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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Saul Elizarraras
1-4 23.32
26.67
 
VS
proj
'T-N-T' Treat'§
15.78 2-3
18.24

Saul Elizarraras come back to top 'T-N-T' Treat'§ 23.32-15.78

Both teams underperformed projections, but Saul Elizarraras did enough to take down 'T-N-T' Treat'§, coming from behind for a 23.32-15.78 victory. Saul Elizarraras trailed 15.13-13.47 heading into Monday night, but the team charged back behind Ryan Tannehill, who passed for 195 yards , ran for 42 yards and scored 4 touchdowns for 4.34 points, and Justin Jackson, who racked up 94 yards from scrimmage (1.76 points). Deshaun Watson (359 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 25 Rush Yds) and Ezekiel Elliott (91 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 14 Rec Yds) did everything they could for 'T-N-T' Treat'§ in the loss. Saul Elizarraras (1-4) will look to notch another W against Hancocks Beast, while 'T-N-T' Treat'§ (2-3) face Str8CashHomey in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Saul Elizarraras   'T-N-T' Treat'§

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 2.71 points, Tannehill scored 60.1% more than that amount by scoring 4.34 points as the Titans beat the Bills 42-16. He passed for 195 yards , ran for 42 yards and scored 4 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any QB in the league this season. Tannehill will face the Texans in Week 6.
Ryan Tannehill

Top Player Comparison

Saul Elizarraras
Points
% of total points 23.32
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
4.34
2.71
18.6%
2
Jerome Baker
LB
2.8
1.79
12%
3
De'Vondre Campbell
LB
2.05
2.05
8.8%
4
Justin Jackson
RB
1.76
1.22
7.5%
'T-N-T' Treat'§
Points
% of total points 15.78
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
3.89
3.61
24.7%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
2.9
2.58
18.4%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
2.58
1.77
16.3%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
1.76
1.74
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 28-yard touchdown pass for 'T-N-T' Treat'§, helping the team to a 9.74-6.62 lead.

Points By Position

  Saul Elizarraras   'T-N-T' Treat'§

Game Notes

Saul Elizarraras won despite the fact that only five of their 20 starters exceeded their projected point totals.
'T-N-T' Treat'§ had only five of their 18 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Saul Elizarraras had three starters score zero points, while 'T-N-T' Treat'§ had eight.
Saul Elizarraras put up more points than their season scoring average (20.78) while 'T-N-T' Treat'§ fell short of theirs (17.34).
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
'T-N-T' Treat'§ ranked 12th in the league in points scored this week, while Saul Elizarraras ranked 10th.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Saul Elizarraras. They got the W, but failed to cover the 8.43-point projected margin of victory.
Saul Elizarraras moves to (1-0) in comeback games this year, while 'T-N-T' Treat'§ falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Deshaun Watson registered 3.89 points, the top overall score of any player on 'T-N-T' Treat'§ this season.

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