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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Abdullah Akbar
2-3 248.67
166.8
 
VS
proj
Hey Darnold
180.09 2-3
167.2

Abdullah Akbar earn win against Hey Darnold, 248.67-180.09

Abdullah Akbar rose to the occasion and beat expectations, earning a 248.67-180.09 victory over Hey Darnold. Abdullah Akbar nabbed a 62.97-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Russell Wilson (45.37 points) and Todd Gurley II (23.8) and never looked back. The Buffalo Bills defense (7 Pts Allowed, 252 Yds Allowed) and Cooper Kupp (9 Rec, 117 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Hey Darnold in the loss. Abdullah Akbar (2-3) will look to add to their success against The Lady Horses, while Hey Darnold (2-3) attempt to right the ship against Nickas.

Matchup Timeline

  Abdullah Akbar   Hey Darnold

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fuller V scored 53.7 points against the Falcons in Week 5 to more-than-quadruple his 11.66-point projection. He caught 14 passes for 217 yards and 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player in the league this season. Fuller V will face the Chiefs next week.
Will Fuller V

Top Player Comparison

Abdullah Akbar
Points
% of total points 248.67
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
65.3
31.63
26.3%
2
Will Fuller V
WR
53.7
11.66
21.6%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
45.37
31.99
18.2%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
23.8
20.17
9.6%
Hey Darnold
Points
% of total points 180.09
1
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
41
19.52
22.8%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
26.7
17.59
14.8%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
25.19
34.96
14%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
23.3
27.49
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Russell Wilson had a 40-yard touchdown pass for Abdullah Akbar, contributing to an 89.67-26.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Will Fuller V had a 44-yard touchdown catch and a 33-yard touchdown catch for Abdullah Akbar, while Christian McCaffrey had an 84-yard touchdown run to contribute to a 248.67-119.09 lead for Abdullah Akbar.

Points By Position

  Abdullah Akbar   Hey Darnold

What If

Abdullah Akbar would have beaten seven other teams besides Hey Darnold this week.
Hey Darnold would have lost to three other teams besides Abdullah Akbar this week.
Abdullah Akbar would be 1-4 if they played Hey Darnold every week.
Had they played each other last week, Hey Darnold would have beaten Abdullah Akbar 196.28-161.7.
Abdullah Akbar would be 1-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Hey Darnold.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Abdullah Akbar, Hey Darnold would be 2-2.
If Abdullah Akbar had played every team in the league each week, they would be 23-22.
If they played every team every week, Hey Darnold would be 33-12.

Next Week Preview

Abdullah Akbar
In a battle between teams with identical 2-3 records, Abdullah Akbar and The Lady Horses will go toe-to-toe next in Week 6. Five weeks into the season, Abdullah Akbar have scored the fifth-most points in the league while The Lady Horses (and their 155.4 points per game) are ranked eighth. Over the last three weeks, Abdullah Akbar have scored 199.77 points per game, while The Lady Horses have averaged only 157.85 per contest.
Hey Darnold
In Week 6, fifth-place Hey Darnold (2-3) will square off against 10th-place Nickas (1-4). Hey Darnold may need to shuffle their lineup some with Josh Jacobs, the Buffalo Bills defense, and T.Y. Hilton out on bye in Week 6. Nickas won't have David Montgomery.