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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
BGMoney II
2-3 105.94
96.29
 
VS
proj
Boom Town
99.54 0-5
98.84

Offensively challenged BGMoney II come back to knock off Boom Town, 105.94-99.54

With the eighth-ranked point total in the league for the week, BGMoney II were fortunate to earn a victory against a team that had an even worse week, coming from behind for a 105.94-99.54 victory over Boom Town. Trailing 99.54-77.50 heading into Monday night, BGMoney II roared back behind the San Francisco 49ers defense, who allowed only 3 points, surrendered 180 yards, and forced 4 turnovers for 25.44 points, and Robbie Gould, who made 1 of his 4 FG attempts (8 points). Michael Thomas (11 Rec, 182 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Cooper Kupp (9 Rec, 117 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the top scorers for Boom Town in defeat. BGMoney II (2-3) will look to rack up another W against Knight Train, while Boom Town (0-5) match up against Haskins our Savior! in an effort to get their first win.

Matchup Timeline

  BGMoney II   Boom Town

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen (7 Rec, 130 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 27 points against the Giants in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.56-point projection and was much higher than his 12.6-point season scoring average. Thielen ranks #43 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

BGMoney II
Points
% of total points 105.94
1
Adam Thielen
WR
27
9.56
25.5%
2
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
25.44
14.36
24%
3
Phillip Lindsay
RB
22.7
9.56
21.4%
4
Devonta Freeman
RB
13
10.85
12.3%
Boom Town
Points
% of total points 99.54
1
Michael Thomas
WR
34.2
10.65
34.4%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
19.7
11.39
19.8%
3
Sony Michel
RB
18.3
10.11
18.4%
4
Le'Veon Bell
RB
8.8
12.18
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Boom Town owned an 89.00-46.90 lead. For BGMoney II, Adam Thielen had a 44-yard catch. Michael Thomas made the highlight reel for Boom Town with a 42-yard catch.

Points By Position

  BGMoney II   Boom Town

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starting players on BGMoney II scored higher than their projected point totals.
Boom Town had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Boom Town ranked 9th in the league in scoring this week, while BGMoney II ranked 8th.
The matchup's 6.4-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
This win snaps a streak of three consecutive defeats for BGMoney II.
In comeback games this season, BGMoney II moves to (1-0), while Boom Town falls to (0-2).
Despite the loss, Michael Thomas recorded 34.2 points, the fifth-highest score for a WR this season.

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