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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
TeamBrickLesnar
2-3 126.56
91.66
 
VS
proj
BeastMode Training
100.12 1-4
94.51

Offensively challenged TeamBrickLesnar knock off BeastMode Training, 126.56-100.12

Despite ranking only ninth in the league in points scored for the week, TeamBrickLesnar came out on top with a 126.56-100.12 victory over BeastMode Training. BeastMode Training earned a 4.80-point lead on Thursday, but TeamBrickLesnar held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Deshaun Watson, who passed for 426 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 47 yards for 77.74 points, and Leonard Fournette, who racked up 137 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (20.7 points). Kyler Murray (33.42 points) and Sony Michel (18.3) were the top scorers for BeastMode Training in the loss. TeamBrickLesnar (2-3) will look to build on their success against Bert's Superb Team, while BeastMode Training (1-4) will take on Manager-less Team in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  TeamBrickLesnar   BeastMode Training

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kpassagnon (5 Tackles) scored 4.5 points in a 19-13 lost to the Colts in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 1.07-point projection and was much higher than his 2.2-point season scoring average. Kpassagnon ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Texans next week.
Tanoh Kpassagnon

Top Player Comparison

TeamBrickLesnar
Points
% of total points 126.56
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
77.74
38.21
61.4%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
20.7
13.05
16.4%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
9.9
15.44
7.8%
4
DJ Moore
WR
9.1
8
7.2%
BeastMode Training
Points
% of total points 100.12
1
Kyler Murray
QB
33.42
29.05
33.4%
2
Sony Michel
RB
18.3
10.11
18.3%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
12.5
8.68
12.5%
4
Mark Ingram II
RB
10.9
11.22
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, TeamBrickLesnar owned a 110.36-97.12 lead. Deshaun Watson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown pass for TeamBrickLesnar, while Leonard Fournette had a 48-yard run. JuJu Smith-Schuster made the highlight reel for BeastMode Training with a 35-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  TeamBrickLesnar   BeastMode Training

Game Notes

Just four of the 19 starters on TeamBrickLesnar scored more than their projected point totals.
BeastMode Training had only four of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as TeamBrickLesnar had 11 starters score zero points, while BeastMode Training had nine.
TeamBrickLesnar put up more points than their season scoring average (109.27) while BeastMode Training fell short of theirs (101.79).
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup featured the week's two lowest-scoring teams.
On the losing side, Kyler Murray scored 33.42 points, the fifth-best score for a QB this week.

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