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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
GloriouslyVictorious
5-0 148.92
157.1
 
VS
proj
STATS INC.
118.24 2-3
132.9

GloriouslyVictorious beat STATS INC. to remain perfect in 148.92-118.24 rout

GloriouslyVictorious won their fifth straight game to open the season with an easy win over STATS INC., rolling to a 148.92-118.24 victory. GloriouslyVictorious pulled out to a 6.14-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Ben Roethlisberger (20.36 points) and the Los Angeles Rams defense (19) and never gave it back. Teddy Bridgewater (313 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Josh Jacobs (77 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) led the way for STATS INC. in defeat. GloriouslyVictorious improve to 5-0 on the season, while STATS INC. fall to 2-3.

Matchup Timeline

  GloriouslyVictorious   STATS INC.

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Rams defense (10 Pts Allowed, 67 Yds Allowed) scored 19 points against the Football Team in Week 5. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 8.66-point projection and was much higher than their 11.25-point season scoring average. The Rams defense ranks #5 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the 49ers next week.
The Los Angeles Rams defense

Top Player Comparison

GloriouslyVictorious
Points
% of total points 148.92
1
Adam Thielen
WR
24.8
14.39
16.7%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
23
20.12
15.4%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
20.36
16.83
13.7%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
19
8.66
12.8%
STATS INC.
Points
% of total points 118.24
1
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
21.82
16.84
18.5%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
21.5
15.03
18.2%
3
Chris Carson
RB
16.9
15.42
14.3%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.4
12.21
13.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was GloriouslyVictorious who grabbed the lead, 79.26-73.12. Ben Roethlisberger had a 32-yard touchdown pass and a 35-yard touchdown pass for GloriouslyVictorious, while Cooper Kupp had a 49-yard catch. Teddy Bridgewater made the highlight reel for STATS INC. with a 57-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Chris Carson had a 29-yard touchdown run for STATS INC., who trailed 148.92-118.24 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  GloriouslyVictorious   STATS INC.

What If

GloriouslyVictorious would have beaten seven other teams besides STATS INC. this week.
STATS INC. would have lost to seven other teams besides GloriouslyVictorious this week.
If they played STATS INC. every week, GloriouslyVictorious would be 4-1 this season.
Had they played each other last week, GloriouslyVictorious would have gotten the win over STATS INC. 203.28-156.9.
GloriouslyVictorious would be 4-0 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as STATS INC..
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as GloriouslyVictorious, STATS INC. would be 2-2.
If GloriouslyVictorious had played every team in the league each week, they would be 48-7.
If they played every team every week, STATS INC. would be 27-28.

Coach Talk

GloriouslyVictorious
Listen GloriouslyVictorious, the good news is that we won this matchup by an impressive 30.68 points. Even better news is that we know we're stronger than this, as our scoring average through Week 4 stood at 170.92. So while we're happy to have gotten this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
STATS INC.
The problem this week isn't exactly rocket science, STATS INC.. Choosing to start the Kansas City Chiefs defense in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up nearly 149 points... let's use this as an opportunity to get better and all agree that it won't happen again?