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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Newbies Rule
2-3 232.06
185.5
 
VS
proj
PwnStars
165.36 2-3
181.22

Newbies Rule defeat PwnStars, 232.06-165.36

Newbies Rule showed up and outperformed their projected point total, coming out on top with a 232.06-165.36 victory over PwnStars, who fell short of projections. PwnStars leapt out to a 40.13-point lead on Thursday behind Russell Wilson, who passed for 268 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 32 yards. But Newbies Rule held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Christian McCaffrey, who racked up 237 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns for 54.2 points, and Kyler Murray, who passed for 253 yards and ran for 93 yards and a touchdown (28.73 points). Newbies Rule (2-3) will look to keep it rolling against Bruising Knights, while PwnStars (2-3) will try to get back on track against Big Blue.

Matchup Timeline

  Newbies Rule   PwnStars

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 125 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Saints, Godwin recorded 28 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 14.08-point projection and was higher than his 20.72-point season scoring average. Godwin ranks #10 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Chris Godwin

Top Player Comparison

Newbies Rule
Points
% of total points 232.06
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
54.2
29.62
23.4%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
28.73
22.7
12.4%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
28
14.08
12.1%
4
Dak Prescott
QB
26.13
23.47
11.3%
PwnStars
Points
% of total points 165.36
1
Russell Wilson
QB
40.13
24.84
24.3%
2
Mark Ingram II
RB
21.4
20.04
12.9%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
20.9
19.39
12.6%
4
Le'Veon Bell
RB
19.8
22.28
12%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Russell Wilson had a 40-yard touchdown pass for PwnStars, contributing to a 40.13-0.00 lead for PwnStars.
Sunday Early
Chris Godwin had a pair of 26-yard touchdown receptions for Newbies Rule, while JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 35-yard touchdown catch, helping Newbies Rule to a 205.93-142.43 lead.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 53-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard touchdown pass for Newbies Rule, helping the team to a 232.06-152.43 lead.

Points By Position

  Newbies Rule   PwnStars

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Newbies Rule scored more in this matchup (232.06) than their season average (191.91).
We heard scoring helps you win. Newbies Rule are doing a better job of that, averaging 191.91 versus PwnStars's 171.21.
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Newbies Rule has left fewer points on the bench this season (415.03) than PwnStars (464.44).
Newbies Rule are clutch masters, with more close wins than PwnStars (1 vs 0).
Newbies Rule should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than PwnStars (2 vs 1).
PwnStars have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than Newbies Rule (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Newbies Rule have outscored PwnStars at RB, WR, and K this season.
Newbies Rule has a higher average scoring margin (6) than PwnStars this season (-28).
The starters for Newbies Rule had more big plays in their NFL games this week (8) than the starters for PwnStars (1).
There's not much good to say about PwnStars this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Newbies Rule
Spotting mismatches is a big key to success in football. We really took that to heart this week by thoroughly outplaying PwnStars at the wide receiver position (51.9 points to 20).
PwnStars
Our starting QB tossed one interception and no touchdowns? We may should have a little debate here: Did Jacoby Brissett seem shaky back there in the pocket, or were the Chiefs just that good defending the pass? What do you think, PwnStars... do we continue rolling with him?