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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Todd's Team
3-2 86.34
109.07
 
VS
proj
christopher's Team
79.1 1-4
82.65

Todd's Team come back to defeat christopher's Team for third straight win, 86.34-79.10

Todd's Team extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind win over christopher's Team, rallying for an 86.34-79.10 victory. Despite trailing 70.90-57.94 heading into Monday night, Todd's Team roared back behind Jonnu Smith, who caught 5 passes for 40 yards and 2 touchdowns for 18.5 points, and Keenan Allen, who caught 2 passes for 29 yards and a touchdown (9.9 points). Russell Wilson (217 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 58 Rush Yds) and DeAndre Hopkins (6 Rec, 131 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for christopher's Team in defeat. Todd's Team (3-2) will look to get another W against Frank's Team, while christopher's Team (1-4) attempt to generate some positive momentum against The Hair Diapers.

Matchup Timeline

  Todd's Team   christopher's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 40 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Bills, Smith recorded 18.5 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 9.39-point projection and was much higher than his 12.22-point season scoring average. Smith ranks #67 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
Jonnu Smith

Top Player Comparison

Todd's Team
Points
% of total points 86.34
1
Jonnu Smith
TE
18.5
9.39
21.4%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
16.8
15.92
19.5%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
13.94
24.3
16.1%
4
James Conner
RB
13.8
14.28
16%
christopher's Team
Points
% of total points 79.1
1
Russell Wilson
QB
25.48
24.37
32.2%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
22.1
16.53
27.9%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
14.4
13.54
18.2%
4
Jared Cook
TE
12.2
9.25
15.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was Todd's Team who grabbed the lead, 43.00-22.10. For Todd's Team, Tyreek Hill had a 58-yard catch. DeAndre Hopkins made the highlight reel for christopher's Team with a 45-yard catch and a 37-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Jared Cook had a 41-yard touchdown catch for christopher's Team.

Points By Position

  Todd's Team   christopher's Team

Game Notes

Todd's Team got the win despite the fact that only two of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
christopher's Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Todd's Team had one starter score zero points, while christopher's Team had three.
Russell Wilson and DeAndre Hopkins both outscored Jonnu Smith, the leading scorer for Todd's Team.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Todd's Team ranked 7th in the league in points scored this week, while christopher's Team ranked 8th.
The matchup's 7.24-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Todd's Team managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 26.41-point projected margin of victory.
Todd's Team moves to (1-0) in comeback games this year, while christopher's Team falls to (0-1).
A bright spot in the loss, Russell Wilson put up 25.48 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

Next Week Preview

Todd's Team
Week 6 will feature two teams heading in opposite directions, as Todd's Team (3-2) enter Week 6 on a three-game winning streak, while their opposition (Frank's Team, 1-4), have now dropped three in a row. Todd's Team might have to shuffle the deck a bit with Jason Myers out on bye next week. Frank's Team will be without Josh Jacobs. Over the last three weeks, Todd's Team have put up 111 points per game, while Frank's Team have averaged only 81.19 per contest.
christopher's Team
Looking ahead to Week 6, ninth-place christopher's Team (1-4) are scheduled to take on sixth-place The Hair Diapers (2-3). Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 6, as Russell Wilson, Jared Cook, and Michael Thomas are off for christopher's Team and Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints defense are out for The Hair Diapers.