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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
K Bizzle's Team
5-0 249.7
222.51
 
VS
proj
larry's Team
222.4 2-3
219.69

K Bizzle's Team top larry's Team to remain unbeaten, 249.7-222.4

K Bizzle's Team won their fifth matchup in a row to open the season with a hard-fought win over larry's Team, earning a 249.7-222.4 victory. It was the third consecutive loss for larry's Team. K Bizzle's Team took an early 19.6-point lead on Thursday. larry's Team came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Carson Wentz (33.9 points) and Chris Godwin (28). Unphased, K Bizzle's Team pulled it together later that afternoon, as Aaron Jones (45.7 points) and Desmond King II (15.9) put them back on top for good. K Bizzle's Team (5-0) will look to rack up another W against MOBSQUAD, while larry's Team (2-3) will take on Smack down boyz in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  K Bizzle's Team   larry's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Panthers in Week 5, Chark Jr. scored 32.4 points to more-than-triple his 9.59-point projection. He caught 8 passes for 164 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any player in the league this season. Chark Jr. will square off against the Saints in Week 6.
DJ Chark Jr.

Top Player Comparison

K Bizzle's Team
Points
% of total points 249.7
1
Aaron Jones
RB
45.7
13.57
18.3%
2
Jameis Winston
QB
41.2
52.65
16.5%
3
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
32.4
9.59
13%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
23.8
17.71
9.5%
larry's Team
Points
% of total points 222.4
1
Carson Wentz
QB
33.9
52.72
15.2%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
28
14.29
12.6%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
24.2
13.24
10.9%
4
George Kittle
TE
17.8
11.58
8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, after which larry's Team boasted a 182.6-169.3 lead. Jameis Winston had multiple 26-yard touchdown passes for K Bizzle's Team, while DJ Chark Jr. had a 37-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Chris Godwin had multiple 26-yard touchdown catches for larry's Team, while Tyler Boyd had a 42-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
George Kittle had a 22-yard touchdown catch for larry's Team.

Points By Position

  K Bizzle's Team   larry's Team

Game Notes

K Bizzle's Team got the win despite the fact that only eight of their 18 starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Despite nine of their 18 starters exceeding their points projection, larry's Team lost.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The 249.7 points scored by K Bizzle's Team are the most in the league this year.
The matchup's 27.3-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did K Bizzle's Team earn the W, but they also covered the 2.82-point projected margin of victory.

Next Week Preview

K Bizzle's Team
K Bizzle's Team (5-0) will battle MOBSQUAD (3-2) in Week 6. K Bizzle's Team might have to shuffle the deck a bit with Roquan Smith, T.Y. Hilton, and Denico Autry out on bye next week. MOBSQUAD won't have Danny Trevathan. Over the past two weeks, K Bizzle's Team have scored 217.8 points per game, while MOBSQUAD have averaged 204.45 per contest.
larry's Team
Two teams with matching 2-3 records, fifth-place larry's Team are set to face sixth-place Smack down boyz next week. Multiple players will be out on bye in Week 6 for Smack down boyz.