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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
HowAboutCowboys
1-4 116
87.16
 
VS
proj
VABoyz
77 2-3
104.46

HowAboutCowboys top VABoyz in 116-77 rout

Despite similar records, VABoyz held a big season point advantage over HowAboutCowboys coming into this one (515-406). But the trend wouldn't continue this week with HowAboutCowboys cruising to a 116-77 victory. It didn't take long to learn who would be the frontrunner in the matchup, as HowAboutCowboys took a 32-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from Michael Thomas and Sony Michel. Thomas caught 11 passes for 182 yards and 2 touchdowns for 33 points, while Michel racked up 123 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (18 points). David Johnson (15 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (14) were the top scorers for VABoyz in the loss. HowAboutCowboys (1-4) will look to maintain their momentum against King Of The Hill, while VABoyz (2-3) face Broadway Ed in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  HowAboutCowboys   VABoyz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thomas overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 33 points against his 10.04-point projection. In a 31-24 win over the Buccaneers, he caught 11 passes for 182 yards and 2 touchdowns. Thomas ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

HowAboutCowboys
Points
% of total points 116
1
Michael Thomas
WR
33
10.04
28.4%
2
Phillip Lindsay
RB
20
8.76
17.2%
3
Sony Michel
RB
18
9.06
15.5%
4
Justin Tucker
K
16
9.18
13.8%
VABoyz
Points
% of total points 77
1
David Johnson
RB
15
12.79
19.5%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14
14.48
18.2%
3
Carson Wentz
QB
13
23.52
16.9%
4
David Montgomery
RB
9
9.44
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Michael Thomas had a 42-yard catch for HowAboutCowboys, while Calvin Ridley had a 29-yard touchdown catch, helping HowAboutCowboys to an 88-56 lead.

Points By Position

  HowAboutCowboys   VABoyz

What If

HowAboutCowboys would have beaten six other teams besides VABoyz this week.
VABoyz would have lost to seven other teams besides HowAboutCowboys this week.
If HowAboutCowboys played VABoyz every week this season, they'd be 1-4.
Had they played each other last week, VABoyz would have gotten the win over HowAboutCowboys 116-69.
HowAboutCowboys would be 2-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as VABoyz.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as HowAboutCowboys, VABoyz would be 2-1-1.
If HowAboutCowboys had played every team in the league each week, they would be 13-32.
If they played every team every week, VABoyz would be 25-19-1.

Coach Talk

HowAboutCowboys
Listen, HowAboutCowboys, we do respect the confidence. Deploying a player with zero points (Phillip Dorsett II), while still getting the W... that's a bit too risky for us traditionalists! All we ask is to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Do it when the playoffs roll around, and we'll be finished.
VABoyz
Unless VABoyz wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting enough looks" is not a reasonable excuse this time around. Our pass-catching corps (two WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 16 times in Week 5. Chemistry and timing seem to be issues as that group reeled in only nine catches.