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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Fuzzy Bunny Slippers
4-1 174.6
145.13
 
VS
proj
Big Smoke's Team
116.72 3-2
126.5

Fuzzy Bunny Slippers climb into top spot, 174.60-116.72

Fuzzy Bunny Slippers climbed into first place in RoBail with a hard-fought win over Big Smoke's Team, earning a 174.60-116.72 victory. Fuzzy Bunny Slippers nabbed a 44.88-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 57.06 points from Tyler Boyd (10 Rec, 123 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Calvin Ridley (5 Rec, 88 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Kyler Murray (25.42 points) and Marlon Mack (22.8) did everything they could for Big Smoke's Team in the loss. Fuzzy Bunny Slippers (4-1) will look to rack up another win against Beetle's Minions, while Big Smoke's Team (3-2) will face The Dirty Hippies in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Fuzzy Bunny Slippers   Big Smoke's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 10 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown against the Cardinals, Boyd scored 37.26 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 16.29-point projection and was much higher than his 19.57-point season scoring average. Boyd ranks #53 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Ravens next week.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

Fuzzy Bunny Slippers
Points
% of total points 174.6
1
Tyler Boyd
WR
37.26
16.29
21.3%
2
Courtland Sutton
WR
23.2
13.11
13.3%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
19.8
12.11
11.3%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
18.5
13.37
10.6%
Big Smoke's Team
Points
% of total points 116.72
1
Kyler Murray
QB
25.42
22.85
21.8%
2
Marlon Mack
RB
22.8
12.71
19.5%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
22.3
13.71
19.1%
4
DJ Moore
WR
15.1
12.07
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was Fuzzy Bunny Slippers who owned the lead, 116.50-71.62. Tyler Boyd had a 42-yard touchdown catch for Fuzzy Bunny Slippers, while Calvin Ridley had a 29-yard touchdown catch. DJ Moore made the highlight reel for Big Smoke's Team with a 52-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Courtland Sutton had a 70-yard touchdown catch for Fuzzy Bunny Slippers, helping the team to a 156.70-93.92 lead.

Points By Position

  Fuzzy Bunny Slippers   Big Smoke's Team

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Fuzzy Bunny Slippers scored more points in this matchup (174.6) than their season average (163.33).
We heard scoring helps you win. Big Smoke's Team need some help then, averaging just 153.85 versus Fuzzy Bunny Slippers's 163.33.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Fuzzy Bunny Slippers (4-1) have a better record than Big Smoke's Team (3-2).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Fuzzy Bunny Slippers has left fewer points on the bench this season (320.9) than Big Smoke's Team (372.28).
Once Fuzzy Bunny Slippers put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Big Smoke's Team (1 vs 0).
Fuzzy Bunny Slippers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Big Smoke's Team (4 vs 1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Big Smoke's Team - they’ve made more transactions (1) than Fuzzy Bunny Slippers (0) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, Fuzzy Bunny Slippers have outscored Big Smoke's Team at WR and TE this season.
Fuzzy Bunny Slippers don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 22 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Fuzzy Bunny Slippers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Big Smoke's Team (1).
Fuzzy Bunny Slippers was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (2) than Big Smoke's Team (0).
Hey Big Smoke's Team, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Fuzzy Bunny Slippers
Whoa, Fuzzy Bunny Slippers, you really made a statement to your leaguemates with this victory. Not only did you win by almost 58 points, you also climbed from third place to first in the league standings!
Big Smoke's Team
All of the cake, none of the icing: The seven starting offensive position players (three WRs, three RBs, one TE) on Big Smoke's Team collectively gained a whopping 453 yards from scrimmage. Not one of those players was able to score a touchdown in Week 5.