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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Insanity
3-2 134.06
149.25
 
VS
proj
Sierra Nevada Giants
131.55 4-1
150.52

Insanity knock Sierra Nevada Giants from top spot in 134.06-131.55 battle

Insanity came from behind for a 134.06-131.55 victory over Sierra Nevada Giants, knocking them out of the No. 1 position in Shane Falco Invitational. Insanity trailed 131.55-106.76 heading into Sunday night, but the squad came storming back behind DK Metcalf (6 Rec, 93 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Miles Sanders (29.4 points) and Philip Rivers (27.12) carried the flag for Sierra Nevada Giants in defeat. Insanity (3-2) will look to keep it rolling against Sturgeon Bulldogs, while Sierra Nevada Giants (4-1) will attempt to get back in the win column against NMSaints.

Matchup Timeline

  Insanity   Sierra Nevada Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Vikings in Week 5, Metcalf caught 6 passes for 93 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 27.3 points to scored 54.5% higher than his 17.67-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Insanity this week. Metcalf will battle the Cardinals next week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

Insanity
Points
% of total points 134.06
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
50.86
50.93
37.9%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
27.3
17.67
20.4%
3
Raheem Mostert
RB
20.4
16.77
15.2%
4
Mike Evans
WR
15.1
15.17
11.3%
Sierra Nevada Giants
Points
% of total points 131.55
1
Miles Sanders
RB
29.4
26.45
22.3%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
27.12
39.48
20.6%
3
Darius Slayton
WR
20.9
14.32
15.9%
4
James Robinson
RB
16.5
23.18
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Insanity who owned the lead, 74.96-71.83. For Insanity, Deshaun Watson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 28-yard touchdown pass. Miles Sanders had a 74-yard touchdown run for Sierra Nevada Giants, while Younghoe Koo had a 54-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Insanity   Sierra Nevada Giants

What If

Insanity would have beaten 11 other teams besides Sierra Nevada Giants this week.
Sierra Nevada Giants would have lost to seven other teams besides Insanity this week.
Insanity would be 3-2 if they played Sierra Nevada Giants every week.
Last week, Insanity would have gotten the victory over Sierra Nevada Giants 172.1-114.87.
Insanity would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Sierra Nevada Giants.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Insanity, Sierra Nevada Giants would be 3-1.
If Insanity had played every team in the league each week, they would be 61-34.
If they played every team every week, Sierra Nevada Giants would be 56-39.

Next Week Preview

Insanity
Week 6 features two teams heading in opposite directions, as Insanity (3-2) enter the matchup on a two-game winning streak, while their Week 6 opposition (Sturgeon Bulldogs, 2-3), have now lost two in a row. Each team has players with byes next week, as Russell Wilson, Latavius Murray, and Marcus Mariota are out for Sturgeon Bulldogs and DK Metcalf and Jared Cook will get the week off for Insanity. Over the last three weeks, Insanity have scored 145.61 points per game, while Sturgeon Bulldogs have averaged 130.53 per contest.
Sierra Nevada Giants
Up ahead in Week 6, Sierra Nevada Giants (4-1, fifth-place) will square off against NMSaints (1-4, 17th-place). After five weeks of action, Sierra Nevada Giants have posted the eighth-most points in the league while NMSaints (and their 137.54 points per game) are ranked 11th. In terms of recent scoring production, these two squads have been mirror images of each other lately. Sierra Nevada Giants has scored 123.21 points per game over the last three weeks, while NMSaints has averaged 123.04 per matchup over that same period.