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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Old Leather Balls
2-3 122.24
110.09
 
VS
proj
Cracklings
82.14 0-5
90.13

Back-and-forth battle ends with Old Leather Balls topping Cracklings in 122.24-82.14 rout

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Old Leather Balls cruised to a 122.24-82.14 victory to hand Cracklings their fifth straight loss to open the season. Cracklings nabbed an early 18.52-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Nick Foles (14.62 points) and Mike Evans (10.1). Old Leather Balls came back to take the lead during the early games on Sunday, powered by stellar performances from Gardner Minshew II (25.84 points) and Miles Sanders (21.9). Not to be deterred, Cracklings pulled it together later that afternoon to take a 0.5-point lead behind Jason Sanders (20 points) and Odell Beckham Jr. (7.42). But Old Leather Balls came back again later that night, as Adam Thielen (20.3 points) and Will Dissly (7.9) put them back on top for good. Old Leather Balls (2-3) will look to sustain their winning ways against Stalin Colinet, while Cracklings (0-5) will try to develop some positive momentum against JABarcher.

Matchup Timeline

  Old Leather Balls   Cracklings

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Vikings in Week 5, Dissly caught one pass for 19 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 7.9 points to more-than-double his 3.21-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Old Leather Balls this week. Next week, Dissly will battle the Cardinals.
Will Dissly

Top Player Comparison

Old Leather Balls
Points
% of total points 122.24
1
Gardner Minshew II
QB
25.84
22.97
21.1%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
21.9
13.33
17.9%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
20.3
11.26
16.6%
4
Justin Jackson
RB
9.4
5.99
7.7%
Cracklings
Points
% of total points 82.14
1
Jason Sanders
K
20
5.58
24.3%
2
Nick Foles
QB
14.62
18.49
17.8%
3
Mike Evans
WR
10.1
10.29
12.3%
4
Zach Cunningham
LB
9
7.89
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Gardner Minshew II had a 51-yard pass for Old Leather Balls, while Miles Sanders had a 74-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 72.44-52.72 lead for Old Leather Balls.
Sunday Late
Jason Sanders had a 50-yard field goal for Cracklings to contribute to an 82.14-81.64 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Old Leather Balls   Cracklings

StatSmack

Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Cracklings. They've lost five in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Old Leather Balls are doing a better job of that, averaging 128.59 versus Cracklings's 104.25.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Old Leather Balls (2-3) have a better record than Cracklings (0-5).
Even the computers think Old Leather Balls have better players. Their projected average points is higher (121.98) than Cracklings (105.48).
You can't win if you don't play. Cracklings has left more points on the bench this season (135.24) than Old Leather Balls (69.5).
Once Old Leather Balls put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Cracklings (2 vs 0).
Old Leather Balls should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Cracklings (3 vs 2).
By position, Old Leather Balls have outscored Cracklings at QB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
The starters for Old Leather Balls had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Cracklings (1).
Hey Cracklings, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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