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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Finkle & Einhorn
3-2 154.88
128.72
 
VS
proj
The Philly Specials
153.36 2-3
138.9

Back-and-forth battle ends with Finkle & Einhorn coming back to knock off The Philly Specials in 154.88-153.36 battle

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Finkle & Einhorn earned a come-from-behind win over The Philly Specials, staging a comeback to earn a 154.88-153.36 victory. Despite trailing 153.36-138.58 heading into Monday night, Finkle & Einhorn rallied behind George Kittle, who racked up 88 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass for 16.3 points. Aaron Jones (107 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 75 Rec Yds) and David Johnson (91 Rush Yds, 65 Rec Yds) did their part for The Philly Specials in the loss. Finkle & Einhorn (3-2) will look to keep it rolling against BallGrabbers, while The Philly Specials (2-3) will face FriendsOfDonCherry in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Finkle & Einhorn   The Philly Specials

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Robinson II scored 23.45 points against the Raiders in Week 5 to more-than-double his 9.58-point projection. He caught 7 passes for 97 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Finkle & Einhorn this week. In Week 6, Robinson II and the Bears will go up against the Saints.
Allen Robinson II

Top Player Comparison

Finkle & Einhorn
Points
% of total points 154.88
1
Kyler Murray
QB
26.42
19.02
17.1%
2
Allen Robinson II
WR
23.45
9.58
15.1%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
22.76
11.54
14.7%
4
George Kittle
TE
16.3
10.4
10.5%
The Philly Specials
Points
% of total points 153.36
1
Aaron Jones
RB
45.95
12.77
30%
2
David Johnson
RB
16.35
14.46
10.7%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
16.05
9.02
10.5%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
12.76
20.31
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Finkle & Einhorn emerged with a 131.38-96.71 lead. Tyler Boyd had a 42-yard touchdown catch for Finkle & Einhorn, while JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 35-yard touchdown catch. Calvin Ridley made the highlight reel for The Philly Specials with a 29-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
George Kittle had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Finkle & Einhorn on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Finkle & Einhorn   The Philly Specials

What If

Finkle & Einhorn would have beaten 12 other teams besides The Philly Specials this week.
The Philly Specials would have lost to just four other teams besides Finkle & Einhorn this week.
If Finkle & Einhorn played The Philly Specials every week this season, they'd be 3-2.
Had they played each other last week, The Philly Specials would have gotten the win over Finkle & Einhorn 138.3-112.44.
Finkle & Einhorn would be 2-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Philly Specials.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Finkle & Einhorn, The Philly Specials would be 2-2.
If Finkle & Einhorn had played every team in the league each week, they would be 44-41.
If they played every team every week, The Philly Specials would be 48-37.

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