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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Fail of the Draft
3-2 143.9
92.5
 
VS
proj
Dark Buccaneers
105.12 2-3
89.82

Fail of the Draft earn win against Dark Buccaneers in 143.90-105.12 rout

Both teams showed up, but Fail of the Draft knocked off Dark Buccaneers, rolling to a 143.90-105.12 victory. Fail of the Draft got out to an early 22.30-point lead on Thursday. Dark Buccaneers came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Adam Thielen (25 points) and Chris Godwin (24.5). Not to be deterred, Fail of the Draft pulled it together later that afternoon, as Aaron Jones (42.2 points) and the Los Angeles Chargers defense (14) put them back on top for good. Fail of the Draft (3-2) will look to maintain their momentum against iNekros's Team, while Dark Buccaneers (2-3) try to get back in the win column against Poldi Steelers.

Matchup Timeline

  Fail of the Draft   Dark Buccaneers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones (107 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 75 Rec Yds) scored 42.2 points in a 34-24 win over the Cowboys in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 12.1-point projection and was much higher than his 18.64-point season scoring average. Jones ranks #11 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Fail of the Draft
Points
% of total points 143.9
1
Aaron Jones
RB
42.2
12.1
29.3%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
32.9
19.92
22.9%
3
George Kittle
TE
14.8
9.23
10.3%
4
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
14
6.95
9.7%
Dark Buccaneers
Points
% of total points 105.12
1
Adam Thielen
WR
25
9.61
23.8%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
24.5
11.1
23.3%
3
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
19
6.79
18.1%
4
Devonta Freeman
RB
13
10.91
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Dark Buccaneers owned a 76.70-72.90 lead. For Fail of the Draft, Matt Ryan had a 29-yard touchdown pass. Chris Godwin had multiple 26-yard touchdown catches for Dark Buccaneers, while Adam Thielen had a 44-yard catch.
Monday
George Kittle had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Fail of the Draft on Monday night en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Fail of the Draft   Dark Buccaneers

What If

Fail of the Draft would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Dark Buccaneers would have lost to just three other teams besides Fail of the Draft this week.
If Fail of the Draft played Dark Buccaneers every week this season, they'd be 4-1.
Dark Buccaneers would have defeated Fail of the Draft 92.98-77.48 had they played each other last week.
Fail of the Draft would be 2-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dark Buccaneers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Fail of the Draft, Dark Buccaneers would be 2-2.
If Fail of the Draft had played every team in the league each week, they would be 39-16.
If they played every team every week, Dark Buccaneers would be 22-33.

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