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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
The Soulja
4-1 156.81
187.77
 
VS
proj
Thats Weird
98.3 0-5
104.3

The Soulja hand Thats Weird fifth straight loss in 156.81-98.30 rout

The Soulja rolled to a 156.81-98.30 victory to hand Thats Weird their fifth consecutive loss to open the season. The Soulja took a 15.50-point lead on Thursday behind Ronald Jones II (12.5 points) and Roquan Smith (6.5) and never let go of it. Patrick Mahomes (340 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 21 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Jonathan Taylor (57 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 17 Rec Yds) led the way for Thats Weird in the loss. The Soulja (4-1) will look to sustain their momentum against Cooking with Defense, while Thats Weird (0-5) will meet g-men in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  The Soulja   Thats Weird

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kelce (8 Rec, 108 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 16.8 points against the Raiders in Week 5. His scoring output was 52.6% more than his 11.01-point projection and was higher than his 11.7-point season scoring average. Kelce ranks #41 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

The Soulja
Points
% of total points 156.81
1
Derek Carr
QB
42.98
32.47
27.4%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
16.8
11.01
10.7%
3
Marquise Brown
WR
14.1
9.41
9%
4
Ronald Jones II
RB
12.5
12.71
8%
Thats Weird
Points
% of total points 98.3
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
34.7
49.87
35.3%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
13.4
12.34
13.6%
3
Will Fuller V
WR
12.8
10.01
13%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
8.9
10
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, after which The Soulja had a 121.20-60.20 lead. For The Soulja, Derek Carr had a 46-yard pass and a 59-yard touchdown pass. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for Thats Weird with a 58-yard pass.

Points By Position

  The Soulja   Thats Weird

Game Notes

Only five of the 19 starters on The Soulja exceeded their scoring projections.
Thats Weird had only six of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as The Soulja had one starter score zero points, while Thats Weird had nine.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
The Soulja managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 83.47-point projected margin of victory.
The Soulja moves to (2-0) in blowout games this season, while Thats Weird falls to (0-2).

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