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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
I Heart Chiavettas
5-0 92.34
109.7
 
VS
proj
Gary Gus's Team
83 2-3
106.14

I Heart Chiavettas beat Gary Gus's Team to remain unbeaten, 92.34-83.00

I Heart Chiavettas won their fifth straight to open the season with a hard-fought win over Gary Gus's Team, earning a 92.34-83.00 victory. I Heart Chiavettas earned a 20.00-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 20 points from Ryan Succop (4-4 FG, 46 long, 1-1 XP) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (20 Pts Allowed, 243 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and never looked back. DeAndre Hopkins (22.1 points) and Ben Roethlisberger (21.36) were the leaders for Gary Gus's Team in the loss. I Heart Chiavettas (5-0) will look to keep it rolling against Dixie Normas, while Gary Gus's Team (2-3) face Josh's Team in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  I Heart Chiavettas   Gary Gus's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henderson Jr. overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 20.3 points against his 9.21-point projection. During a 30-10 win over the Football Team, he racked up 68 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns. Henderson Jr. ranks #59 among all fantasy players this season and will face the 49ers next week.
Darrell Henderson Jr.

Top Player Comparison

I Heart Chiavettas
Points
% of total points 92.34
1
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
20.3
9.21
22%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.4
12.21
17.8%
3
Ryan Succop
K
14
7.38
15.2%
4
David Johnson
RB
11.3
13.12
12.2%
Gary Gus's Team
Points
% of total points 83
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
22.1
16.54
26.6%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
21.36
18.15
25.7%
3
Myles Gaskin
RB
17.6
10.6
21.2%
4
Cedrick Wilson
WR
8.64
5.92
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
DeAndre Hopkins had a 45-yard catch and a 37-yard touchdown catch for Gary Gus's Team, while Ben Roethlisberger had a 32-yard touchdown pass and a 35-yard touchdown pass for the team, who trailed 62.64-45.66 after the early games.

Points By Position

  I Heart Chiavettas   Gary Gus's Team

Game Notes

Only three of the 10 starters on I Heart Chiavettas exceeded their scoring projections.
Gary Gus's Team had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Gary Gus's Team can partially blame the loss on A.J. Green, who didn't score any points.
The two highest scorers for Gary Gus's Team (DeAndre Hopkins and Ben Roethlisberger) scored more points than Darrell Henderson Jr., the leading scorer for I Heart Chiavettas.
I Heart Chiavettas got the win despite putting up a season-low 92.34 points.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
I Heart Chiavettas ranked 12th in the league in scoring this week, while Gary Gus's Team ranked 14th.
The matchup's 9.34-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Not only did I Heart Chiavettas win, but they also easily covered the 3.56-point forecasted margin of victory.

Next Week Preview

I Heart Chiavettas
I Heart Chiavettas (5-0) are set to battle Dixie Normas (3-2) in Week 6. After five weeks of action, I Heart Chiavettas are ranked eighth in points scored, while Dixie Normas have tallied the sixth-highest point total in Fantasy Football 2019 league. Over the last three weeks, I Heart Chiavettas have put up 108.69 points per game, while Dixie Normas have averaged 101.64 per contest.
Gary Gus's Team
Looking ahead to Week 6, Gary Gus's Team (2-3, 14th-place) will try to right the ship against Josh's Team (3-2, ninth-place). Gary Gus's Team might have to rearrange the deck some with Deonte Harris out on bye in Week 6. Josh's Team won't have Emmanuel Sanders or the New Orleans Saints defense.