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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
The Justice League
4-1 227
253.36
 
VS
proj
Play With Fire
191 3-2
213.89

The Justice League top Play With Fire for third straight win, 227-191

The Justice League extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Play With Fire, earning a 227-191 victory. Play With Fire took a 17-point lead on Thursday, but The Justice League held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Deshaun Watson, who passed for 359 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 25 yards for 46 points, and Budda Baker, who made 10 tackles and recorded a sack (40 points). Kyler Murray (380 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 31 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Jordan Hicks (9 Tackles) carried the flag for Play With Fire in the loss. The Justice League (4-1) will look to keep it rolling against Sad Sacks, while Play With Fire (3-2) will attempt to get some positive momentum against shakia's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  The Justice League   Play With Fire

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Watson overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 46 points against his 23.33-point projection. In a 30-14 win over the Jaguars, he passed for 359 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 25 yards. Watson ranks #11 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Deshaun Watson

Top Player Comparison

The Justice League
Points
% of total points 227
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
46
23.33
20.3%
2
Budda Baker
S
40
30.94
17.6%
3
Blake Martinez
LB
23
27.66
10.1%
4
Justin Reid
S
21
24.73
9.3%
Play With Fire
Points
% of total points 191
1
Kyler Murray
QB
40
22.87
20.9%
2
Jordan Hicks
LB
32
31.3
16.8%
3
Cordarrelle Patterson
WR
25
10.72
13.1%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
16
13.83
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which The Justice League emerged with a 146-132 lead. For The Justice League, Deshaun Watson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 28-yard touchdown pass. Kyler Murray had a 45-yard pass and a 37-yard touchdown pass for Play With Fire, while Devontae Booker had a 43-yard run.

Points By Position

  The Justice League   Play With Fire

What If

The Justice League would have beaten 13 other teams besides Play With Fire this week.
Play With Fire would have lost to 10 other teams besides The Justice League this week.
If The Justice League played Play With Fire every week this season, they'd be 2-3.
Had they played each other last week, The Justice League would have topped Play With Fire 285-233.
The Justice League would be 2-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Play With Fire.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Justice League, Play With Fire would be 3-1.
If The Justice League had played every team in the league each week, they would be 70-24-1.
If they played every team every week, Play With Fire would be 66-29.

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