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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Kayfabe
4-1 89.83
102.13
 
VS
proj
aeneas1
84.54 0-5
73.95

Kayfabe hand aeneas1 fifth straight loss, 89.83-84.54

Kayfabe secured an 89.83-84.54 victory to hand aeneas1 their fifth straight loss to open the season. Kayfabe never trailed in this one after grabbing a 15.92-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Miles Sanders (19.23 points) and Carson Wentz (15.89). Jared Goff (23.18 points) and Stefon Diggs (11.6) did their part for aeneas1 in the loss. Kayfabe (4-1) will look to notch another W against Indrid Cold, while aeneas1 (0-5) will try to right the ship against AvengerRam.

Matchup Timeline

  Kayfabe   aeneas1

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Jaguars in Week 5, Fairbairn made all 3 of his FG attempts. In doing so, he put up 13 points and scored 54.8% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Kayfabe this week. In Week 6, Fairbairn and the Texans will go up against the Titans.
Ka'imi Fairbairn

Top Player Comparison

Kayfabe
Points
% of total points 89.83
1
Miles Sanders
RB
19.23
11.72
21.4%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
15.89
13.9
17.7%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
14.6
12.05
16.3%
4
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
13
8.4
14.5%
aeneas1
Points
% of total points 84.54
1
Jared Goff
QB
23.18
16.18
27.4%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
11.6
10.38
13.7%
3
Jared Cook
TE
11.2
7.5
13.2%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
10.2
8.4
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Kayfabe boasted a 77.66-61.74 lead. For Kayfabe, Miles Sanders had a 74-yard touchdown run. Jared Goff had a 56-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for aeneas1, while Cam Akers had a 46-yard run.
Sunday Night
Chris Carson had a 29-yard touchdown run for Kayfabe, helping the team to an 89.83-61.74 lead.
Monday
Jared Cook had a 41-yard touchdown catch for aeneas1.

Points By Position

  Kayfabe   aeneas1

Game Notes

Kayfabe had six of their 10 starters exceed their projected points.
aeneas1 lost despite five of their 10 starters exceeding their projected points.
aeneas1 can partially blame the loss on the New England Patriots defense, who didn't score any points.
Kayfabe put up fewer points than their season scoring average (106.1) while aeneas1 scored above theirs (76.76).
Kayfabe won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while aeneas1 outscored their projection.
aeneas1 ranked 12th in the league in scoring this week, while Kayfabe ranked 10th.
Kayfabe managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 28.18-point projected margin of victory.
For aeneas1, Jared Goff (23.18 points) recorded the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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