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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Tragically Malicious
1-4 109.6
92.03
 
VS
proj
Voodoo Mama Juju
86.86 3-2
91.1

Back-and-forth battle ends with Tragically Malicious topping Voodoo Mama Juju in 109.60-86.86 rout

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Tragically Malicious earned a convincing win over Voodoo Mama Juju, rolling to a 109.60-86.86 victory. Voodoo Mama Juju leapt out to an early 18.30-point lead on Thursday behind a stellar performance from Chris Carson. Tragically Malicious came back to take the lead during the early games on Sunday, powered by standout efforts from Matt Ryan (32.9 points) and Josh Jacobs (26.3). Not to be deterred, Voodoo Mama Juju pulled it together later that afternoon to take a 6.26-point lead behind Phillip Lindsay (20.7 points). But Tragically Malicious came back again later that night, as Harrison Butker (7 points) put them back on top for good. Tragically Malicious (1-4) will look to maintain their winning ways against XFL 2.0 (Matt), while Voodoo Mama Juju (3-2) match up against Gimme the trophy in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Tragically Malicious   Voodoo Mama Juju

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jacobs overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 26.3 points against his 8.84-point projection. In a 24-21 win over the Bears, he racked up 143 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Jacobs ranks #36 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
Josh Jacobs

Top Player Comparison

Tragically Malicious
Points
% of total points 109.6
1
Matt Ryan
QB
32.9
19.92
30%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
26.3
8.84
24%
3
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
19
6.79
17.3%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
8.8
12.32
8%
Voodoo Mama Juju
Points
% of total points 86.86
1
Phillip Lindsay
RB
20.7
9.61
23.8%
2
Chris Carson
RB
18.3
12.54
21.1%
3
Carson Wentz
QB
12.06
20.28
13.9%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
11.5
8.72
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Tragically Malicious owned a 79.70-66.16 lead. For Tragically Malicious, Matt Ryan had a 29-yard touchdown pass. JuJu Smith-Schuster made the highlight reel for Voodoo Mama Juju with a 35-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Tragically Malicious   Voodoo Mama Juju

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Tragically Malicious scored more in this one (109.6) than their season average (87.46).
Once Tragically Malicious put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Voodoo Mama Juju (1 vs 0).
Tragically Malicious should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Voodoo Mama Juju (2 vs 1).
Voodoo Mama Juju have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Tragically Malicious (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Tragically Malicious have outscored Voodoo Mama Juju at QB, WR, and TE this season.
Don't worry Voodoo Mama Juju, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Tragically Malicious
You know, the key to football is spotting (and then exploiting) the mismatches. Thanks to a stellar performance from Matt Ryan, we thoroughly dominated Voodoo Mama Juju at the quarterback position this past week (32.9 points to 12.06). Ryan went 32-for-46 for 330 yards, three TDs, and an INT in a 53-32 loss to the Texans.
Voodoo Mama Juju
Keep your head up, Voodoo Mama Juju! You can take comfort in the fact that your generosity couldn't have gone unnoticed. It takes a real kindred spirit to help someone like Tragically Malicious succeed this week... and when the time comes, maybe they can return the favor by going Kicker-Defense in the first two rounds of next year's draft (...something like that).