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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Round Rock Kitty
3-2 377.05
297.76
 
VS
proj
Grapevine Gunslinger
276.55 2-3
296.33

Round Rock Kitty top projections, knock off Grapevine Gunslinger, 377.05-276.55

Round Rock Kitty rose to the occasion, securing a 377.05-276.55 victory over Grapevine Gunslinger, who fell short of projections. Grapevine Gunslinger earned a 40.90-point lead on Thursday, but Round Rock Kitty held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Dak Prescott (463 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 27 Rush Yds) and Aaron Jones (107 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 75 Rec Yds). Leonard Fournette (47.2 points) and Chris Carson (43.8) did their part for Grapevine Gunslinger in the loss. Round Rock Kitty (3-2) will look to build on their success against Memphis Showboats, while Grapevine Gunslinger (2-3) face Jersey Boyz in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Round Rock Kitty   Grapevine Gunslinger

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 182 yards from scrimmage and running for 4 touchdowns against the Cowboys, Jones scored 73.7 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 25.93-point projection and was much higher than his 36.64-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

Round Rock Kitty
Points
% of total points 377.05
1
Dak Prescott
QB
86.35
49.54
22.9%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
73.7
25.93
19.5%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
41.4
36.8
11%
4
Phillip Lindsay
RB
40.2
21.24
10.7%
Grapevine Gunslinger
Points
% of total points 276.55
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
47.2
30.06
17.1%
2
Chris Carson
RB
43.8
26.82
15.8%
3
Daniel Jones
QB
32.3
39.55
11.7%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
29.8
21.17
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was Grapevine Gunslinger who emerged with the lead, 225.85-154.90. Jameis Winston had a pair of 26-yard touchdown passes for Round Rock Kitty, while JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 35-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Leonard Fournette had a 48-yard run for Grapevine Gunslinger, while Daniel Jones had a 35-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 53-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard touchdown pass for Round Rock Kitty, contributing to a 355.15-276.55 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Round Rock Kitty   Grapevine Gunslinger

What If

Round Rock Kitty would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Grapevine Gunslinger would have lost to six other teams besides Round Rock Kitty this week.
Round Rock Kitty would be 3-2 if they played Grapevine Gunslinger every week.
Had they played each other last week, Grapevine Gunslinger would have defeated Round Rock Kitty 314.4-293.5.
Round Rock Kitty would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Grapevine Gunslinger.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Round Rock Kitty, Grapevine Gunslinger would be 2-2.
If Round Rock Kitty had played every team in the league each week, they would be 36-9.
If they played every team every week, Grapevine Gunslinger would be 19-26.

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