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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Dickon's Revenge
3-2 152.16
111.35
 
VS
proj
Strat-O-Matics
129.42 3-2
121.55

Dickon's Revenge beat predictions, earn win over Strat-O-Matics in 152.16-129.42 rout

Dickon's Revenge rose to the occasion, rolling to a 152.16-129.42 victory over Strat-O-Matics. Dickon's Revenge pulled out to an early 12.30-point lead on Thursday. Strat-O-Matics came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Christian McCaffrey (44.7 points) and Justin Tucker (16). Not to be deterred, Dickon's Revenge made a run later that afternoon, as Aaron Jones (45.7 points) and the Los Angeles Chargers defense (14) put them back in the lead for good. Dickon's Revenge improve to 3-2 on the season, while Strat-O-Matics fall to 3-2.

Matchup Timeline

  Dickon's Revenge   Strat-O-Matics

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 182 yards from scrimmage and running for 4 touchdowns against the Cowboys, Jones registered 45.7 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 13.44-point projection and was much higher than his 20.54-point season scoring average. Jones ranks #11 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Dickon's Revenge
Points
% of total points 152.16
1
Aaron Jones
RB
45.7
13.44
30%
2
Sony Michel
RB
19.8
10.38
13%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
15
11.05
9.9%
4
Lamar Jackson
QB
14.44
22.4
9.5%
Strat-O-Matics
Points
% of total points 129.42
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
44.7
20.71
34.5%
2
Justin Tucker
K
16
9.19
12.4%
3
Devonta Freeman
RB
15.5
12.52
12%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
14
12.47
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Strat-O-Matics owned a 120.00-82.46 lead. For Dickon's Revenge, JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 35-yard touchdown catch. Christian McCaffrey made the highlight reel for Strat-O-Matics with an 84-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Dickon's Revenge   Strat-O-Matics

What If

Dickon's Revenge would have beaten six other teams besides Strat-O-Matics this week.
Strat-O-Matics would have lost to three other teams besides Dickon's Revenge this week.
Dickon's Revenge would be 2-3 if they played Strat-O-Matics every week.
Had they played each other last week, Strat-O-Matics would have topped Dickon's Revenge 127.08-99.18.
Dickon's Revenge would be 2-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Strat-O-Matics.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dickon's Revenge, Strat-O-Matics would be 4-0.
If Dickon's Revenge had played every team in the league each week, they would be 27-18.
If they played every team every week, Strat-O-Matics would be 32-13.

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