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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Rachel's Team
2-2 177
119.16
 
VS
proj
Some random guy
113 2-2
135.47

Rachel's Team top projections, knock off Some random guy in 177-113 rout

Rachel's Team beat expectations, cruising to a 177-113 victory over Some random guy, who fell short of projections. Some random guy pulled out to an 11-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Rachel's Team after that. They were led by Will Fuller V, who caught 14 passes for 217 yards and 3 touchdowns for 57 points, and Kirk Cousins, who passed for 306 yards and 2 touchdowns (18 points). Tyler Boyd (22 points) and Chris Carson (18) carried the flag for Some random guy in the loss. Rachel's Team (2-2) will look to earn another win against Water Boys, while Some random guy (2-2) will face Hey twitter world in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Rachel's Team   Some random guy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fuller V (14 Rec, 217 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) scored 57 points against the Falcons in Week 5. His scoring output crushed his 8.08-point projection and was much higher than his 18.5-point season scoring average. Fuller V ranks #41 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Will Fuller V

Top Player Comparison

Rachel's Team
Points
% of total points 177
1
Will Fuller V
WR
57
8.08
32.2%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
18
14.83
10.2%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
17
10.14
9.6%
4
George Kittle
TE
16
10.15
9%
Some random guy
Points
% of total points 113
1
Tyler Boyd
WR
22
11.51
19.5%
2
Chris Carson
RB
18
13.81
15.9%
3
Josh Allen
QB
17
12.96
15%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
15
16.93
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Rachel's Team who took the lead, 121-89. Will Fuller V had a 44-yard touchdown catch and a 33-yard touchdown catch for Rachel's Team, while Kirk Cousins had a 44-yard pass. Meanwhile, Tyler Boyd had a 42-yard touchdown catch for Some random guy, while Josh Allen had a 46-yard pass.
Monday
Jimmy Garoppolo teamed up with George Kittle for a 22-yard touchdown pass for Rachel's Team on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for Rachel's Team.

Points By Position

  Rachel's Team   Some random guy

What If

Rachel's Team would have beaten nine other teams besides Some random guy this week.
Some random guy would have lost to eight other teams besides Rachel's Team this week.
If Rachel's Team played Some random guy every week this season, they'd be 2-2.
Rachel's Team would have gotten the win over Some random guy 128-126 had they played each other last week.
Rachel's Team would be 0-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Some random guy.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Rachel's Team, Some random guy would be 3-0.
If Rachel's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 17-26-1.
If they played every team every week, Some random guy would be 24-20.

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