
24.41
17.4%
4
Marlon Mack
RB
16.3
11.87
15.3%
⚒ ℋᵉʳᵐᵃᶰ ⚒ ℬᵒᵒᶰᵉ ⚒
Points
% of total points 87.54
1
Zach Ertz
TE
14.2
10.88
16.2%
2
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
12
8.23
13.7%
3
Mark Ingram II
RB
11.9
12.37
13.6%
4
Lamar Jackson
QB
11.44
21.73
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 27-yard touchdown pass for Str8 Cash Mahomies, helping the team to a 106.64-77.24 lead.

Points By Position

  Str8 Cash Mahomies   ⚒ ℋᵉʳᵐᵃᶰ ⚒ ℬᵒᵒᶰᵉ ⚒

Game Notes

Str8 Cash Mahomies got the W despite the fact that only four of their 10 starting players exceeded their projected scores.
⚒ ℋᵉʳᵐᵃᶰ ⚒ ℬᵒᵒᶰᵉ ⚒ had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Str8 Cash Mahomies had four players score more points than the leading scorer for ⚒ ℋᵉʳᵐᵃᶰ ⚒ ℬᵒᵒᶰᵉ ⚒.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
Str8 Cash Mahomies ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while ⚒ ℋᵉʳᵐᵃᶰ ⚒ ℬᵒᵒᶰᵉ ⚒ ranked 10th.
The matchup's 19.1-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Str8 Cash Mahomies win, but they also covered the 0.1-point predicted margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Zach Ertz (14.2 points) posted the second-highest score for a TE this week.

Next Week Preview

Str8 Cash Mahomies
Str8 Cash Mahomies (3-2) will square off against AK41 (2-3) in a Week 6 matchup that showcases teams separated by just a game in the standings. Each side will have players with byes next week, as Josh Allen, John Brown, Anthony Miller, Dawson Knox, Eric Ebron, and Devin Funchess are off for AK41 and Marlon Mack and Mike Davis will sit for Str8 Cash Mahomies. Over the last three weeks, Str8 Cash Mahomies have put up 101.83 points per game, while AK41 have averaged 129.03 per contest.
⚒ ℋᵉʳᵐᵃᶰ ⚒ ℬᵒᵒᶰᵉ ⚒
On the docket next week, ⚒ ℋᵉʳᵐᵃᶰ ⚒ ℬᵒᵒᶰᵉ ⚒ (4-1, second-place) will look to bounce back against Gator Ladeux (3-2, fourth-place). Each side has multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 6, as T.Y. Hilton, Cole Beasley, Trey Burton, and Devin Singletary are off for ⚒ ℋᵉʳᵐᵃᶰ ⚒ ℬᵒᵒᶰᵉ ⚒ and Josh Jacobs, the Buffalo Bills defense, Jacoby Brissett, and Hunter Renfrow are out for Gator Ladeux.