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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
O'Doyle Rules!
3-2 164.32
135.92
 
VS
proj
Get Your Zeke On
110.6 1-4
129.7

O'Doyle Rules! outperform expectations, knock off Get Your Zeke On in 164.32-110.60 rout

O'Doyle Rules! stepped up, rolling to a 164.32-110.60 victory over Get Your Zeke On, who fell short of projections. Get Your Zeke On grabbed an 8.20-point lead on Thursday, but it was all O'Doyle Rules! after that. They were led by Mike Davis (89 Rush Yds, 60 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Baltimore Ravens defense (3 Pts Allowed, 205 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers). A.J. Brown (7 Rec, 82 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Drew Brees (325 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) carried the flag for Get Your Zeke On in the loss. O'Doyle Rules! (3-2) will look to build on their success against Star City Arrows, while Get Your Zeke On (1-4) face off against CC15 in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  O'Doyle Rules!   Get Your Zeke On

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 3 points, surrendering 205 yards, and forcing 3 turnovers against the Bengals, the Ravens defense tallied 28 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 12.72-point projection and was much higher than their 17.4-point season scoring average. The Ravens defense ranks #51 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
The Baltimore Ravens defense

Top Player Comparison

O'Doyle Rules!
Points
% of total points 164.32
1
Mike Davis
RB
29.9
17.54
18.2%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
28
12.72
17%
3
Darius Slayton
WR
20.9
14.15
12.7%
4
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
20.82
18.41
12.7%
Get Your Zeke On
Points
% of total points 110.6
1
A.J. Brown
WR
21.2
15.14
19.2%
2
Drew Brees
QB
21.1
18.87
19.1%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
18.3
18.82
16.5%
4
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
11
19.27
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Teddy Bridgewater teamed up with DJ Moore for a 57-yard touchdown pass for O'Doyle Rules! to contribute to a 104.02-28.20 lead for O'Doyle Rules!.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Get Your Zeke On.

Points By Position

  O'Doyle Rules!   Get Your Zeke On

StatSmack

O'Doyle Rules! must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (164.32) than their season average (148.88).
We heard scoring helps you win. Get Your Zeke On need some help then, averaging just 120.11 versus O'Doyle Rules!'s 148.88.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. O'Doyle Rules! (3-2) have a better record than Get Your Zeke On (1-4).
O'Doyle Rules! don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Get Your Zeke On (3 vs 1).
O'Doyle Rules! should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Get Your Zeke On (3 vs 1).
O'Doyle Rules! have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Get Your Zeke On (25 vs 18).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Get Your Zeke On - they’ve made more transactions (3) than O'Doyle Rules! (2) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, O'Doyle Rules! have outscored Get Your Zeke On at QB, RB, TE, and DEF this season.
O'Doyle Rules! don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 17 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for O'Doyle Rules! had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Get Your Zeke On (1).
There's not much good to say about Get Your Zeke On this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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