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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Bad JuJu
2-3 111.64
86.85
 
VS
proj
REAPERS
101.24 3-2
91.24

Bad JuJu come back to win against REAPERS, 111.64-101.24

Both teams stepped up and outperformed expectations, but Bad JuJu beat REAPERS, staging an impressive comeback for a 111.64-101.24 victory. Bad JuJu trailed 100.14-97.80 heading into Sunday night, but the squad came back behind Jacoby Brissett (151 Pass Yds) and Jack Doyle (3 Rec, 19 Rec Yds). Deshaun Watson (426 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 47 Rush Yds) and Adam Thielen (7 Rec, 130 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) did their part for REAPERS in the loss. Bad JuJu (2-3) will look to rack up another win against Dr!p, while REAPERS (3-2) will take on Mr& Mrs.Moore in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Bad JuJu   REAPERS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Falcons in Week 5, Fuller V caught 14 passes for 217 yards and 3 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 39.7 points to more-than-quadruple his 7.96-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. Next week, Fuller V will play the Chiefs.
Will Fuller V

Top Player Comparison

Bad JuJu
Points
% of total points 111.64
1
Will Fuller V
WR
39.7
7.96
35.6%
2
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
28.4
7.48
25.4%
3
Chris Boswell
K
12
7.78
10.7%
4
Jacoby Brissett
QB
11.94
18.48
10.7%
REAPERS
Points
% of total points 101.24
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
41.74
22.27
41.2%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
25
9.61
24.7%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
14
12.47
13.8%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
8.8
12.32
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, REAPERS owned a 100.14-96.00 lead. Will Fuller V had a 44-yard touchdown catch and a 33-yard touchdown catch for Bad JuJu, while DJ Chark Jr. had a 37-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Deshaun Watson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown pass for REAPERS, while Adam Thielen had a 44-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Bad JuJu   REAPERS

Game Notes

Bad JuJu won despite the fact that only three of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
REAPERS had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The defeat ends a streak of two straight wins for REAPERS.
Both of the losses for REAPERS have been upset losses.
Despite the loss, Deshaun Watson scored 41.74 points, the highest scoring output for any signal-caller this year.

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