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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Fantasy Champs
3-2 110.22
98.25
 
VS
proj
Randy Ableman
71.94 2-3
96.78

Fantasy Champs top projections, knock off Randy Ableman in 110.22-71.94 rout

Fantasy Champs rose to the occasion, rolling to a 110.22-71.94 victory over Randy Ableman, who fell short of projections. There was very little drama in the matchup, as Fantasy Champs leapt out to a 55.92-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding efforts from Russell Wilson and Todd Gurley II. Wilson passed for 268 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 32 yards for 29.92 points, while Gurley II ran for 51 yards and 2 touchdowns (15.7 points). Tom Brady (348 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Alvin Kamara (13 Pass Yds, 62 Rush Yds, 42 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Randy Ableman in defeat. Fantasy Champs (3-2) will look to earn another win against Lambeau Bleeps, while Randy Ableman (2-3) try to get some positive momentum against Sesquipedantic Squad.

Matchup Timeline

  Fantasy Champs   Randy Ableman

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Giants in Week 5, Thielen caught 7 passes for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 25 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Fantasy Champs this week. Thielen will go up against the Eagles next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Fantasy Champs
Points
% of total points 110.22
1
Russell Wilson
QB
29.92
20.75
27.1%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
25
9.61
22.7%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
15.7
11.74
14.2%
4
Devonta Freeman
RB
13
10.91
11.8%
Randy Ableman
Points
% of total points 71.94
1
Tom Brady
QB
24.92
19.97
34.6%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
10.92
16.25
15.2%
3
David Montgomery
RB
9.6
10.46
13.3%
4
Mike Nugent
K
9
8.7
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Russell Wilson had a 40-yard touchdown pass for Fantasy Champs, helping the team to a 55.92-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Fantasy Champs became the proud owner of a 110.22-68.24 lead. For Fantasy Champs, Adam Thielen had a 44-yard catch. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for Randy Ableman with a 29-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Fantasy Champs   Randy Ableman

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Fantasy Champs exceeded their projected point totals.
Randy Ableman had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Randy Ableman can partially blame the loss on Mike Evans, who didn't score any points.
Fantasy Champs put up more points than their season scoring average (95.14) while Randy Ableman fell short of theirs (91.98).
Fantasy Champs put up more points than their projected total, while Randy Ableman fell short of their projection.
Not only did Fantasy Champs get the win, but they also covered the 1.47-point projected margin of victory.
All three of the losses for Randy Ableman have been blowout losses.
For Randy Ableman, Tom Brady put up 24.92 points, the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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