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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Cake
2-3 229
183.7
 
VS
proj
Monkey Business
155 0-5
161.71

Cake hand Monkey Business fifth consecutive loss in 229-155 rout

Cake rolled to a 229-155 victory to hand Monkey Business their fifth straight loss to open the season. Cake got out to an early 17-point lead on Thursday. Monkey Business came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Teddy Bridgewater (37 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (29). Not to be deterred, Cake got it going later that afternoon, as Jerome Baker (35 points) and CeeDee Lamb (22) put them back ahead once and for all. Cake (2-3) will look to keep it rolling against k's Fabulous Team, while Monkey Business (0-5) match up against Phillip's Primo Team in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Cake   Monkey Business

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mattison overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 23 points against his 4.23-point projection. During a 27-26 loss to the Seahawks, he racked up 136 yards from scrimmage . Mattison will face the Falcons next week.
Alexander Mattison

Top Player Comparison

Cake
Points
% of total points 229
1
Jerome Baker
LB
35
24.11
15.3%
2
Alexander Mattison
RB
23
4.23
10%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
22
8.66
9.6%
4
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
22
7.74
9.6%
Monkey Business
Points
% of total points 155
1
Jaylon Smith
LB
43
32.51
27.7%
2
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
37
19.08
23.9%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
29
12.06
18.7%
4
DeVante Parker
WR
11
9.88
7.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was Monkey Business who grabbed the lead, 88-57. For Cake, Darren Fells had a 44-yard touchdown catch. DeAndre Hopkins had a 45-yard catch and a 37-yard touchdown catch for Monkey Business, while Teddy Bridgewater had a 57-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Cake who emerged with the lead, 164-149. For Cake, Mike Gesicki had a 70-yard catch. DeVante Parker made the highlight reel for Monkey Business with a 22-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Cake   Monkey Business

Game Notes

Cake won despite the fact that only 10 of their 21 starting players exceeded their projected scores.
Monkey Business had only five of their 21 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Cake had three starters score zero points, while Monkey Business had 11.
Jaylon Smith and Teddy Bridgewater both outscored Jerome Baker, the leading scorer for Cake.
Cake put up more points than their season scoring average (195.4) while Monkey Business fell short of theirs (177.4).
Cake recorded more points than their projected total, while Monkey Business fell short of their projection.
Not only did Cake win, but they also easily covered the 21.99-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Cake moves to (1-1), while Monkey Business falls to (0-2).
A bright spot in the loss, Jaylon Smith officially recorded the top overall score of any player on Monkey Business this season with 43 points.

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