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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
John Burnett's Team
3-2 143.46
118.17
 
VS
proj
Jim's Choice Team
113.52 3-2
109.32

John Burnett's Team outperform projections, earn win over Jim's Choice Team in 143.46-113.52 rout

John Burnett's Team brought their A game, rolling to a 143.46-113.52 victory over Jim's Choice Team. Jim's Choice Team took a 6.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all John Burnett's Team after that. They were led by Mike Davis (25.4 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (22.1). Teddy Bridgewater (20.82 points) and Travis Kelce (20.8) were the leaders for Jim's Choice Team in the loss. John Burnett's Team (3-2) will look to keep it rolling against Dmitry's Team, while Jim's Choice Team (3-2) attempt to get back on track against Carl's Nifty Team.

Matchup Timeline

  John Burnett's Team   Jim's Choice Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Falcons in Week 5, Davis racked up 149 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass. In doing so, he put up 25.4 points and scored 68.8% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on John Burnett's Team this week. Davis will play the Bears in Week 6.
Mike Davis

Top Player Comparison

John Burnett's Team
Points
% of total points 143.46
1
Mike Davis
RB
25.4
15.04
17.7%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
22.1
16.53
15.4%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
21.36
18.97
14.9%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
18.8
16.68
13.1%
Jim's Choice Team
Points
% of total points 113.52
1
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
20.82
19.36
18.3%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
20.8
14.15
18.3%
3
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
20.3
9.21
17.9%
4
Myles Gaskin
RB
17.6
10.59
15.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which John Burnett's Team became the proud owner of a 97.26-89.02 lead. DeAndre Hopkins had a 45-yard catch and a 37-yard touchdown catch for John Burnett's Team, while Ben Roethlisberger had a 32-yard touchdown pass and a 35-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Teddy Bridgewater had a 57-yard touchdown pass for Jim's Choice Team, while Robert Woods had a 56-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  John Burnett's Team   Jim's Choice Team

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. John Burnett's Team scored more in this one (143.46) than their season average (124.36).
John Burnett's Team don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Jim's Choice Team (2 vs 1).
John Burnett's Team are clutch masters, with more close wins than Jim's Choice Team (1 vs 0).
John Burnett's Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Jim's Choice Team (4 vs 3).
John Burnett's Team have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Jim's Choice Team (27 vs 20).
By position, John Burnett's Team have outscored Jim's Choice Team at QB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for John Burnett's Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Jim's Choice Team (2).
John Burnett's Team came out victorious despite having more players on a bye this week (3) than Jim's Choice Team (1).
There's not much good to say about Jim's Choice Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

John Burnett's Team
A pair of 3-2 teams will match up as John Burnett's Team face Dmitry's Team next in Week 6. Five weeks into the season, John Burnett's Team have accumulated the second-most points in the league while Dmitry's Team (115.87 PPG) are ranked sixth. Over the last three weeks, John Burnett's Team have scored 135.4 points per game, while Dmitry's Team have averaged just 94.49 per contest.
Jim's Choice Team
A pair of teams with identical 3-2 records, fourth-place Jim's Choice Team are set to do battle with fifth-place Carl's Nifty Team in Week 6. Five weeks into the 2020 season, Jim's Choice Team are ranked fourth in points scored, while Carl's Nifty Team have put up the league's fifth-highest point total. Looking at just the last two weeks, Jim's Choice Team has scored 108.31 points per game, while Carl's Nifty Team has averaged 121.54 per contest.