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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
DeKaylin Zecharius
2-3 98.7
100.1
 
VS
proj
Sesquipedantic Squad
67.34 2-3
92.2

DeKaylin Zecharius beat Sesquipedantic Squad, 98.70-67.34

Despite identical records, DeKaylin Zecharius held a big season point advantage over Sesquipedantic Squad coming into this one (497-397), and they lived up to their reputation with a hard-fought win, earning a 98.70-67.34 victory. DeKaylin Zecharius jumped out to a 23.30-point lead on Thursday behind standout efforts from Jared Goff (18.9 points) and Greg Zuerlein (12) and never looked back. Dalvin Cook (132 Rush Yds, 86 Rec Yds) and Jacoby Brissett (151 Pass Yds) did everything they could for Sesquipedantic Squad in the loss. DeKaylin Zecharius (2-3) will look to keep it rolling against Touchdown Abbey, while Sesquipedantic Squad (2-3) will match up against Randy Ableman in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  DeKaylin Zecharius   Sesquipedantic Squad

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 4 passes for 41 yards and a touchdown against the Buccaneers, Cook put up 10.1 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 4.94-point projection and was much higher than his 5.43-point season scoring average. Cook will face the Jaguars next week.
Jared Cook

Top Player Comparison

DeKaylin Zecharius
Points
% of total points 98.7
1
Jared Goff
QB
18.9
19.1
19.1%
2
Julian Edelman
WR
17
10.59
17.2%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
13.8
12.23
14%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
12
9.58
12.2%
Sesquipedantic Squad
Points
% of total points 67.34
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
19.8
15.73
29.4%
2
Jacoby Brissett
QB
11.94
18.48
17.7%
3
Le'Veon Bell
RB
8.8
12.3
13.1%
4
Brett Maher
K
6
8.6
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dalvin Cook had a 41-yard run for Sesquipedantic Squad, who trailed 87.00-46.50 after the early games.

Points By Position

  DeKaylin Zecharius   Sesquipedantic Squad

What If

DeKaylin Zecharius would have beaten four other teams besides Sesquipedantic Squad this week.
Sesquipedantic Squad would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If DeKaylin Zecharius played Sesquipedantic Squad every week this season, they'd be 4-1.
Had they played each other last week, DeKaylin Zecharius would have gotten the victory over Sesquipedantic Squad 108.48-55.04.
DeKaylin Zecharius would be 4-0 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Sesquipedantic Squad.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as DeKaylin Zecharius, Sesquipedantic Squad would be 0-4.
If DeKaylin Zecharius had played every team in the league each week, they would be 32-23.
If they played every team every week, Sesquipedantic Squad would be 12-43.

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