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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Dee's Wonderful Team
3-2 114.36
115.35
 
VS
proj
TB12
104.18 3-2
102.56

Despite top scorer Herbert, TB12 fall to Dee's Wonderful Team, 114.36-104.18

TB12 had the No. 1 scorer in the matchup with QB Justin Herbert racking up 26.36 points, the fourth-best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to defeat Dee's Wonderful Team, who emerged victorious with a 114.36-104.18 win. TB12 took a 6.00-point lead on Thursday, but Dee's Wonderful Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Ben Roethlisberger, who passed for 239 yards and 3 touchdowns for 21.36 points, and Derrick Henry, who ran for 57 yards and 2 touchdowns (18.8 points). Justin Herbert (264 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Brandin Cooks (8 Rec, 161 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for TB12 in the loss. Dee's Wonderful Team improve to 3-2 on the season, while TB12 fall to 3-2.

Matchup Timeline

  Dee's Wonderful Team   TB12

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 17.2 points against his 9.99-point projection. In a 30-27 win over the Chargers, he caught 12 passes for 122 yards . Sanders ranks #87 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Emmanuel Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Dee's Wonderful Team
Points
% of total points 114.36
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
21.36
18.59
18.7%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
18.8
16.56
16.4%
3
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
17.2
9.99
15%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.4
12.21
14.3%
TB12
Points
% of total points 104.18
1
Justin Herbert
QB
26.36
17.79
25.3%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
26.1
8.67
25.1%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
16.8
15.93
16.1%
4
Rodrigo Blankenship
K
11
7.44
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after all was said and done, TB12 emerged with a 53.60-52.56 lead. For Dee's Wonderful Team, Ben Roethlisberger had a 32-yard touchdown pass and a 35-yard touchdown pass. Brandin Cooks had a 28-yard touchdown catch for TB12, while Tyreek Hill had a 58-yard catch.
Monday
Justin Herbert had a 49-yard pass and a 64-yard touchdown pass for TB12.

Points By Position

  Dee's Wonderful Team   TB12

Game Notes

Six of the 10 starters on Dee's Wonderful Team exceeded their projected point totals.
TB12 had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Justin Herbert and Brandin Cooks both outscored Ben Roethlisberger, the leading scorer for Dee's Wonderful Team.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Dee's Wonderful Team got the win despite scoring fewer points than projected, while TB12 exceeded their projection.
The loss snaps a streak of three consecutive wins for TB12.
Dee's Wonderful Team managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 12.79-point projected margin of victory.
For TB12, Justin Herbert (26.36 points) posted the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

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