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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Who Dat
4-1 197.5
194.8
 
VS
proj
L-Diggity
165.5 4-1
197.56

Who Dat top L-Diggity for third straight win, 197.5-165.5

Who Dat extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over L-Diggity, earning a 197.5-165.5 victory. Who Dat never trailed in this one after nabbing a 27.9-point lead on Thursday behind David Montgomery (18.9 points) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (9). Russell Wilson (59.5 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (23.5) were the leaders for L-Diggity in the loss. Who Dat (4-1) will look to build on their success against Forty Whiner, while L-Diggity (4-1) will match up against BBFCFM in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Who Dat   L-Diggity

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 29.3 points against his 17.52-point projection. In a 27-26 loss to the Seahawks, he caught 9 passes for 80 yards and 2 touchdowns. Thielen ranks #21 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Who Dat
Points
% of total points 197.5
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
73.1
74.55
37%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
29.3
17.52
14.8%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
25.1
20.03
12.7%
4
Miles Sanders
RB
23.9
19.15
12.1%
L-Diggity
Points
% of total points 165.5
1
Russell Wilson
QB
59.5
70.6
36%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
23.5
22.58
14.2%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
22.5
16.29
13.6%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
18.3
18.81
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Who Dat owned a 152.0-71.6 lead. DeAndre Hopkins had a 45-yard catch and a 37-yard touchdown catch for Who Dat, while Patrick Mahomes had a 58-yard pass. Tyreek Hill made the highlight reel for L-Diggity with a 58-yard catch.
Monday
Jared Cook had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Who Dat on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Who Dat   L-Diggity

StatSmack

Who Dat must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (197.5) than their season average (184.78).
Who Dat are on a roll, with victories in three straight weeks.
By position, Who Dat have outscored L-Diggity at WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Who Dat don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 23 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Who Dat had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for L-Diggity (1).
Who Dat was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (2) than L-Diggity (0).
There's not much good to say about L-Diggity this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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