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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Gotham Giants
2-3 132.65
129.96
 
VS
proj
PatrickD's Team
110.62 3-2
127.6

PatrickD's Team come up short of projections, lose to Gotham Giants in 132.65-110.62 rout

There's no easy way to put it, PatrickD's Team didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as Gotham Giants cruised to a 132.65-110.62 victory. Gotham Giants earned a 10.45-point lead on Thursday behind Rob Gronkowski (5.95 points) and Danny Trevathan (4.5) and never gave it up. Russell Wilson (217 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 58 Rush Yds) and Devonta Freeman (60 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 27 Rec Yds) carried the flag for PatrickD's Team in the loss. Gotham Giants (2-3) will look to keep it rolling against Deshaun of the Dead, while PatrickD's Team (3-2) will attempt to get back in the win column against DILLI DILLY.

Matchup Timeline

  Gotham Giants   PatrickD's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 150 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Panthers, Gurley II recorded 22 points this week. His scoring output was 82% more than his 12.09-point projection and was much higher than his 14.66-point season scoring average. Gurley II ranks #39 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Todd Gurley II

Top Player Comparison

Gotham Giants
Points
% of total points 132.65
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
22
12.09
16.6%
2
Gardner Minshew II
QB
19.84
19.29
15%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
16.05
14.54
12.1%
4
Raheem Mostert
RB
12.65
10.16
9.5%
PatrickD's Team
Points
% of total points 110.62
1
Russell Wilson
QB
25.48
24.37
23%
2
Devonta Freeman
RB
15.2
8.82
13.7%
3
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
15.19
8.21
13.7%
4
Rodrigo Blankenship
K
11
7.9
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Todd Gurley II had a 35-yard touchdown run for Gotham Giants, while Gardner Minshew II had a 51-yard pass, helping Gotham Giants to a 96.00-35.85 lead.
Sunday Late
DeVante Parker had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Gotham Giants to contribute to a 121.65-82.64 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Dan Bailey had a 52-yard field goal for Gotham Giants to contribute to a 132.65-110.62 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Gotham Giants   PatrickD's Team

StatSmack

Gotham Giants must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (132.65) than their season average (124.52).
You can't win if you don't play. Gotham Giants has left fewer points on the bench this season (165.33) than PatrickD's Team (245.01).
Gotham Giants are clutch masters, with more close wins than PatrickD's Team (1 vs 0).
PatrickD's Team have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Gotham Giants (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Gotham Giants have outscored PatrickD's Team at RB this season.
The starters for Gotham Giants had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for PatrickD's Team (0).
Gotham Giants was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (5) than PatrickD's Team (2).
There's not much good to say about PatrickD's Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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