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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Top Gun
2-3 148.62
117.05
 
VS
proj
Gimps
100.82 1-4
120.71

Top Gun knock off Gimps in 148.62-100.82 rout

Despite similar records, Top Gun held a big season point advantage over Gimps coming into this one (656-496), and they lived up to their reputation with an easy win, rolling to a 148.62-100.82 victory. Top Gun took a 21.32-point lead on Thursday behind Russell Wilson (29.92 points) and never let it go. Tyler Boyd (10 Rec, 123 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and James White (26 Rush Yds, 46 Rec Yds) led the charge for Gimps in the loss. Top Gun (2-3) will look to build on their success against R0MPER*ST0MPERS, while Gimps (1-4) face Freakazoids in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Top Gun   Gimps

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Broncos in Week 5, the Chargers defense allowed 20 points, surrendered 350 yards, and forced 2 turnovers. In doing so, they put up 14 points and more-than-doubled their scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Top Gun this week. Next week, the Chargers will battle the Steelers.
The Los Angeles Chargers defense

Top Player Comparison

Top Gun
Points
% of total points 148.62
1
Russell Wilson
QB
29.92
20.75
20.1%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
25.8
19.37
17.4%
3
Courtland Sutton
WR
19.2
13.11
12.9%
4
DJ Moore
WR
15.1
12.07
10.2%
Gimps
Points
% of total points 100.82
1
Tyler Boyd
WR
28.3
16
28.1%
2
James White
RB
13.2
14.34
13.1%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
11.5
12.28
11.4%
4
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
11
8.76
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Russell Wilson had a 40-yard touchdown pass for Top Gun, helping to give the team a 29.92-8.60 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Top Gun owned a 115.42-61.10 lead. Dalvin Cook had a 41-yard run for Top Gun, while DJ Moore had a 52-yard catch. Meanwhile, Tyler Boyd had a 42-yard touchdown catch for Gimps, while Ka'imi Fairbairn had a 50-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Courtland Sutton had a 70-yard touchdown catch for Top Gun to contribute to a 148.62-78.32 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Top Gun   Gimps

What If

Top Gun would have beaten five other teams besides Gimps this week.
Gimps would have lost to six other teams besides Top Gun this week.
Top Gun would be 5-0 if they played Gimps every week.
Had they played each other last week, Top Gun would have beaten Gimps 130.1-106.88.
Top Gun would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Gimps.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Top Gun, Gimps would be 1-3.
If Top Gun had played every team in the league each week, they would be 26-19.
If they played every team every week, Gimps would be 10-35.

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