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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Chiefs Fan
2-3 184.2
172.48
 
VS
proj
CARDINAL & GOLD
172.9 2-3
166.04

Despite top scorer Wilson, CARDINAL & GOLD fall to Chiefs Fan, 184.2-172.9

Russell Wilson had 70 points for CARDINAL & GOLD, the best total in the matchup and fourth-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome Chiefs Fan, who staged an impressive comeback to earn a 184.2-172.9 win. Trailing 172.9-164.4 heading into Monday night, Chiefs Fan made a comeback behind George Kittle (18 Rush Yds, 70 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Russell Wilson (268 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 32 Rush Yds) and the Philadelphia Eagles defense (6 Pts Allowed, 128 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) carried the flag for CARDINAL & GOLD in the loss. Chiefs Fan (2-3) will look to add to their success against Who Dat, while CARDINAL & GOLD (2-3) attempt to get back on track against Forty Whiner.

Matchup Timeline

  Chiefs Fan   CARDINAL & GOLD

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thomas scored 41.2 points against the Buccaneers in Week 5 to more-than-double his 17-point projection. He caught 11 passes for 182 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any WR in the league this season. In Week 6, Thomas and the Saints will battle the Jaguars.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Chiefs Fan
Points
% of total points 184.2
1
Philip Rivers
QB
48.8
60.7
26.5%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
41.2
17
22.4%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
31.5
17.05
17.1%
4
George Kittle
TE
20.8
13.92
11.3%
CARDINAL & GOLD
Points
% of total points 172.9
1
Russell Wilson
QB
70
58.18
40.5%
2
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
47
13.58
27.2%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
18.7
20.79
10.8%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
17.6
20.82
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Russell Wilson had a 40-yard touchdown pass for CARDINAL & GOLD, helping CARDINAL & GOLD to a 97.4-0.0 lead.
Sunday Early
Chris Godwin had a couple of 26-yard touchdown receptions for Chiefs Fan, while Michael Thomas had a 42-yard catch for the team, who trailed 165.1-115.6 after the early games.
Monday
George Kittle had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Chiefs Fan on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Chiefs Fan   CARDINAL & GOLD

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. CARDINAL & GOLD need some help then, averaging just 151.04 versus Chiefs Fan's 175.84.
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Chiefs Fan has left fewer points on the bench this season (401.9) than CARDINAL & GOLD (529.9).
Once Chiefs Fan put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than CARDINAL & GOLD (1 vs 0).
Chiefs Fan should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than CARDINAL & GOLD (3 vs 1).
Chiefs Fan have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than CARDINAL & GOLD (19 vs 11).
By position, Chiefs Fan have outscored CARDINAL & GOLD at QB, RB, WR, and TE this season.
The starters for Chiefs Fan had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for CARDINAL & GOLD (1).
There's not much good to say about CARDINAL & GOLD this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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