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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
The Blue Wave 🌊
3-2 127.26
109.42
 
VS
proj
Blue Skywalker
84.24 3-2
94.07

The Blue Wave 🌊 beat Blue Skywalker for third straight win in 127.26-84.24 rout

The Blue Wave 🌊 extended their win streak to three games with a convincing win over Blue Skywalker, rolling to a 127.26-84.24 victory. The Blue Wave 🌊 earned a 19.70-point lead on Thursday behind Cooper Kupp and never gave it up. Marlon Mack (16.8 points) and Calvin Ridley (14.8) did their part for Blue Skywalker in the loss. The Blue Wave 🌊 (3-2) will look to build on their success against Redzone 2 Da Endzone, while Blue Skywalker (3-2) will take on The Conglomerate in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  The Blue Wave 🌊   Blue Skywalker

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 22.7 points, Lindsay more-than-doubled his 9.61-point projection as the Broncos beat the Chargers 20-13. He racked up 147 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Blue Wave 🌊 this week. In Week 6, Lindsay and the Broncos will play the Titans.
Phillip Lindsay

Top Player Comparison

The Blue Wave 🌊
Points
% of total points 127.26
1
Phillip Lindsay
RB
22.7
9.61
17.8%
2
Jameis Winston
QB
21.46
22.95
16.9%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
20
15.23
15.7%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
19.7
11.47
15.5%
Blue Skywalker
Points
% of total points 84.24
1
Marlon Mack
RB
16.8
11.04
19.9%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
14.8
8.07
17.6%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
13.8
12.23
16.4%
4
Adam Vinatieri
K
13
8.28
15.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was The Blue Wave 🌊 who emerged with the lead, 82.76-39.80. For The Blue Wave 🌊, Jameis Winston had a pair of 26-yard touchdown passes. Calvin Ridley made the highlight reel for Blue Skywalker with a 29-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
George Kittle had a 22-yard touchdown catch for The Blue Wave 🌊 during Monday Night Football, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  The Blue Wave 🌊   Blue Skywalker

What If

The Blue Wave 🌊 would have beaten seven other teams besides Blue Skywalker this week.
Blue Skywalker would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Blue Skywalker every week, The Blue Wave 🌊 would be 3-2 this season.
Last week, Blue Skywalker would have defeated The Blue Wave 🌊 92.2-89.38.
The Blue Wave 🌊 would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Blue Skywalker.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Blue Wave 🌊, Blue Skywalker would be 1-3.
If The Blue Wave 🌊 had played every team in the league each week, they would be 24-31.
If they played every team every week, Blue Skywalker would be 17-38.

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