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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Andrew's Neat Team
1-4 101.3
109.9
 
VS
proj
Dustin's Team
79.82 3-2
114.97

Offensively challenged Andrew's Neat Team beat Dustin's Team, 101.30-79.82

Despite posting only the eighth-highest point total in the league for the week, Andrew's Neat Team secured a 101.30-79.82 victory over Dustin's Team. Dustin's Team earned a 14.12-point lead on Thursday, but Andrew's Neat Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Emmanuel Sanders (18.2 points) and Chris Carson (16.9). Calvin Ridley (8 Rec, 136 Rec Yds) and Tom Brady (253 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) carried the flag for Dustin's Team in the loss. Andrew's Neat Team improve to 1-4 on the season, while Dustin's Team fall to 3-2.

Matchup Timeline

  Andrew's Neat Team   Dustin's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Chargers in Week 5, Sanders caught 12 passes for 122 yards . In doing so, he put up 18.2 points and scored 81.9% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Andrew's Neat Team this week. Next week, Sanders will go up against the Panthers.
Emmanuel Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Andrew's Neat Team
Points
% of total points 101.3
1
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
18.2
10
18%
2
Chris Carson
RB
16.9
15.42
16.7%
3
Robby Anderson
WR
15.5
12.85
15.3%
4
Lamar Jackson
QB
14.5
24.2
14.3%
Dustin's Team
Points
% of total points 79.82
1
Calvin Ridley
WR
17.6
15.21
22%
2
Tom Brady
QB
14.12
17.78
17.7%
3
David Johnson
RB
11.3
13.12
14.2%
4
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
11
7.21
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Chris Carson had a 29-yard touchdown run for Andrew's Neat Team to contribute to an 83.10-79.82 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Andrew's Neat Team   Dustin's Team

Game Notes

Andrew's Neat Team emerged victorious despite the fact that only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Dustin's Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Andrew's Neat Team put up more points than their season scoring average (97.71) while Dustin's Team fell short of theirs (103.12).
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Andrew's Neat Team ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while Dustin's Team ranked 10th.
On the losing side, Calvin Ridley put up 17.6 points, the fifth-best score for a wide receiver this week.

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