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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
AvengerRam
2-3 91.43
103
 
VS
proj
Prof Irv.Prac.Fields
72.88 2-3
87.76

AvengerRam manage to top Prof Irv.Prac.Fields 91.43-72.88 despite falling short of expectations

Both teams underperformed expectations, but AvengerRam did enough to take down Prof Irv.Prac.Fields, coming out on top with a 91.43-72.88 victory. AvengerRam never trailed in this one after grabbing a 14.53-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Lamar Jackson (13.8 points) and James Conner (10.83). CeeDee Lamb (13.49 points) and Jonathan Taylor (11.5) carried the flag for Prof Irv.Prac.Fields in the loss. AvengerRam (2-3) will look to build on their success against aeneas1, while Prof Irv.Prac.Fields (2-3) will face Flash in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  AvengerRam   Prof Irv.Prac.Fields

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Freeman (60 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 27 Rec Yds) scored 12.7 points in a 37-34 lost to the Cowboys in Week 5. His scoring output was 82.5% more than his 6.96-point projection and was much higher than his 6.36-point season scoring average. Freeman will face the Football Team next week.
Devonta Freeman

Top Player Comparison

AvengerRam
Points
% of total points 91.43
1
Wil Lutz
K
15
10.02
16.4%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
13.8
20.92
15.1%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
12.9
12.93
14.1%
4
Devonta Freeman
RB
12.7
6.96
13.9%
Prof Irv.Prac.Fields
Points
% of total points 72.88
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
13.49
9.61
18.5%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
11.5
10.02
15.8%
3
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
11
7.21
15.1%
4
Dak Prescott
QB
8.89
21.47
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Mike Gesicki had a 70-yard catch for AvengerRam, helping the team to a 74.13-72.88 lead.
Monday
Wil Lutz had a 53-yard field goal for AvengerRam during Monday Night Football, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  AvengerRam   Prof Irv.Prac.Fields

StatSmack

Well, there’s one stat in favor of Prof Irv.Prac.Fields - they’ve made more transactions (3) than AvengerRam (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, AvengerRam have outscored Prof Irv.Prac.Fields at RB, TE, and K this season.
The starters for AvengerRam had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Prof Irv.Prac.Fields (0).
AvengerRam was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (2) than Prof Irv.Prac.Fields (0).
Hey Prof Irv.Prac.Fields, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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