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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Greyhound Express
2-3 168
177.29
 
VS
proj
cheeseheads
152.63 0-5
170.64

Greyhound Express hand cheeseheads fifth straight loss, 168.00-152.63

Greyhound Express emerged victorious with a 168.00-152.63 victory to hand cheeseheads their fifth consecutive loss to open the season. Greyhound Express grabbed an early 15.93-point lead on Thursday. cheeseheads came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Jared Goff (27.8 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (22.1). Unphased, Greyhound Express got it going later that night, as Justin Jefferson (3.8 points) and Jason Myers (3) put them back in the lead for good. Greyhound Express (2-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against Newbies Rule, while cheeseheads (0-5) will attempt to right the ship against jichanorthNJ.

Matchup Timeline

  Greyhound Express   cheeseheads

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Freeman overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 24.2 points against his 14.69-point projection. In a 37-34 loss to the Cowboys, he racked up 87 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Freeman will face the Football Team next week.
Devonta Freeman

Top Player Comparison

Greyhound Express
Points
% of total points 168
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
29.47
27.88
17.5%
2
Myles Gaskin
RB
25.6
16.45
15.2%
3
Devonta Freeman
RB
24.2
14.69
14.4%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
20.8
14.15
12.4%
cheeseheads
Points
% of total points 152.63
1
Jared Goff
QB
27.8
22.43
18.2%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
26.8
24.33
17.6%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
22.1
16.83
14.5%
4
Will Fuller V
WR
13.8
12.83
9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, cheeseheads owned a 106.00-101.60 lead. Deshaun Watson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 28-yard touchdown pass for Greyhound Express, while Tyreek Hill had a 58-yard catch. Meanwhile, Jared Goff had a 56-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for cheeseheads, while DeAndre Hopkins had a 45-yard catch and a 37-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Greyhound Express   cheeseheads

StatSmack

cheeseheads are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last five matchups.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Greyhound Express (2-3) have a better record than cheeseheads (0-5).
Even the computers think Greyhound Express have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (176.48) than cheeseheads (161.55).
Greyhound Express see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than cheeseheads (0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of cheeseheads - they’ve made more transactions (4) than Greyhound Express (1) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, Greyhound Express have outscored cheeseheads at QB and TE this season.
Don't worry cheeseheads, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Greyhound Express
In a showdown between the two lowest-scoring teams in the league, Greyhound Express (2-3) face Newbies Rule (3-2) in Week 6. Greyhound Express may need to shuffle their lineup a bit with Jason Myers out on bye next week. Over the last three weeks, Greyhound Express have scored 179.11 points per game, while Newbies Rule have averaged only 133.51 per contest.
cheeseheads
Coming up next week, cheeseheads (0-5, last-place) will look to get back on track against jichanorthNJ (2-3, sixth-place). Each side has players with byes next week, as Darren Waller, Latavius Murray, and Michael Thomas are off for cheeseheads while Josh Jacobs, Drew Brees, and Alvin Kamara are out for jichanorthNJ.