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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
TheGoat50
4-1 188.24
163.96
 
VS
proj
Steelers(43_Irish(9)
175.42 2-3
151.5

TheGoat50 earn win over Steelers(43_Irish(9), 188.24-175.42

Both teams showed up, but TheGoat50 knocked off Steelers(43_Irish(9). Predicted to win 163.96-151.50, TheGoat50 secured a 188.24-175.42 win over Steelers(43_Irish(9). TheGoat50 grabbed a 43.40-point lead on Thursday behind standout showings from Chris Carson (118 Rush Yds) and Tyler Lockett (4 Rec, 51 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Amari Cooper (11 Rec, 226 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tom Brady (348 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) were the leaders for Steelers(43_Irish(9) in the loss. TheGoat50 (4-1) will look to build on their success against Boomkanani ◇, while Steelers(43_Irish(9) (2-3) will try to get back in the win column against ND IRISH.

Matchup Timeline

  TheGoat50   Steelers(43_Irish(9)

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 182 yards from scrimmage and running for 4 touchdowns against the Cowboys, Jones scored 49.2 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 14.8-point projection and was much higher than his 22.44-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

TheGoat50
Points
% of total points 188.24
1
Aaron Jones
RB
49.2
14.8
26.1%
2
Tyler Boyd
WR
28.3
16
15%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
25.8
19.37
13.7%
4
Chris Carson
RB
19.3
15.89
10.3%
Steelers(43_Irish(9)
Points
% of total points 175.42
1
Amari Cooper
WR
39.6
16.49
22.6%
2
Tom Brady
QB
30.92
24.13
17.6%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
29.3
10.35
16.7%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
18.5
13.37
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, after which TheGoat50 owned a 139.04-112.22 lead. Tyler Boyd had a 42-yard touchdown catch for TheGoat50, while Dalvin Cook had a 41-yard run. Meanwhile, Tom Brady had a 29-yard touchdown pass for Steelers(43_Irish(9), while JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 35-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 53-yard touchdown catch and a 46-yard catch for Steelers(43_Irish(9), who trailed 188.24-151.82 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  TheGoat50   Steelers(43_Irish(9)

What If

TheGoat50 would have beaten five other teams besides Steelers(43_Irish(9) this week.
Steelers(43_Irish(9) would have lost to just two other teams besides TheGoat50 this week.
If they played Steelers(43_Irish(9) every week, TheGoat50 would be 4-1 this season.
TheGoat50 would have been victorious over Steelers(43_Irish(9) 162.88-123.9 had they played each other last week.
TheGoat50 would be 2-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Steelers(43_Irish(9).
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as TheGoat50, Steelers(43_Irish(9) would be 1-3.
If TheGoat50 had played every team in the league each week, they would be 26-9.
If they played every team every week, Steelers(43_Irish(9) would be 13-22.

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