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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Mahomies
2-3 307.9
230.98
 
VS
proj
Nèg Maron
187.8 1-4
191.66

Mahomies hand Nèg Maron fourth straight loss in 307.9-187.8 rout

Mahomies cruised to a 307.9-187.8 victory to hand Nèg Maron their fourth consecutive loss. Nèg Maron nabbed a 3.9-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Mahomies after that. They were led by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 340 yards , ran for 21 yards and scored 3 touchdowns for 49.6 points, and Chase Claypool, who caught 7 passes for 110 yards and 3 touchdowns (43.1 points). Steve Nelson (23.3 points) and the Buffalo Bills defense (20.7) did everything they could for Nèg Maron in defeat. Mahomies (2-3) will look to add to their success against Dub Nation, while Nèg Maron (1-4) will face off against AViewToNkeal in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Mahomies   Nèg Maron

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Claypool caught 7 passes for 110 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Steelers beat the Eagles 38-29. In doing so, he put up 43.1 points and scored more than 6 times his scoring projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. In Week 6, Claypool and the Steelers will battle the Browns.
Chase Claypool

Top Player Comparison

Mahomies
Points
% of total points 307.9
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
49.6
52.74
16.1%
2
Chase Claypool
WR
43.1
7.1
14%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
39.2
23.75
12.7%
4
Mike Williams
WR
29.9
11.78
9.7%
Nèg Maron
Points
% of total points 187.8
1
Steve Nelson
CB
23.3
10.25
12.4%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
20.7
19.59
11%
3
Pierre Desir
CB
19
9.43
10.1%
4
Rashaan Evans
LB
16
12.72
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Chase Claypool had a 32-yard touchdown catch and a 35-yard touchdown catch for Mahomies, while Patrick Mahomes had a 58-yard pass, helping Mahomies to a 126.6-84.5 lead.
Monday
Mike Williams had a 64-yard touchdown catch for Mahomies on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Mahomies   Nèg Maron

Game Notes

Mahomies had 11 of their 21 starters exceed their projected point totals.
Nèg Maron had only eight of their 21 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Mahomies had five players score more points than the leading scorer for Nèg Maron.
Mahomies put up more points than their season scoring average (257.09) while Nèg Maron fell short of theirs (234.34).
Mahomies put up more points than their projected total, while Nèg Maron fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 120.1-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Mahomies get the W, but they also easily covered the 39.32-point predicted margin of victory.
Mahomies moves to (1-0) in blowout games this season, while Nèg Maron falls to (0-2).
Despite the loss, Steve Nelson recorded 23.3 points, the third-best score for a CB this week.

Coach Talk

Mahomies
We do admire the confidence this past week, Mahomies. It takes real moxie to deploy a player with zero points (Holton Hill), while still earning the W. All we ask is to please limit those flashy shenanigans to the early regular season. Try it when the postseason rolls around, and we'll be finished.
Nèg Maron
There's a chance that Nèg Maron would be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. With only 13 targets as a group this past week, their four wide receivers apparently made the bulk of their contributions by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.