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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Vandals
4-1 147.3
141.23
 
VS
proj
Boomtown Brawlers
127.9 0-5
143.53

Vandals hand Boomtown Brawlers fifth straight loss, 147.30-127.90

Vandals earned a 147.30-127.90 victory to hand Boomtown Brawlers their fifth straight loss to open the season. Vandals never trailed in this one after earning a 4.80-point lead on Thursday behind Allen Robinson II (19 points). Patrick Mahomes (37.1 points) and Derrick Henry (19.3) carried the flag for Boomtown Brawlers in the loss. Vandals (4-1) will look to keep it rolling against GreatPlainsDrifters, while Boomtown Brawlers (0-5) match up against Team Tadlock in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Vandals   Boomtown Brawlers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 37-34 win over the Giants, Lamb scored 20.55 points to beat his 14.81-point projection. He caught 8 passes for 124 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Vandals this week. Next week, Lamb will square off against the Cardinals.
CeeDee Lamb

Top Player Comparison

Vandals
Points
% of total points 147.3
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
29.75
25.04
20.2%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
20.6
15.73
14%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
20.55
14.81
14%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
19
16.88
12.9%
Boomtown Brawlers
Points
% of total points 127.9
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
37.1
33.06
29%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
19.3
17.75
15.1%
3
Devonta Freeman
RB
16.7
10.57
13.1%
4
Christian Kirk
WR
13.2
10.34
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Vandals became the proud owner of a 90.25-85.00 lead. For Vandals, Ben Roethlisberger had a 32-yard touchdown pass and a 35-yard touchdown pass. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for Boomtown Brawlers with a 58-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Vandals   Boomtown Brawlers

What If

Vandals would have beaten eight other teams besides Boomtown Brawlers this week.
Boomtown Brawlers would have lost to six other teams besides Vandals this week.
Vandals would be 5-0 if they played Boomtown Brawlers every week.
Vandals would have gotten the victory over Boomtown Brawlers 114.6-108.2 had they played each other last week.
Vandals would be 1-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Boomtown Brawlers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Vandals, Boomtown Brawlers would be 0-4.
If Vandals had played every team in the league each week, they would be 33-32.
If they played every team every week, Boomtown Brawlers would be 11-54.

Next Week Preview

Vandals
A couple of 4-1 teams will square off as Vandals go up against GreatPlainsDrifters next week in an early-season showdown. Vandals might have to rearrange their lineup some with Emmanuel Sanders and Jason Myers out on bye next week. In terms of recent scoring output, these two teams have been mirror images of each other lately. Vandals have put up 130.95 points per game over the last three weeks, while GreatPlainsDrifters have averaged 132.25 per contest over that same span.
Boomtown Brawlers
On the docket next week, last-place Boomtown Brawlers (0-5) will try to right the ship against eighth-place Team Tadlock (3-2). Boomtown Brawlers might have to shuffle the deck a bit with Tre'Quan Smith out on bye next week. Team Tadlock will be without Bryan Edwards.