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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Red Raiders
3-2 129.7
79.6
 
VS
proj
FtheRefs
99.57 3-2
83.65

Red Raiders outperform projections, defeat FtheRefs in 129.70-99.57 rout

Both teams rose to the occasion, but Red Raiders took down FtheRefs, cruising to a 129.70-99.57 victory. FtheRefs jumped out to a 25.62-point lead on Thursday behind impressive performances from Russell Wilson, who passed for 268 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 32 yards for 30.07 points, and DK Metcalf, who caught 2 passes for 44 yards and a touchdown (8.2 points). But it was all Red Raiders after that. They were led by Aaron Jones (107 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 75 Rec Yds) and Kirk Cousins (306 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). Red Raiders (3-2) will look to rack up another win against Raider4life, while FtheRefs (3-2) will try to get some positive momentum against Autumn Wind.

Matchup Timeline

  Red Raiders   FtheRefs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 38.1 points against his 7.8-point projection. During a 34-24 win over the Cowboys, he racked up 182 yards from scrimmage and ran for 4 touchdowns. Jones ranks #11 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Red Raiders
Points
% of total points 129.7
1
Aaron Jones
RB
38.1
7.8
29.4%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
17.25
13.71
13.3%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
17.15
6.32
13.2%
4
Adam Vinatieri
K
13
8.52
10%
FtheRefs
Points
% of total points 99.57
1
Russell Wilson
QB
30.07
16.96
30.2%
2
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
25.2
4.77
25.3%
3
Mark Ingram II
RB
8.45
7.18
8.5%
4
Preston Smith
LB
8.25
6.98
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Russell Wilson teamed up with DK Metcalf for a 40-yard touchdown pass for FtheRefs to contribute to a 38.27-12.65 lead for FtheRefs.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which FtheRefs owned an 88.67-63.60 lead. Kirk Cousins had a 44-yard pass for Red Raiders, while Tyler Boyd had a 42-yard touchdown catch. DJ Chark Jr. made the highlight reel for FtheRefs with a 37-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Red Raiders   FtheRefs

What If

Red Raiders would have beaten 13 other teams besides FtheRefs this week.
FtheRefs would have lost to just three other teams besides Red Raiders this week.
Red Raiders would be 2-3 if they played FtheRefs every week.
Had they played each other last week, FtheRefs would have been victorious over Red Raiders 81.6-72.38.
Red Raiders would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as FtheRefs.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Red Raiders, FtheRefs would be 3-1.
If Red Raiders had played every team in the league each week, they would be 41-34.
If they played every team every week, FtheRefs would be 47-28.

Coach Talk

Red Raiders
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? Fueled by some monster yardage production from our running backs, our team created a big disparity this week. Our backfield tallied 187 more total yards than the RBs of FtheRefs (273 yards from scrimmage to 86), as we ultimately utterly dominated them at the position, 54.65 points to 8.3.
FtheRefs
Here's a list of sports scenarios where it's borderline acceptable to go 0-for-2: A double-fault in tennis, a hitter's line in baseball, and a pair of DeAndre Jordan free throws. That's basically it. Going 0-for-2 on field goal attempts this past week? Sounds like Joey Slye might be kicking himself back into the free agent pool following this performance.