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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
dj bos27
2-3 146.86
113.2
 
VS
proj
Arya Stark
127.64 1-4
109.58

dj bos27 come back to hand Arya Stark third straight loss, 146.86-127.64

dj bos27 came back for a 146.86-127.64 victory to hand Arya Stark their third straight loss. After trailing 127.64-91.36 heading into Monday night, dj bos27 charged back behind Derrick Henry, who ran for 57 yards and 2 touchdowns for 18.8 points, and Jonnu Smith, who caught 5 passes for 40 yards and 2 touchdowns (18.5 points). Mike Davis (89 Rush Yds, 60 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Miles Sanders (80 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 19 Rec Yds) did their part for Arya Stark in defeat. dj bos27 improve to 2-3 on the season, while Arya Stark fall to 1-4.

Matchup Timeline

  dj bos27   Arya Stark

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 9.39 points, Smith nearly doubled that amount by scoring 18.5 points as the Titans beat the Bills 42-16. He caught 5 passes for 40 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any TE in the league this season. Smith will face the Texans next week.
Jonnu Smith

Top Player Comparison

dj bos27
Points
% of total points 146.86
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
26.86
23.68
18.3%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
23
12.79
15.7%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
18.8
16.68
12.8%
4
Jonnu Smith
TE
18.5
9.39
12.6%
Arya Stark
Points
% of total points 127.64
1
Mike Davis
RB
25.4
15.04
19.9%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
22.9
15.27
17.9%
3
Jamison Crowder
WR
21.6
11.59
16.9%
4
Gardner Minshew II
QB
19.84
19.29
15.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Arya Stark had a 127.64-77.96 lead. Deshaun Watson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 28-yard touchdown pass for dj bos27, while Younghoe Koo had a 54-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Miles Sanders had a 74-yard touchdown run for Arya Stark, while Jamison Crowder had a 52-yard catch.

Points By Position

  dj bos27   Arya Stark

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. dj bos27 scored more points in this one (146.86) than their season average (102.9).
Arya Stark would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost three in a row.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. dj bos27 (2-3) have a better record than Arya Stark (1-4).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Arya Stark has left more points on the bench this season (219.8) than dj bos27 (177.56).
dj bos27 are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Arya Stark (0 vs 1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Arya Stark - they’ve made more transactions (6) than dj bos27 (4) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, dj bos27 have outscored Arya Stark at QB, WR, and TE this season.
The starters for dj bos27 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Arya Stark (3).
dj bos27 was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (2) than Arya Stark (0).
There's not much good to say about Arya Stark this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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