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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Old school
3-2 127.37
143.75
 
VS
proj
michael's Team
120.69 3-2
153.57

Old school come back to knock off michael's Team 127.37-120.69 despite coming up short of predictions

Both teams were unable to meet projections, but Old school did enough to knock off michael's Team, rallying for a 127.37-120.69 victory. Old school trailed 90.49-87.68 heading into Monday night, but the team charged back behind Drew Brees (325 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Alvin Kamara (45 Rush Yds, 74 Rec Yds). Ezekiel Elliott (22.75 points) and Jonnu Smith (17.25) led the way for michael's Team in the loss. Old school (3-2) will look to sustain their winning ways against Freight Train, while michael's Team (3-2) will attempt to get back on track against Stephania Belles.

Matchup Timeline

  Old school   michael's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Ravens defense (3 Pts Allowed, 205 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 28.4 points in a 27-3 win over the Bengals in Week 5. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 10.1-point projection and was much higher than their 15.31-point season scoring average. The Ravens defense ranks #51 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
The Baltimore Ravens defense

Top Player Comparison

Old school
Points
% of total points 127.37
1
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
28.4
10.1
22.3%
2
Drew Brees
QB
22.1
19.36
17.4%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
14.84
20.74
11.7%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
13.9
12.97
10.9%
michael's Team
Points
% of total points 120.69
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
22.75
18.89
18.8%
2
Jonnu Smith
TE
17.25
8.27
14.3%
3
Chris Carson
RB
15.4
14.51
12.8%
4
Dak Prescott
QB
13.69
24.3
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Cooper Kupp had a 49-yard catch for michael's Team, who trailed 56.90-33.05 after the early slate.
Sunday Night
Chris Carson had a 29-yard touchdown run for michael's Team to contribute to a 90.49-87.68 lead for the team.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Old school on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Old school   michael's Team

Game Notes

Old school won even though only five of their 16 starters scored higher than their point projections.
michael's Team had only five of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
Old school won despite starting Dan Arnold, who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
The matchup's 6.68-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
This win ends a streak of two consecutive losses for Old school.
Both of the losses for michael's Team have been upset losses.
Despite the loss, Ezekiel Elliott scored 22.75 points, the second-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Old school
Listen Old school, the good news is that we took this matchup by 6.68 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through Week 4 stood at 137.49. So while we're happy to have gotten this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
michael's Team
Coming from someone who's lived life on the hot seat, let me assure you... if this whole "fantasy football coach" thing doesn't work out, you can take comfort knowing that there's always that gritty Assistant Coaching gig available at the local high school down the street!