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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Johnnie Walker
5-0 200.93
207.01
 
VS
proj
Playboys
183.11 2-3
190.29

Johnnie Walker jump into top spot, 200.93-183.11

Johnnie Walker ascended into first place in A Drinking Dynasty League with a come-from-behind win over Playboys, coming back for a 200.93-183.11 victory. Johnnie Walker trailed 161.01-140.91 heading into Monday night, but the squad roared back behind Josh Allen (19.32 points) and Stefon Diggs (15.7). Drew Brees (325 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Travis Kelce (8 Rec, 108 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for Playboys in the loss. Johnnie Walker have now won five straight games, improving to 5-0 on the season. Playboys fall to 2-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Johnnie Walker   Playboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 10.5 points, Lutz scored 42.9% more than that amount by scoring 15 points as the Saints beat the Chargers 30-27. He didn't attempt any field goals to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Johnnie Walker this week. In Week 6, Lutz and the Saints will square off against the Panthers.
Wil Lutz

Top Player Comparison

Johnnie Walker
Points
% of total points 200.93
1
Miles Sanders
RB
22.92
15.31
11.4%
2
Jamison Crowder
WR
21.68
11.65
10.8%
3
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
20.82
19.36
10.4%
4
Josh Allen
QB
19.32
24.1
9.6%
Playboys
Points
% of total points 183.11
1
Drew Brees
QB
22.1
19.36
12.1%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
20.88
14.21
11.4%
3
Darius Slayton
WR
16.98
11.76
9.3%
4
Chris Carson
RB
16.96
15.45
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Miles Sanders had a 74-yard touchdown run for Johnnie Walker, while Jamison Crowder had a 52-yard catch, helping Johnnie Walker to a 116.60-97.92 lead.
Sunday Night
Chris Carson had a 29-yard touchdown run for Playboys to contribute to a 161.01-140.91 lead for the team.
Monday
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Monday night. Josh Allen had a 22-yard touchdown pass for Johnnie Walker, while Wil Lutz had a 53-yard field goal. Drew Brees made the highlight reel for Playboys with an a 41-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Johnnie Walker   Playboys

Game Notes

Johnnie Walker got the victory even though only nine of their 22 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Playboys had only nine of their 22 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Johnnie Walker had one starter score zero points, while Playboys had two.
Johnnie Walker got the victory despite putting up a season-low 200.93 points.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
Not only did Johnnie Walker earn the win, but they also covered the 16.72-point forecasted margin of victory.
All five of the wins for Johnnie Walker have been upset wins.

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