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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
GreatPlainsDrifters
4-1 150.3
143.77
 
VS
proj
Orange bloods
147.95 0-5
159.73

GreatPlainsDrifters come back to hand Orange bloods fifth consecutive loss in 150.30-147.95 battle

GreatPlainsDrifters staged a comeback for a 150.30-147.95 victory to hand Orange bloods their fifth straight loss to open the season. Trailing 122.65-111.00 heading into Monday night, GreatPlainsDrifters roared back behind Josh Allen (22.95 points) and Kalif Raymond (8.35). Deshaun Watson (359 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 25 Rush Yds) and Mike Davis (89 Rush Yds, 60 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Orange bloods in the loss. GreatPlainsDrifters (4-1) will look to sustain their momentum against Vandals, while Orange bloods (0-5) attempt to get their first win against Enforcers.

Matchup Timeline

  GreatPlainsDrifters   Orange bloods

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Slayton (8 Rec, 129 Rec Yds) scored 20.9 points in a 37-34 lost to the Cowboys in Week 5. His scoring output was 46.6% more than his 14.26-point projection and was much higher than his 13.9-point season scoring average. Slayton ranks #75 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Football Team next week.
Darius Slayton

Top Player Comparison

GreatPlainsDrifters
Points
% of total points 150.3
1
Travis Kelce
TE
24.8
17.22
16.5%
2
Josh Allen
QB
22.95
29.7
15.3%
3
Darius Slayton
WR
20.9
14.26
13.9%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
15.4
14.67
10.2%
Orange bloods
Points
% of total points 147.95
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
34.45
29.96
23.3%
2
Mike Davis
RB
29.9
17.54
20.2%
3
Jonnu Smith
TE
21
11.64
14.2%
4
Robby Anderson
WR
19.5
15.32
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 28-yard touchdown pass for Orange bloods to contribute to a 113.65-52.40 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Dan Bailey had a 52-yard field goal for GreatPlainsDrifters, who trailed 122.65-111.00 after Sunday Night Football.
Monday
Josh Allen had a 22-yard touchdown pass for GreatPlainsDrifters during Monday Night Football, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  GreatPlainsDrifters   Orange bloods

Game Notes

Eight of the 11 starters on GreatPlainsDrifters exceeded their projected point totals.
Orange bloods lost despite six of their 11 starters scoring above their points projection.
Orange bloods can partially blame the loss on Scotty Miller, who didn't score any points.
The two highest scorers for Orange bloods (Deshaun Watson and Mike Davis) scored more points than Travis Kelce, the leading scorer for GreatPlainsDrifters.
Orange bloods took the loss despite recording a season-high 147.95 points.
GreatPlainsDrifters put up more points than their projected total, while Orange bloods fell short of their projection.
GreatPlainsDrifters ranked 3rd in the league in points scored this week, while Orange bloods put up the 4th-best score.
The matchup's 2.35-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
In close games this year, GreatPlainsDrifters moves to (3-0), while Orange bloods falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Deshaun Watson recorded 34.45 points, the highest scoring output of any player on Orange bloods this year.

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