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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
IF I DIE I DIE
3-2 99.92
126.97
 
VS
proj
Eat it!
79.02 1-4
86.95

Offensively challenged IF I DIE I DIE come back to top Eat it!, 99.92-79.02

With the eighth-ranked point total in the league for the week, IF I DIE I DIE were fortunate to earn a victory against a foe that performed even worse, rallying for a 99.92-79.02 victory over Eat it!. Trailing 79.02-62.80 heading into Monday night, IF I DIE I DIE came storming back behind Derrick Henry, who ran for 57 yards and 2 touchdowns for 18.8 points, and Josh Allen, who passed for 263 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 18 yards (18.32 points). DJ Moore (4 Rec, 93 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tom Brady (253 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) led the way for Eat it! in defeat. IF I DIE I DIE (3-2) will look to add to their success against Danny Boy, while Eat it! (1-4) will try to right the ship against Covid Kingdom.

Matchup Timeline

  IF I DIE I DIE   Eat it!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry ran for 57 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Titans beat the Bills 42-16. In doing so, he put up 18.8 points to scored 12.6% higher than his 16.69-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on IF I DIE I DIE this week. Henry will square off against the Texans next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

IF I DIE I DIE
Points
% of total points 99.92
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
21.5
15.03
21.5%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
18.8
16.69
18.8%
3
Josh Allen
QB
18.32
26.16
18.3%
4
Darren Waller
TE
13.3
12.3
13.3%
Eat it!
Points
% of total points 79.02
1
DJ Moore
WR
17.3
13.33
21.9%
2
Tom Brady
QB
16.12
20.14
20.4%
3
Ronald Jones II
RB
14
14.47
17.7%
4
Mike Evans
WR
12.6
12.73
15.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
DJ Moore had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Eat it!, helping the team to a 69.72-44.90 lead.
Monday
Josh Allen had a 22-yard touchdown pass for IF I DIE I DIE during Monday Night Football, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  IF I DIE I DIE   Eat it!

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starters on IF I DIE I DIE scored more than their projected point totals.
Eat it! had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Eat it! could have used points from James White and the Denver Broncos defense, as both put up goose eggs.
IF I DIE I DIE had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Eat it!.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Eat it! ranked 10th in the league in points scored this week, while IF I DIE I DIE ranked 8th.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with IF I DIE I DIE. They got the win, but did not cover the 40.02-point projected margin of victory.
IF I DIE I DIE moves to (2-0) in comeback games this season, while Eat it! falls to (0-2).
Despite the loss, DJ Moore (17.3 points) posted the fifth-best score for a wide receiver this week.

Next Week Preview

IF I DIE I DIE
In a matchup between teams separated by just a game in the standings, IF I DIE I DIE (3-2) go up against Danny Boy (2-3) in Week 6. IF I DIE I DIE might need to rearrange the deck some with Josh Jacobs and Darren Waller out on bye next week. Danny Boy won't have Russell Wilson. In terms of scoring production, these two teams have been neck and neck lately. IF I DIE I DIE have scored 132.72 points per game over the last three weeks, while Danny Boy have averaged 133.5 per outing over that same span.
Eat it!
In Week 6, Eat it! (1-4, last-place) will try to get back on track against Covid Kingdom (3-2, fourth-place). Eat it! may have to rearrange the deck some with Latavius Murray out on bye in Week 6. Five weeks into the 2020 season, Eat it! have accumulated the league's lowest point total while Covid Kingdom (and their 129.71 points per game) are ranked fourth.