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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
PigSkinFucker!oohh!!
2-3 134.62
121.48
 
VS
proj
The Shockers v2.0
97.12 2-3
122.01

PigSkinFucker!oohh!! outperform expectations, knock off The Shockers v2.0 in 134.62-97.12 rout

PigSkinFucker!oohh!! brought their A game and outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 134.62-97.12 victory over The Shockers v2.0, who fell short of projections. The Shockers v2.0 earned a 42.80-point lead on Thursday behind standout showings from Jared Goff, who passed for 395 yards and a touchdown for 18.9 points, and Chris Carson, who ran for 118 yards (18.3 points). But it was all PigSkinFucker!oohh!! after that. They were led by Adam Thielen (7 Rec, 130 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Tyler Boyd (10 Rec, 123 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). PigSkinFucker!oohh!! (2-3) will look to add to their success against Blunts and Forte's, while The Shockers v2.0 (2-3) will try to get back in the win column against RedZone.

Matchup Timeline

  PigSkinFucker!oohh!!   The Shockers v2.0

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Giants, Thielen tallied 26 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.61-point projection and was much higher than his 12.4-point season scoring average. Thielen ranks #43 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

PigSkinFucker!oohh!!
Points
% of total points 134.62
1
Adam Thielen
WR
26
9.61
19.3%
2
Tyler Boyd
WR
18.3
10.06
13.6%
3
Zane Gonzalez
K
14
8.13
10.4%
4
Jordan Howard
RB
12.2
10.45
9.1%
The Shockers v2.0
Points
% of total points 97.12
1
Jared Goff
QB
18.9
19.1
19.5%
2
Chris Carson
RB
18.3
12.54
18.8%
3
Mason Crosby
K
11
7.99
11.3%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
10.92
16.25
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 44-yard catch for PigSkinFucker!oohh!!, while Tyler Boyd had a 42-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 125.20-75.12 lead for PigSkinFucker!oohh!!.

Points By Position

  PigSkinFucker!oohh!!   The Shockers v2.0

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. PigSkinFucker!oohh!! scored more in this matchup (134.62) than their season average (108.08).
In dire times, at least PigSkinFucker!oohh!! keep it close. They've been blown out less times than The Shockers v2.0 (2 vs 3).
The Shockers v2.0 have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than PigSkinFucker!oohh!! (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, PigSkinFucker!oohh!! have outscored The Shockers v2.0 at WR, TE, and K this season.
The starters for PigSkinFucker!oohh!! had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for The Shockers v2.0 (0).
Don't worry The Shockers v2.0, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

PigSkinFucker!oohh!!
In a matchup featuring a couple of teams separated in the standings by just a single game, PigSkinFucker!oohh!! (2-3) square off against Blunts and Forte's (3-2) in Week 6. PigSkinFucker!oohh!! may need to rearrange their lineup a bit with Roquan Smith, John Brown, Khalil Mack, Tremaine Edmunds, and Tyrell Williams out on bye next week. Blunts and Forte's won't have Darius Leonard. Over the last three weeks, PigSkinFucker!oohh!! have put up 116.91 points per game, while Blunts and Forte's have averaged 132.16 per contest.
The Shockers v2.0
A pair of teams sporting matching 2-3 records, eighth-place The Shockers v2.0 are set to battle seventh-place RedZone next week. The Shockers v2.0 might need to shuffle their lineup some with Jordan Poyer out on bye in Week 6. RedZone won't have Matt Milano or Dawson Knox.