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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Guns N' Rosen
2-3 106.16
108.15
 
VS
proj
Bake & Take
86.34 3-2
108.37

Bake & Take come up short of projections, succumb to Guns N' Rosen, 106.16-86.34

There's no sugarcoating it, Bake & Take didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as Guns N' Rosen secured a 106.16-86.34 victory. Guns N' Rosen never trailed in this one after taking a 5.50-point lead on Thursday behind DK Metcalf (10.4 points). Tyler Boyd (18.3 points) and Lamar Jackson (14.44) were the leaders for Bake & Take in the loss. Guns N' Rosen (2-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against Ickey Shuffle, while Bake & Take (3-2) try to get back on track against kyle's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Guns N' Rosen   Bake & Take

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Michel racked up 123 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Patriots beat the Redskins 33-7. In doing so, he put up 18.3 points and scored 79.2% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Guns N' Rosen this week. In Week 6, Michel and the Patriots will battle the Giants.
Sony Michel

Top Player Comparison

Guns N' Rosen
Points
% of total points 106.16
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
18.54
25.25
17.5%
2
Sony Michel
RB
18.3
10.21
17.2%
3
Devonta Freeman
RB
13
10.91
12.2%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
11
6.35
10.4%
Bake & Take
Points
% of total points 86.34
1
Tyler Boyd
WR
18.3
10.06
21.2%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
14.44
22.41
16.7%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
13.8
12.23
16%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
12
8.23
13.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DK Metcalf had a 40-yard touchdown catch for Guns N' Rosen, helping the team to a 10.40-4.90 lead.
Sunday Early
Tyler Boyd had a 42-yard touchdown catch for Bake & Take, who trailed 76.92-64.44 after the early slate.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 27-yard touchdown pass for Guns N' Rosen, helping the team to a 102.76-76.14 lead.

Points By Position

  Guns N' Rosen   Bake & Take

Game Notes

Just five of the 11 starters on Guns N' Rosen exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Bake & Take had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Guns N' Rosen put up more points than their season scoring average (99.55) while Bake & Take fell short of theirs (111.88).
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Guns N' Rosen ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while Bake & Take ranked 11th.
The loss concludes a streak of three consecutive wins for Bake & Take.

Next Week Preview

Guns N' Rosen
In a matchup that features teams separated by just a game in the standings, Guns N' Rosen (2-3) will face Ickey Shuffle (3-2) in Week 6. Each side has two players on bye next week, as Dawson Knox and Devin Singletary are off for Guns N' Rosen and Trey Burton and Mitchell Trubisky for Ickey Shuffle. In terms of recent scoring production, these two squads have been mirror images of each other lately. Guns N' Rosen have scored 102.08 points per game over the last three weeks, while Ickey Shuffle have averaged 103.14 per contest over that same period.
Bake & Take
Coming up in Week 6, Bake & Take (3-2, fifth-place) will try to right the ship against kyle's Team (2-3, 10th-place). Each side has two players with byes next week, as the Buffalo Bills defense and Jack Doyle are off for Bake & Take and Jacoby Brissett and David Montgomery for kyle's Team.