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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Blue Lives Matter!
4-1 215.85
206.92
 
VS
proj
Swany's Sackers
134.7 1-4
163.24

Blue Lives Matter! top Swany's Sackers for third straight win in 215.85-134.70 rout

Blue Lives Matter! extended their win streak to three games with an easy win over Swany's Sackers, cruising to a 215.85-134.70 victory. Blue Lives Matter! took an early 4.00-point lead on Thursday. Swany's Sackers came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Calvin Ridley (21.6 points) and Joe Mixon (21.3). Not to be deterred, Blue Lives Matter! rallied later that night, as Russell Wilson (31.45 points) and Adam Thielen (29.6) put them back on top for good. Blue Lives Matter! (4-1) will look to sustain their winning ways against rayray, while Swany's Sackers (1-4) try to right the ship against The Alibi Room.

Matchup Timeline

  Blue Lives Matter!   Swany's Sackers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 27-26 loss to the Seahawks, Thielen scored 29.6 points to beat his 17.84-point projection. He caught 9 passes for 80 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Blue Lives Matter! this week. Thielen will battle the Falcons next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Blue Lives Matter!
Points
% of total points 215.85
1
Russell Wilson
QB
31.45
29.68
14.6%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
30.2
24.18
14%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
29.6
17.84
13.7%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
28.3
18.11
13.1%
Swany's Sackers
Points
% of total points 134.7
1
Calvin Ridley
WR
21.6
18.71
16%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
21.3
21.94
15.8%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
21.1
21.8
15.7%
4
Darius Slayton
WR
20.9
14.94
15.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Chris Carson had a 29-yard touchdown run for Blue Lives Matter!, helping the team to a 172.85-122.40 lead.
Monday
Wil Lutz had a 53-yard field goal for Blue Lives Matter! on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Blue Lives Matter!   Swany's Sackers

StatSmack

A tale of two teams...headed in opposite directions. Swany's Sackers have lost their last three matchups, while Blue Lives Matter! have won three straight.
We heard scoring helps you win. Blue Lives Matter! are doing a better job of that, averaging 217.84 versus Swany's Sackers's 159.93.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Blue Lives Matter! (4-1) have a better record than Swany's Sackers (1-4).
Even the machines think Blue Lives Matter! have better players. Their projected average points is higher (201.25) than Swany's Sackers (186.03).
Blue Lives Matter! don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Swany's Sackers (3 vs 0).
Blue Lives Matter! play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than Swany's Sackers (1).
Blue Lives Matter! are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Swany's Sackers (0 vs 1).
Blue Lives Matter! should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Swany's Sackers (3 vs 0).
Blue Lives Matter! have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Swany's Sackers (30 vs 18).
By position, Blue Lives Matter! have outscored Swany's Sackers at QB, RB, WR, TE, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
Blue Lives Matter! don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 54 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Blue Lives Matter! had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Swany's Sackers (0).
Don't worry Swany's Sackers, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Blue Lives Matter!
Something's got to give in Week 6, as Blue Lives Matter! (4-1) enter next week on a three-game unbeaten stretch, while their upcoming opponent (rayray, 5-0), have won their last five in a row. Blue Lives Matter! might need to rearrange the deck some with Russell Wilson, Josh Jacobs, DK Metcalf, Chris Carson, and Wil Lutz out on bye in Week 6. Over the last three weeks, Blue Lives Matter! have put up 216.23 points per game, while rayray have averaged 184.22 per contest.
Swany's Sackers
One losing streak will end in Week 6 as ninth-place Swany's Sackers have now lost three consecutive games while their opponent, The Alibi Room, have dropped each of their last five. Swany's Sackers might have to rearrange the deck some with the Seattle Seahawks defense, Tyler Lockett, and Cory Littleton out on bye in Week 6. Over the last three weeks, Swany's Sackers has scored 151.92 points per game, while The Alibi Room has averaged just 76.78 per contest.