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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Ember Island Players
1-4 105.3
88.26
 
VS
proj
Long Island Broskis
78.64 3-2
102.1

Ember Island Players brush off predictions, earn win over Long Island Broskis in 105.30-78.64 rout

Ember Island Players brought their A game, rolling to a 105.30-78.64 victory over Long Island Broskis, who fell short of projections. Long Island Broskis grabbed a 7.30-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Ember Island Players after that. They were led by Michael Thomas (35.7 points) and Phillip Lindsay (22.7). Patrick Mahomes (17.54 points) and Austin Ekeler (15.8) carried the flag for Long Island Broskis in the loss. Ember Island Players (1-4) will look to build on their success against Jimmy Guappolo, while Long Island Broskis (3-2) attempt to right the ship against TD's N' Beer.

Matchup Timeline

  Ember Island Players   Long Island Broskis

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thomas scored 35.7 points in a 31-24 win over the Buccaneers to more-than-double his 13.85-point projection. He caught 11 passes for 182 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Ember Island Players this week. Thomas will play the Jaguars next week.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Ember Island Players
Points
% of total points 105.3
1
Michael Thomas
WR
35.7
13.85
33.9%
2
Phillip Lindsay
RB
22.7
11.04
21.6%
3
Jared Cook
TE
12.1
6.48
11.5%
4
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
9
6.82
8.5%
Long Island Broskis
Points
% of total points 78.64
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
17.54
25.02
22.3%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
15.8
11.92
20.1%
3
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
14
7.87
17.8%
4
Auden Tate
WR
10.1
7.94
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Michael Thomas had a 42-yard catch for Ember Island Players, while Ka'imi Fairbairn had a 50-yard field goal, contributing to a 76.46-34.00 lead for Ember Island Players.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 27-yard touchdown pass for Long Island Broskis, who trailed 105.30-78.64 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Ember Island Players   Long Island Broskis

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starting players on Ember Island Players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Long Island Broskis had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Ember Island Players put up more points than their season scoring average (89.48) while Long Island Broskis fell short of theirs (107.24).
Ember Island Players scored more points than their projected total, while Long Island Broskis fell short of their projection.
The defeat concludes a streak of three consecutive wins for Long Island Broskis.
Ember Island Players moves to (1-2) in blowout games this year, while Long Island Broskis falls to (2-1).

Coach Talk

Ember Island Players
Hey, we'll definitely take the win, Ember Island Players! Having said that, if we want to ramp our performance up to the next level, then here's one area where we can improve. Our starting quarterback was significantly outplayed this past week. Patrick Mahomes went 22-of-39 for 321 yards and one touchdowns for Long Island Broskis, and all Philip Rivers could manage through the air was 211 passing yards and two ugly interceptions. Let's spend some extra time this week working with our receivers!
Long Island Broskis
Here's a list of scenarios where it's acceptable to go 0-for-2 in sports: A double-fault in tennis, a hitter's line in baseball, and a pair of Shaquille O'Neal free throws. That's basically it. Going 0-for-2 on field goal attempts this past week? Sounds like Joey Slye might have just kicked himself to the waiver wire after this performance.