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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Happy Golladays
2-3 142.2
114.45
 
VS
proj
A Taste of the Herb
110.68 1-4
136.63

Happy Golladays outperform predictions, defeat A Taste of the Herb in 142.20-110.68 rout

Happy Golladays rose to the occasion, rolling to a 142.20-110.68 victory over A Taste of the Herb, who fell short of projections. A Taste of the Herb leapt out to a 25.80-point lead on Thursday behind standout performances from Ronald Jones II, who racked up 125 yards from scrimmage for 15 points, and Jimmy Graham, who caught 3 passes for 33 yards and a touchdown (10.8 points). But it was all Happy Golladays after that. They were led by the Baltimore Ravens defense (30 points) and Ryan Tannehill (30). Happy Golladays improve to 2-3 on the season, while A Taste of the Herb fall to 1-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Happy Golladays   A Taste of the Herb

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Ravens defense overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 30 points against their 8.84-point projection. In a 27-3 win over the Bengals, they allowed only 3 points, surrendered 205 yards, and forced 3 turnovers. The Ravens defense ranks #51 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
The Baltimore Ravens defense

Top Player Comparison

Happy Golladays
Points
% of total points 142.2
1
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
30
8.84
21.1%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
30
16.32
21.1%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
27.3
19.85
19.2%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
17.4
17.54
12.2%
A Taste of the Herb
Points
% of total points 110.68
1
Justin Herbert
QB
24.36
16.7
22%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
16.8
16.89
15.2%
3
Ronald Jones II
RB
15
14.47
13.6%
4
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
11
7.21
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kyler Murray had a 45-yard pass and a 37-yard touchdown pass for Happy Golladays, while Tyreek Hill had a 58-yard catch, contributing to an 88.60-48.62 lead for Happy Golladays.
Monday
Justin Herbert had a 49-yard pass and a 64-yard touchdown pass for A Taste of the Herb.

Points By Position

  Happy Golladays   A Taste of the Herb

Game Notes

Happy Golladays won even though only four of their 11 starters exceeded their projected scores.
A Taste of the Herb had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Happy Golladays won despite having two starters (Julio Jones and N'Keal Harry) score zero points.
The Baltimore Ravens defense, Ryan Tannehill, and Kyler Murray all scored more points than Justin Herbert, the leading scorer for A Taste of the Herb.
Happy Golladays put up more points than their season scoring average (131.09) while A Taste of the Herb fell short of theirs (126.38).
Happy Golladays scored more points than their projected total, while A Taste of the Herb fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 31.52-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The victory concludes a three-game winless streak for Happy Golladays.
Happy Golladays moves to (1-1) in blowout games this season, while A Taste of the Herb falls to (0-2).

Coach Talk

Happy Golladays
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. Our squad took that to heart this past week and thoroughly dominated A Taste of the Herb at the quarterback position (57.3 points to 22.68).
A Taste of the Herb
Well, we can't really whine about a lack of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our five pass-catchers (four WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 26 times in Week 5. With just 15 total receptions, that group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.