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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
g-men
3-2 239.92
209.01
 
VS
proj
Cooking with Defense
220.94 3-2
207.06

g-men come back to defeat Cooking with Defense for third straight win, 239.92-220.94

g-men extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind win over Cooking with Defense, rallying for a 239.92-220.94 victory. g-men trailed 208.94-191.42 heading into Monday night, but the unit charged back behind Derrick Henry (18.3 points) and Jonnu Smith (16). Kyler Murray (380 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 31 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Gardner Minshew II (301 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 18 Rush Yds) carried the flag for Cooking with Defense in defeat. g-men (3-2) will look to build on their success against Thats Weird, while Cooking with Defense (3-2) attempt to right the ship against The Soulja.

Matchup Timeline

  g-men   Cooking with Defense

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 110 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Eagles, Claypool tallied 35.6 points this week. His scoring output crushed his 4.82-point projection and was much higher than his 12.5-point season scoring average. Claypool ranks #56 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Chase Claypool

Top Player Comparison

g-men
Points
% of total points 239.92
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
44.86
43.04
18.7%
2
Jared Goff
QB
38.36
34.6
16%
3
Chase Claypool
WR
35.6
4.82
14.8%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
18.3
15.49
7.6%
Cooking with Defense
Points
% of total points 220.94
1
Kyler Murray
QB
49.3
37.41
22.3%
2
Gardner Minshew II
QB
36.84
33.23
16.7%
3
Mike Davis
RB
20.9
12.54
9.5%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
11.6
9.73
5.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Cooking with Defense emerged with a 176.44-163.22 lead. Jared Goff had a 56-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for g-men, while Deshaun Watson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 28-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Kyler Murray had a 45-yard pass and a 37-yard touchdown pass for Cooking with Defense, while Gardner Minshew II had a 51-yard pass.
Sunday Late
DeVante Parker had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Cooking with Defense, helping the team to a 208.94-181.92 lead.

Points By Position

  g-men   Cooking with Defense

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. g-men scored more points in this one (239.92) than their season average (173.6).
g-men are on fire, with victories in three straight matchups.
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. g-men has left fewer points on the bench this season (189.9) than Cooking with Defense (523.65).
g-men have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Cooking with Defense (1 vs 0).
By position, g-men have outscored Cooking with Defense at QB this season.
The starters for g-men had more big plays in their NFL games this week (7) than the starters for Cooking with Defense (4).
There's not much good to say about Cooking with Defense this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

g-men
We do admire the confidence this past week, g-men. Deploying a player with zero points (Demone Harris), while still earning the W... that's a bit too risky for us traditionalists! All we ask is to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
Cooking with Defense
Unless Cooking with Defense wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing enough looks" won't cut it as an excuse this time around. As a group, our five pass-catchers (four WR and one TE) combined to get a hearty 47 targets in Week 5. Chemistry appears to be the primary issue, as that group hauled in only 28 balls.