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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Pops's Beerpounders
2-3 361.52
358.77
 
VS
proj
Grid Iron Kings
328.23 2-3
290.25

Pops's Beerpounders hand Grid Iron Kings third straight loss, 361.52-328.23

Pops's Beerpounders secured a 361.52-328.23 victory to hand Grid Iron Kings their third consecutive loss. Pops's Beerpounders leapt out to a 79.50-point lead on Thursday behind stellar efforts from Allen Robinson II (10 Rec, 90 Rec Yds) and the Chicago Bears defense (19 Pts Allowed, 339 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and never looked back. Alvin Kamara (45 Rush Yds, 74 Rec Yds) and Todd Gurley II (121 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 29 Rec Yds) did their part for Grid Iron Kings in the loss. Pops's Beerpounders (2-3) will look to keep it rolling against Destroyers, while Grid Iron Kings (2-3) will match up against Capital Punishment in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Pops's Beerpounders   Grid Iron Kings

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bears defense (19 Pts Allowed, 339 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) scored 26.83 points against the Buccaneers in Week 5. They scored 69.5% more than their 15.83-point projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season. The Bears defense will face the Panthers next week.
The Chicago Bears defense

Top Player Comparison

Pops's Beerpounders
Points
% of total points 361.52
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
47.5
44.71
13.1%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
45.83
40.23
12.7%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
45
33.96
12.4%
4
Robby Anderson
WR
44.04
30
12.2%
Grid Iron Kings
Points
% of total points 328.23
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
57.39
58.69
17.5%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
51.96
36.85
15.8%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
35.83
31.24
10.9%
4
Preston Williams
WR
35.67
16.54
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Pops's Beerpounders owned a 273.19-156.63 lead. DeAndre Hopkins had a 45-yard catch and a 37-yard touchdown catch for Pops's Beerpounders, while Joe Flacco had a 52-yard pass. Todd Gurley II made the highlight reel for Grid Iron Kings with a 35-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Preston Williams had a 47-yard catch and a 32-yard touchdown catch for Grid Iron Kings, who trailed 324.69-254.01 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Pops's Beerpounders   Grid Iron Kings

Game Notes

Only five of the 19 starters on Pops's Beerpounders scored higher than their projected point totals.
Grid Iron Kings had only eight of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Pops's Beerpounders had two starters score zero points, while Grid Iron Kings had three.
Alvin Kamara and Todd Gurley II both outscored Kareem Hunt, the leading scorer for Pops's Beerpounders.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Pops's Beerpounders. They got the win, but failed to cover the 68.52-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Alvin Kamara (57.39 points) registered the second-best score for a RB this week.

Next Week Preview

Pops's Beerpounders
Pops's Beerpounders (2-3) will face Destroyers (1-4) in a Week 6 showdown between teams separated by just a game in the standings. Pops's Beerpounders may need to shuffle the deck some with Nick Kwiatkoski out on bye next week. Destroyers won't have Tyler Lockett, the Seattle Seahawks defense, or Greg Olsen. Over the past two weeks, Pops's Beerpounders have put up 358.43 points per game, while Destroyers have averaged 372.88 per contest.
Grid Iron Kings
Two teams sporting matching 2-3 records, seventh-place Grid Iron Kings are set to face off against ninth-place Capital Punishment in Week 6. Each side has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 6, as Darren Waller, Cameron Jordan, Quinton Dunbar, and Michael Thomas are off for Capital Punishment and Alvin Kamara and Jason Myers will be out for Grid Iron Kings.