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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Trut Miners
3-2 128.22
100.23
 
VS
proj
High Fives
106.6 2-3
123.32

Trut Miners outperform predictions, defeat High Fives in 128.22-106.60 rout

Trut Miners showed up and beat expectations, rolling to a 128.22-106.60 victory over High Fives, who fell short of projections. Trut Miners earned a 20.12-point lead on Thursday behind Tom Brady (14.12 points) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (6) and never let go of it. Patrick Mahomes (340 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 21 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Ezekiel Elliott (91 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 14 Rec Yds) were the leading scorers for High Fives in the loss. Trut Miners (3-2) will look to sustain their momentum against Hrustin Cowboys, while High Fives (2-3) will meet Rebellion in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Trut Miners   High Fives

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mattison (112 Rush Yds, 24 Rec Yds) scored 15.1 points in a 27-26 lost to the Seahawks in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.07-point projection and was much higher than his 7.52-point season scoring average. Mattison will face the Falcons next week.
Alexander Mattison

Top Player Comparison

Trut Miners
Points
% of total points 128.22
1
Brandin Cooks
WR
26.1
8.67
20.4%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
17.6
15.21
13.7%
3
DJ Moore
WR
17.3
13.34
13.5%
4
Alexander Mattison
RB
15.1
6.07
11.8%
High Fives
Points
% of total points 106.6
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
30.7
25.25
28.8%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
23
20.12
21.6%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
22.1
16.53
20.7%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
8
8.74
7.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Trut Miners who claimed the lead, 113.12-76.70. Brandin Cooks had a 28-yard touchdown catch for Trut Miners, while DJ Moore had a 57-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, DeAndre Hopkins had a 45-yard catch and a 37-yard touchdown catch for High Fives, while Patrick Mahomes had a 58-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Trut Miners   High Fives

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Trut Miners scored higher than their projected point totals.
High Fives had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Trut Miners put up more points than their season scoring average (104.35) while High Fives fell short of theirs (123.91).
Trut Miners recorded more points than their projected total, while High Fives fell shy of their projection.
This win concludes a two-game winless streak for Trut Miners, while the loss brings an end to a two-game winning streak for High Fives.
Trut Miners moves to (1-0) in blowout games this season, while High Fives falls to (1-2).
In a losing effort, Patrick Mahomes (30.7 points) posted the league's top overall score this week.

Next Week Preview

Trut Miners
Trut Miners (3-2) go up against Hrustin Cowboys (2-3) in a Week 6 matchup that'll showcase teams separated by just a game in the standings. Trut Miners might have to shuffle their lineup a bit with Darren Waller out on bye next week. Hrustin Cowboys will be without Daniel Carlson and Latavius Murray. When it comes to scoring production, these two teams have posted strikingly similar results recently. Trut Miners have scored 95.11 points per game over the last three weeks, while Hrustin Cowboys have averaged 94.07 per outing over that same period.
High Fives
Things won't exactly get any easier for seventh-place High Fives, as they now get to face off against the league-leading Rebellion next week. After five weeks of action, High Fives have tallied the third-most points in the league. Rebellion (and their 125.75 points per game) are ranked second. Over the past three weeks, High Fives has scored 111.51 points per game, while Rebellion has averaged 118.95 per contest.