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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Vienna Bears
2-3 130.3
100.88
 
VS
proj
Łąki Wielkie
110 2-3
113.67

Vienna Bears beat predictions, come back to defeat Łąki Wielkie in 130.3-110.0 rout

Vienna Bears outperformed expectations, rolling to a 130.3-110.0 victory over Łąki Wielkie, who fell short of projections. Vienna Bears nabbed an early 12.0-point lead on Thursday. Łąki Wielkie came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Kyler Murray (27.3 points) and Miles Sanders (21.9). Not to be deterred, Vienna Bears pulled it together when it mattered most on Monday night, as Wil Lutz (14 points) and Jared Cook (11.2) put them back ahead once and for all. Vienna Bears (2-3) will look to add to their success against Vikes, while Łąki Wielkie (2-3) will take on Duuval in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Vienna Bears   Łąki Wielkie

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 20.3 points against his 11.28-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

Vienna Bears
Points
% of total points 130.3
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
31.2
24.33
23.9%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
20.3
11.28
15.6%
3
Devonta Freeman
RB
14.7
8.23
11.3%
4
Wil Lutz
K
14
9.3
10.7%
Łąki Wielkie
Points
% of total points 110
1
Kyler Murray
QB
27.3
21.39
24.8%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
21.9
13.24
19.9%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
20.1
13.04
18.3%
4
Jamison Crowder
WR
18.6
8.53
16.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Łąki Wielkie owned a 106.9-62.3 lead. For Vienna Bears, Patrick Mahomes had a 58-yard pass. Kyler Murray connected with DeAndre Hopkins on multiple big plays for Łąki Wielkie: a 45-yard pass and a 37-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Wil Lutz had a 53-yard field goal for Vienna Bears, while Jared Cook had a 41-yard touchdown catch on Monday night, helping propel Vienna Bears to the win.

Points By Position

  Vienna Bears   Łąki Wielkie

Game Notes

Vienna Bears had eight of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Łąki Wielkie had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Vienna Bears put up more points than their season scoring average (106.49) while Łąki Wielkie fell short of theirs (117.39).
Vienna Bears scored more points than their projected total, while Łąki Wielkie fell short of their projection.
The victory concludes a streak of three straight defeats for Vienna Bears.
In blowout games this season, Vienna Bears moves to (1-1), while Łąki Wielkie falls to (2-1).
For Łąki Wielkie, Kyler Murray (27.3 points) registered the second-highest score in the league this week.

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