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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
The Swentzinator
4-1 84.5
122.33
 
VS
proj
¯_(ツ)_/¯
74.5 2-3
103.34

Offensively challenged The Swentzinator defeat ¯_(ツ)_/¯, 84.5-74.5

Ranking 11th in the league in points scored for the week, The Swentzinator were fortunate to earn a victory against a foe that had an even worse week, earning an 84.5-74.5 victory over ¯_(ツ)_/¯. The Swentzinator took an early 14.5-point lead on Thursday. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ came back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Gardner Minshew II (19 points) and Chase Edmonds (16.5). Not to be deterred, The Swentzinator rallied later that afternoon, as Devonta Freeman (15 points) and DeVante Parker (12) put them back ahead once and for all. The Swentzinator have now won four straight, improving to 4-1 on the season. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ fall to 2-3.

Matchup Timeline

  The Swentzinator   ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 87 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Cowboys, Freeman recorded 15 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 7.79-point projection and was much higher than his 8-point season scoring average. Freeman will face the Football Team next week.
Devonta Freeman

Top Player Comparison

The Swentzinator
Points
% of total points 84.5
1
Devonta Freeman
RB
15
7.79
17.8%
2
David Montgomery
RB
14.5
13.22
17.2%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
13
22.59
15.4%
4
DeVante Parker
WR
12
12.22
14.2%
¯_(ツ)_/¯
Points
% of total points 74.5
1
Gardner Minshew II
QB
19
17.39
25.5%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
16.5
17.4
22.1%
3
Chase Edmonds
RB
16.5
6.66
22.1%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
8
8.61
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Gardner Minshew II had a 51-yard pass for ¯_(ツ)_/¯, while Chase Edmonds had a 29-yard touchdown run to contribute to a 50.0-38.0 lead for ¯_(ツ)_/¯.
Sunday Late
DeVante Parker had a 22-yard touchdown catch for The Swentzinator, contributing to a 76.0-52.0 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Swentzinator   ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Game Notes

The Swentzinator won even though only two of their 10 starters scored higher than their point projections.
¯_(ツ)_/¯ had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The three highest scorers for ¯_(ツ)_/¯ scored more points than Devonta Freeman, the leading scorer for The Swentzinator.
Both teams scored their lowest point total of the season.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup featured the week's two lowest-scoring teams.
The Swentzinator managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 18.99-point projected margin of victory.

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