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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Tayda's Tots
3-2 109
101.44
 
VS
proj
WindyCity Rebels
104 1-4
105.75

Tayda's Tots overcome starter's goose egg, top WindyCity Rebels, 109-104

Despite a goose egg from Tyreek Hill, Tayda's Tots were able to persevere and earn the win, earning a 109-104 victory over WindyCity Rebels. Tayda's Tots never trailed in this one after nabbing a 15-point lead on Thursday behind Tyler Lockett (11 points) and Brandin Cooks (4). Phillip Lindsay (20 points) and Julian Edelman (17) were the leading performers for WindyCity Rebels in the loss. Tayda's Tots (3-2) will look to build on their success against The Bonesmashers, while WindyCity Rebels (1-4) try to develop some positive momentum against EastRock.

Matchup Timeline

  Tayda's Tots   WindyCity Rebels

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McCaffrey (176 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 61 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 41 points in a 34-27 win over the Jaguars in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.97-point projection and was much higher than his 24.8-point season scoring average. McCaffrey ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Christian McCaffrey

Top Player Comparison

Tayda's Tots
Points
% of total points 109
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
41
15.97
37.6%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
29
22.05
26.6%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
11
9.01
10.1%
4
Harrison Butker
K
7
9.25
6.4%
WindyCity Rebels
Points
% of total points 104
1
Phillip Lindsay
RB
20
8.76
19.2%
2
Julian Edelman
WR
17
9.87
16.3%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14
14.48
13.5%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
11
8.47
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Tayda's Tots who claimed the lead, 66-50. For Tayda's Tots, Christian McCaffrey had an 84-yard touchdown run. JuJu Smith-Schuster made the highlight reel for WindyCity Rebels with a 35-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 53-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard touchdown pass for Tayda's Tots to contribute to a 102-90 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Tayda's Tots   WindyCity Rebels

Game Notes

Tayda's Tots won even though only three of their 11 starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
WindyCity Rebels had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Tayda's Tots won despite starting Tyreek Hill, who scored zero points.
Tayda's Tots put up fewer points than their season scoring average (115.6) while WindyCity Rebels scored above theirs (97).
Tayda's Tots recorded more points than their projected total, while WindyCity Rebels failed to reach their projection.
WindyCity Rebels ranked 9th in the league in scoring this week, while Tayda's Tots ranked 8th.
The matchup's 5-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Phillip Lindsay (20 points) recorded the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.

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