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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
The Dominators
4-1 103.68
91.73
 
VS
proj
The Placebo Arm
69.26 1-4
90.67

The Dominators hand The Placebo Arm third straight loss in 103.68-69.26 rout

The Dominators cruised to a 103.68-69.26 victory to hand The Placebo Arm their third consecutive loss. The Placebo Arm leapt out to a 24.66-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from Ben Roethlisberger (21.36 points) and DJ Moore (15.3). But it was all The Dominators after that. They were led by Russell Wilson (25.48 points) and DK Metcalf (21.3). The Dominators (4-1) will look to keep it rolling against Layne Ducks, while The Placebo Arm (1-4) will meet El Chupacabras in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  The Dominators   The Placebo Arm

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 11.79 points, Metcalf scored 80.7% more than that amount by scoring 21.3 points as the Seahawks beat the Vikings 27-26. He caught 6 passes for 93 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Dominators this week. In Week 6, Metcalf and the Seahawks will square off against the Cardinals.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

The Dominators
Points
% of total points 103.68
1
Russell Wilson
QB
25.48
24.37
24.6%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
21.3
11.79
20.5%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
20.3
11.26
19.6%
4
James Conner
RB
12.3
12.87
11.9%
The Placebo Arm
Points
% of total points 69.26
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
21.36
18.97
30.8%
2
DJ Moore
WR
15.3
10.53
22.1%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
14.2
10.45
20.5%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
9.4
12.52
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ben Roethlisberger had a 32-yard touchdown pass and a 35-yard touchdown pass for The Placebo Arm, while DJ Moore had a 57-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 53.26-28.60 lead for The Placebo Arm.

Points By Position

  The Dominators   The Placebo Arm

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on The Dominators exceeded their scoring projections.
The Placebo Arm had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Dominators won despite starting John Brown, who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
The Dominators recorded more points than their projected total, while The Placebo Arm fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 34.42-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did The Dominators get the win, but they also covered the 1.06-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, The Dominators moves to (2-0), while The Placebo Arm falls to (0-3).

Coach Talk

The Dominators
We do admire the confidence this past week, The Dominators. Deploying a player with zero points (John Brown), while still getting the win... that's a bit too risky for us traditionalists. We just ask you to please limit those flashy shenanigans to the early regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
The Placebo Arm
Fortunately, The Placebo Arm, this week's problem is fairly easy to diagnose. Going with the San Francisco 49ers defense in a fantasy matchup where your opponent tallied 103.68 points... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time?