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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
big diesel
1-4 301
275.59
 
VS
proj
5Fingers2YoFace
232.85 1-4
235.99

big diesel defeat 5Fingers2YoFace, 301.00-232.85

Despite identical records, 5Fingers2YoFace held a substantial season point advantage over big diesel coming into this one (1,381-1,051). But the trend wouldn't continue this week with big diesel securing a 301.00-232.85 victory. 5Fingers2YoFace grabbed a 5.00-point lead on Thursday, but big diesel held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Drew Brees, who passed for 325 yards and a touchdown for 35.75 points, and Darrell Henderson Jr., who racked up 68 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns (28.4 points). Ben Roethlisberger (239 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Joe Mixon (6 Rec, 35 Rec Yds) did everything they could for 5Fingers2YoFace in the loss. big diesel improve to 1-4 on the season, while 5Fingers2YoFace fall to 1-4.

Matchup Timeline

  big diesel   5Fingers2YoFace

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Eagles in Week 5, Hilton made 8 tackles and recorded a sack. In doing so, he put up 18.5 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any CB in the league this season. In Week 6, Hilton and the Steelers will face the Browns.
Mike Hilton

Top Player Comparison

big diesel
Points
% of total points 301
1
Drew Brees
QB
35.75
34.11
11.9%
2
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
28.4
14.74
9.4%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
28.4
19.93
9.4%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
26.65
25.61
8.9%
5Fingers2YoFace
Points
% of total points 232.85
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
38.15
31.43
16.4%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
26.5
21.9
11.4%
3
Chris Carson
RB
25.4
24.27
10.9%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
25.2
21.23
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ben Roethlisberger had a 32-yard touchdown pass and a 35-yard touchdown pass for 5Fingers2YoFace, who trailed 153.95-150.75 after the early games.
Sunday Night
Chris Carson had a 29-yard touchdown run for 5Fingers2YoFace, who trailed 240.90-192.25 after Sunday night.
Monday
There were players with standout moments on both teams on Monday night. For big diesel, Drew Brees had a 41-yard touchdown pass. Wil Lutz had a 53-yard field goal for 5Fingers2YoFace, while Jared Cook had a 41-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  big diesel   5Fingers2YoFace

Game Notes

10 of the 16 starters on big diesel exceeded their projected point totals.
Despite eight of their 16 starters exceeding their projected points, 5Fingers2YoFace lost.
Was 5Fingers2YoFace even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
big diesel put up more points than their season scoring average (210.12) while 5Fingers2YoFace fell short of theirs (276.19).
big diesel scored more points than their projected total, while 5Fingers2YoFace fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 68.15-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did big diesel win, but they also covered the 39.6-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Ben Roethlisberger scored 38.15 points, the fifth-highest score for a signal-caller this week.

Coach Talk

big diesel
Way to shrug off that four-game winless streak, big diesel! Every fantasy team is met with adversity at some point or another... keep at it and remember the 2020 season is far from over.
5Fingers2YoFace
We were just taking it easy so our guys could dominate in next week, right? The eight offensive skill starters on 5Fingers2YoFace (four WRs, three RBs, one TE) combined to record 430 yards and just two touchdowns in Week 5. The skill players on big diesel stuffed the statsheet by logging 696 yards and five scores.