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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
The Flying Wedgies
4-1 181.92
145.12
 
VS
proj
Footsteps Falco
77.16 1-4
144.59

The Flying Wedgies outperform predictions, knock off Footsteps Falco in 181.92-77.16 rout

The Flying Wedgies brought their A game, rolling to a 181.92-77.16 victory over Footsteps Falco, who fell short of projections. The Flying Wedgies took a 32.70-point lead on Thursday behind Chris Carson (32.8 points) and Jason Myers (7) and never relinquished it. Carson Wentz (189 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and James Conner (55 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) carried the flag for Footsteps Falco in defeat. The Flying Wedgies (4-1) will look to build on their success against GoBolts, while Footsteps Falco (1-4) face off against The Rockylobos in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  The Flying Wedgies   Footsteps Falco

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 31-3 win over the Browns, the 49ers defense scored 24 points to more-than-double their 8.94-point projection. They allowed only 3 points, surrendered 180 yards, and forced 4 turnovers to beat their projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any DEF in the league this season. In Week 6, the 49ers will face the Rams.
The San Francisco 49ers defense

Top Player Comparison

The Flying Wedgies
Points
% of total points 181.92
1
Tom Brady
QB
51.92
45.29
28.5%
2
Chris Carson
RB
32.8
23.29
18%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
31.5
17.05
17.3%
4
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
24
8.94
13.2%
Footsteps Falco
Points
% of total points 77.16
1
Carson Wentz
QB
30.06
45.28
39%
2
James Conner
RB
18.5
21.73
24%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
7.1
13.52
9.2%
4
Zach Pascal
WR
6.7
8.59
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Chris Godwin had multiple 26-yard touchdown receptions for The Flying Wedgies, while Tom Brady had a 29-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 141.72-64.66 lead for The Flying Wedgies.

Points By Position

  The Flying Wedgies   Footsteps Falco

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 8) of the starters on The Flying Wedgies scored higher than their projected point totals.
All eight starters for Footsteps Falco fell below their projected points.
Footsteps Falco can partially blame the loss on Mike Evans, who didn't score any points.
Tom Brady, Chris Carson, and Chris Godwin all scored more points than Carson Wentz, the leading scorer for Footsteps Falco.
The Flying Wedgies put up more points than their season scoring average (140.52) while Footsteps Falco fell short of theirs (143.6).
The Flying Wedgies recorded more points than their projected total, while Footsteps Falco failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 104.76-point margin is the largest in the league this year.
Not only did The Flying Wedgies get the W, but they also covered the 0.53-point projected margin of victory.
The Flying Wedgies moves to (1-1) in blowout games this year, while Footsteps Falco falls to (1-1).

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