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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Boomtown Brawlers
2-3 150.1
143.86
 
VS
proj
Blue Falcons
144.4 2-3
138.2

Boomtown Brawlers defeat Blue Falcons, 150.10-144.40

Boomtown Brawlers scored a hard-fought win over Blue Falcons, coming out on top with a 150.10-144.40 victory. Boomtown Brawlers never trailed in this one after nabbing a 26.70-point lead on Thursday behind Cooper Kupp. Allen Robinson II (7 Rec, 97 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Patrick Mahomes (321 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 17 Rush Yds) were the leaders for Blue Falcons in the loss. Boomtown Brawlers (2-3) will look to sustain their winning ways against Team Tadlock, while Blue Falcons (2-3) try to generate some positive momentum against SECFOR Sixers.

Matchup Timeline

  Boomtown Brawlers   Blue Falcons

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Giants in Week 5, Bailey made all 4 of his FG attempts. In doing so, he put up 16 points to nearly double his 8.17-point projection, the highest percent increase of any K in the league this season. Next week, Bailey will go up against the Eagles.
Dan Bailey

Top Player Comparison

Boomtown Brawlers
Points
% of total points 150.1
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
27.6
22.4
18.4%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
26.7
17.49
17.8%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
23.7
16.93
15.8%
4
Devonta Freeman
RB
18
14.13
12%
Blue Falcons
Points
% of total points 144.4
1
Allen Robinson II
WR
28.7
13.12
19.9%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
23.75
32.9
16.4%
3
Mohamed Sanu
WR
15.3
11.42
10.6%
4
Jared Cook
TE
14.1
8.01
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 44-yard pass for Boomtown Brawlers, while Leonard Fournette had a 48-yard run, helping Boomtown Brawlers to a 139.10-101.95 lead.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 27-yard touchdown pass for Blue Falcons, who trailed 147.10-144.40 after the primetime game.

Points By Position

  Boomtown Brawlers   Blue Falcons

Game Notes

More than half (6 of the 11) of the starters on Boomtown Brawlers exceeded their projected point totals.
Blue Falcons lost despite six of their 11 starters exceeding their projected points.
Boomtown Brawlers put up more points than their season scoring average (143.12) while Blue Falcons fell short of theirs (149.26).
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 5.7-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The experts were right on the money with this one. The projected margin of victory entering the match was 5.66, and Boomtown Brawlers covered by 5.7.

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