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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
4X Champion
4-1 144.12
121.88
 
VS
proj
Drill'erThen-Spiller
96.96 4-1
124.29

4X Champion knock Drill'erThen-Spiller from 1st place in 144.12-96.96 rout

4X Champion rolled to a 144.12-96.96 victory over Drill'erThen-Spiller, knocking them out of the No. 1 position in The League. 4X Champion grabbed a 14.10-point lead on Thursday behind Cooper Kupp (17.7 points) and Todd Gurley II (15.7) and never relinquished it. Jameis Winston (17.46 points) and Marlon Mack (14.8) did everything they could for Drill'erThen-Spiller in the loss. 4X Champion (4-1) have now won four matchups in a row and will look to notch another win against H-block. Drill'erThen-Spiller (4-1) will meet 4th and Drunk in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  4X Champion   Drill'erThen-Spiller

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 11 passes for 182 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Buccaneers, Thomas scored 30.2 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.7-point projection and was much higher than his 14.46-point season scoring average. Thomas ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

4X Champion
Points
% of total points 144.12
1
Michael Thomas
WR
30.2
10.7
21%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
26.22
20.25
18.2%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
17.7
11.47
12.3%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
15.7
11.74
10.9%
Drill'erThen-Spiller
Points
% of total points 96.96
1
Jameis Winston
QB
17.46
20.07
18%
2
Marlon Mack
RB
14.8
11.04
15.3%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
10.3
10.15
10.6%
4
Shawn Williams
S
10
5
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which 4X Champion owned an 87.10-72.86 lead. For 4X Champion, Michael Thomas had a 42-yard catch. Jameis Winston had a couple of 26-yard touchdown passes for Drill'erThen-Spiller, while DJ Moore had a 52-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 53-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard touchdown pass for 4X Champion, contributing to a 121.12-72.86 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  4X Champion   Drill'erThen-Spiller

What If

4X Champion would have beaten nine other teams besides Drill'erThen-Spiller this week.
Drill'erThen-Spiller would have lost to nine other teams besides 4X Champion this week.
If they played Drill'erThen-Spiller every week, 4X Champion would be 3-2 this season.
Last week, Drill'erThen-Spiller would have defeated 4X Champion 135.3-127.82.
4X Champion would be 4-0 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Drill'erThen-Spiller.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as 4X Champion, Drill'erThen-Spiller would be 3-1.
If 4X Champion had played every team in the league each week, they would be 46-9.
If they played every team every week, Drill'erThen-Spiller would be 32-23.

Next Week Preview

4X Champion
4X Champion (4-1) square off against H-block (2-3) in Week 6. Each side has two bye weeks to contend with in Week 6, as David Montgomery and Darren Waller are off for 4X Champion and Josh Jacobs and Allen Robinson II for H-block. Over the last three weeks, 4X Champion have scored 138.43 points per game, while H-block have averaged just 115.01 per contest.
Drill'erThen-Spiller
On the docket next week, third-place Drill'erThen-Spiller (4-1) will look to get back on track against 10th-place 4th and Drunk (2-3). Each side has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 6, as Marlon Mack, Tarik Cohen, and Nyheim Hines are off for Drill'erThen-Spiller and T.Y. Hilton, Eric Ebron, and Devin Singletary are out for 4th and Drunk.