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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
FreshPrinceOfHelaire
2-3 117.76
117.33
 
VS
proj
Team Chemistry
94.84 3-2
133.25

Team Chemistry succumb to FreshPrinceOfHelaire, 117.76-94.84

There's no easy way to put it, Team Chemistry underdelivered, at least according to projections, as FreshPrinceOfHelaire came out on top with a 117.76-94.84 victory. FreshPrinceOfHelaire never trailed in this one after grabbing a 15.40-point lead on Thursday behind David Montgomery. Travis Kelce (8 Rec, 108 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and DJ Moore (4 Rec, 93 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Team Chemistry in the loss. FreshPrinceOfHelaire (2-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against Liberation Silver, while Team Chemistry (3-2) will try to get some positive momentum against Manthigh te'o.

Matchup Timeline

  FreshPrinceOfHelaire   Team Chemistry

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 18.5 points against his 9.4-point projection. In a 42-16 win over the Bills, he caught 5 passes for 40 yards and 2 touchdowns. Smith ranks #67 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
Jonnu Smith

Top Player Comparison

FreshPrinceOfHelaire
Points
% of total points 117.76
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
27.36
22.13
23.2%
2
Jonnu Smith
TE
18.5
9.4
15.7%
3
Marquise Brown
WR
16.8
11.76
14.3%
4
David Montgomery
RB
15.4
14.33
13.1%
Team Chemistry
Points
% of total points 94.84
1
Travis Kelce
TE
20.8
14.15
21.9%
2
DJ Moore
WR
17.3
13.33
18.2%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
15.9
22.4
16.8%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
12.4
13.73
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was FreshPrinceOfHelaire who emerged with the lead, 92.86-69.54. For FreshPrinceOfHelaire, Ben Roethlisberger had a 32-yard touchdown pass and a 35-yard touchdown pass. DJ Moore made the highlight reel for Team Chemistry with a 57-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  FreshPrinceOfHelaire   Team Chemistry

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. FreshPrinceOfHelaire scored more points in this one (117.76) than their season average (109.98).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. FreshPrinceOfHelaire has left fewer points on the bench this season (181.84) than Team Chemistry (292.1).
FreshPrinceOfHelaire see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Team Chemistry (0).
FreshPrinceOfHelaire should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Team Chemistry (2 vs 1).
FreshPrinceOfHelaire have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Team Chemistry (22 vs 16).
By position, FreshPrinceOfHelaire have outscored Team Chemistry at QB, TE, and DEF this season.
The starters for FreshPrinceOfHelaire had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Team Chemistry (1).
FreshPrinceOfHelaire came out victorious despite having more players on a bye this week (2) than Team Chemistry (0).
There's not much good to say about Team Chemistry this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

FreshPrinceOfHelaire
A couple of squads that are both on identical two-game winning streaks, FreshPrinceOfHelaire (2-3) go up against Liberation Silver (3-2) next in Week 6. FreshPrinceOfHelaire might have to shuffle their lineup a bit with Michael Thomas out on bye in Week 6. Liberation Silver won't have Chris Carson, Darren Waller, or Jared Cook. Over the last three weeks, FreshPrinceOfHelaire have scored 108.88 points per game, while Liberation Silver have averaged 125.21 per contest.
Team Chemistry
Losing skids are set to collide in Week 6 as fifth-place Team Chemistry have now lost two consecutive games while their opponent, Manthigh te'o, have dropped five straight. Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 6, as Alvin Kamara, Tyler Lockett, and the New Orleans Saints defense are off for Team Chemistry while Henry Ruggs III and Daniel Carlson are out for Manthigh te'o.