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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Smack down boyz
2-3 234.5
200.07
 
VS
proj
Raiders4Life
196.7 0-5
221.67

Smack down boyz hand Raiders4Life fifth straight loss, 234.5-196.7

Smack down boyz secured a 234.5-196.7 victory to hand Raiders4Life their fifth consecutive loss to open the season. Raiders4Life took a 72.8-point lead on Thursday behind 74.3 points from Russell Wilson (268 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 32 Rush Yds) and Will Dissly (4 Rec, 81 Rec Yds). But Smack down boyz held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Matt Ryan (330 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Michael Thomas (11 Rec, 182 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Smack down boyz (2-3) will look to add to their success against larry's Team, while Raiders4Life (0-5) will take on Outlaws in an effort to get their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  Smack down boyz   Raiders4Life

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Buccaneers in Week 5, Thomas caught 11 passes for 182 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 36.7 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any WR in the league this season. Next week, Thomas will play the Jaguars.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Smack down boyz
Points
% of total points 234.5
1
Matt Ryan
QB
71.7
53.9
30.6%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
36.7
14.07
15.7%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
17.3
10.15
7.4%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
16
11.26
6.8%
Raiders4Life
Points
% of total points 196.7
1
Russell Wilson
QB
63.5
51.1
32.3%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
30.5
12.44
15.5%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
23.7
15.11
12%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
17.1
17.98
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Russell Wilson had a 40-yard touchdown pass for Raiders4Life, helping to stake Raiders4Life to a 77.8-5.0 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Smack down boyz boasted a 221.3-161.0 lead. Matt Ryan had a 29-yard touchdown pass for Smack down boyz, while Michael Thomas had a 42-yard catch. Meanwhile, Adam Thielen had a 44-yard catch for Raiders4Life, while Leonard Fournette had a 48-yard run.

Points By Position

  Smack down boyz   Raiders4Life

What If

Smack down boyz would have beaten four other teams besides Raiders4Life this week.
Raiders4Life would have lost to three other teams besides Smack down boyz this week.
If Smack down boyz played Raiders4Life every week this season, they'd be 4-1.
Last week, Raiders4Life would have defeated Smack down boyz 196.7-178.8.
Smack down boyz would be 2-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Raiders4Life.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Smack down boyz, Raiders4Life would be 2-2.
If Smack down boyz had played every team in the league each week, they would be 19-16.
If they played every team every week, Raiders4Life would be 12-23.

Next Week Preview

Smack down boyz
Two teams with identical 2-3 records, Smack down boyz and larry's Team will go toe-to-toe next in Week 6. Smack down boyz may have to rearrange their lineup a bit with Derek Carr, Marlon Mack, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Nick Williams, and Devin Singletary out on bye next week. When it comes to scoring production, these two squads have almost been mirror images of each other recently. Smack down boyz have put up 206.65 points per game over the last three weeks, while larry's Team have averaged 210.45 per contest over that same period.
Raiders4Life
Coming up in Week 6, last-place Raiders4Life (0-5) are due to take on third-place Outlaws (3-2). Each side has players with byes next week, as Josh Jacobs, David Montgomery, Khalil Mack, and Tyrell Williams are off for Raiders4Life and Allen Robinson II, Tarik Cohen, and Tremaine Edmunds are out for Outlaws.