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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
The Wallerus
1-4 183.3
120.07
 
VS
proj
Wentz so Hard
99 1-4
120.97

The Wallerus hand Wentz so Hard fourth straight loss in 183.3-99.0 rout

The Wallerus cruised to a 183.3-99.0 victory to hand Wentz so Hard their fourth straight loss. Wentz so Hard jumped out to a 23.3-point lead on Thursday behind a standout effort from Chris Carson. But it was all The Wallerus after that. They were led by Deshaun Watson, who passed for 426 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 47 yards for 52.9 points, and Michael Thomas, who caught 11 passes for 182 yards and 2 touchdowns (45.2 points). The Wallerus (1-4) will look to sustain their winning ways against Sherlock Mahomes, while Wentz so Hard (1-4) match up against LightsKamaraAction in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  The Wallerus   Wentz so Hard

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Breida racked up 129 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns as the 49ers beat the Browns 31-3. In doing so, he put up 31.9 points to more-than-triple his 9.83-point projection, the second-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. Next week, Breida will square off against the Rams.
Matt Breida

Top Player Comparison

The Wallerus
Points
% of total points 183.3
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
52.9
23.46
28.9%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
45.2
17
24.7%
3
Matt Breida
RB
31.9
9.83
17.4%
4
James Conner
RB
11.5
14.88
6.3%
Wentz so Hard
Points
% of total points 99
1
Chris Carson
RB
23.3
15.89
23.5%
2
Devonta Freeman
RB
18
14.13
18.2%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
16.7
13.53
16.9%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
12.8
21.6
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown pass for The Wallerus, while Michael Thomas had a 42-yard catch, contributing to a 144.4-99.0 lead for The Wallerus.
Monday
Matt Breida had an 83-yard touchdown run for The Wallerus during Monday Night Football, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  The Wallerus   Wentz so Hard

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starting players on The Wallerus scored more than their point projections.
Wentz so Hard had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Wentz so Hard could have used points from Sammy Watkins and Phillip Dorsett II, as both put up goose eggs.
The Wallerus had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Wentz so Hard.
The Wallerus put up more points than their season scoring average (140.91) while Wentz so Hard fell short of theirs (117.8).
The Wallerus put up more points than their projected total, while Wentz so Hard fell short of their projection.
This matchup featured the top and bottom-scoring teams of the week.
The 183.3 points scored by The Wallerus are the 3rd-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 84.3-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
In blowout games this season, The Wallerus moves to (1-1), while Wentz so Hard falls to (1-3).

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