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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Joshua's Team
5-0 39.73
37.08
 
VS
proj
Hancocks Beast
20.44 0-5
22.35

Joshua's Team defeat Hancocks Beast to remain perfect in 39.73-20.44 rout

Joshua's Team won their fifth straight matchup to open the season with a dominant win over Hancocks Beast, rolling to a 39.73-20.44 victory. Hancocks Beast remains winless for the season. Hancocks Beast earned a 0.05-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Joshua's Team after that. They were led by Amari Cooper (4.55 points) and Jamie Collins Sr. (4). Dak Prescott (3.25 points) and Allen Robinson II (2.97) carried the flag for Hancocks Beast in defeat. Joshua's Team (5-0) will look to keep it rolling against LongShotzz, while Hancocks Beast (0-5) face chad's Swell Team in an effort to get their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  Joshua's Team   Hancocks Beast

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooper (11 Rec, 226 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 4.55 points against the Packers in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 1.7-point projection and was much higher than his 2.44-point season scoring average. Cooper ranks #17 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Joshua's Team
Points
% of total points 39.73
1
Amari Cooper
WR
4.55
1.7
11.5%
2
Jamie Collins Sr.
LB
4
1.86
10.1%
3
Calais Campbell
DE
3.95
1.57
9.9%
4
Danielle Hunter
DE
3.55
2.02
8.9%
Hancocks Beast
Points
% of total points 20.44
1
Dak Prescott
QB
3.25
3.09
15.9%
2
Allen Robinson II
WR
2.97
1.36
14.5%
3
Eric Kendricks
LB
2.15
1.54
10.5%
4
Devonta Freeman
RB
1.88
1.65
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Joshua's Team had a 29.77-13.84 lead. Dalvin Cook had a 41-yard run for Joshua's Team, while JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 35-yard touchdown catch. Ka'imi Fairbairn made the highlight reel for Hancocks Beast with a 50-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was Joshua's Team who took the lead, 36.99-17.14. For Joshua's Team, Amari Cooper had a 53-yard touchdown catch and a 46-yard catch. Dak Prescott made the highlight reel for Hancocks Beast with a 53-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 27-yard touchdown pass for Joshua's Team, contributing to a 39.73-17.14 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Joshua's Team   Hancocks Beast

Game Notes

Joshua's Team emerged victorious even though only seven of their 20 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Hancocks Beast had only six of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Hancocks Beast even trying this week? They started four players who scored zero points.
Joshua's Team had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Hancocks Beast.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Joshua's Team scored more points than their projected total, while Hancocks Beast fell shy of their projection.
The 39.73 points scored by Joshua's Team are the 3rd-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 19.29-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Joshua's Team win, but they also covered the 14.73-point projected margin of victory.
Joshua's Team moves to (3-0) in blowout games this season, while Hancocks Beast falls to (0-3).
On the losing side, Dak Prescott recorded 3.25 points, the fourth-best score for a quarterback this week.

Next Week Preview

Joshua's Team
Two teams with matching spotless records, Joshua's Team (5-0) square off against LongShotzz (5-5) next in Week 6. One team's dreams of a perfect season will (unfortunately) dissipate into the ether. Joshua's Team may have to shuffle the deck some with Darren Waller out on bye in Week 6. LongShotzz won't have Tarik Cohen. Over the last three weeks, Joshua's Team have put up 38.41 points per game, while LongShotzz have averaged 35.79 per contest.
Hancocks Beast
Two teams sporting matching 0-5 records, 11th-place Hancocks Beast will now get a date with 10th-place chad's Swell Team in Week 6. Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 6, as Jacoby Brissett, Benson Mayowa, Tre'Davious White, and Denico Autry are off for chad's Swell Team and Allen Robinson II, David Montgomery, and Jack Doyle are scheduled to be off for Hancocks Beast.