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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Tom's Tip-Top Team
5-0 107.64
121.63
 
VS
proj
So.Cal.Spartans
91.36 2-3
99.54

Tom's Tip-Top Team knock off So.Cal.Spartans to remain unbeaten, 107.64-91.36

Tom's Tip-Top Team won their fifth consecutive game to open the season with a hard-fought win over So.Cal.Spartans, coming out on top with a 107.64-91.36 victory. It was the third loss in a row for So.Cal.Spartans. Tom's Tip-Top Team grabbed an early 6.00-point lead on Thursday. So.Cal.Spartans bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Deshaun Watson (26.86 points) and Calvin Ridley (17.6). Not to be deterred, Tom's Tip-Top Team pulled it together later that night, as Dalvin Cook (17.4 points) and Chris Carson (16.9) put them back ahead once and for all. Tom's Tip-Top Team (5-0) will look to keep it rolling against STANKY, while So.Cal.Spartans (2-3) attempt to generate some positive momentum against Who Cares.

Matchup Timeline

  Tom's Tip-Top Team   So.Cal.Spartans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Slye (3-3 FG, 39 long, 2-2 XP) scored 11 points in a 23-16 win over the Falcons in Week 5. He scored 16.8% more than his 9.42-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Slye ranks #99 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Joey Slye

Top Player Comparison

Tom's Tip-Top Team
Points
% of total points 107.64
1
Miles Sanders
RB
22.9
15.27
21.3%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
17.4
17.53
16.2%
3
Chris Carson
RB
16.9
15.42
15.7%
4
Dak Prescott
QB
13.94
24.3
13%
So.Cal.Spartans
Points
% of total points 91.36
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
26.86
23.68
29.4%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
24.3
14.63
26.6%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
17.6
15.21
19.3%
4
Younghoe Koo
K
13
8.97
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, So.Cal.Spartans boasted a 71.06-49.50 lead. For Tom's Tip-Top Team, Miles Sanders had a 74-yard touchdown run. Deshaun Watson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 28-yard touchdown pass for So.Cal.Spartans, while Younghoe Koo had a 54-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Chris Carson had a 29-yard touchdown run for Tom's Tip-Top Team, contributing to a 97.74-95.36 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Tom's Tip-Top Team   So.Cal.Spartans

Game Notes

Tom's Tip-Top Team won despite the fact that only three of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
So.Cal.Spartans had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
So.Cal.Spartans could have used points from Noah Fant and Christian McCaffrey, as both put up goose eggs.
Deshaun Watson and DK Metcalf both outscored Miles Sanders, the leading scorer for Tom's Tip-Top Team.
Tom's Tip-Top Team got the win despite putting up a season-low 107.64 points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Tom's Tip-Top Team managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 22.08-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Deshaun Watson recorded 26.86 points, the third-highest score in the league this week.

Next Week Preview

Tom's Tip-Top Team
Tom's Tip-Top Team (5-0) will go up against STANKY (2-3) in Week 6. Tom's Tip-Top Team can't count on another 16.9 points out of Chris Carson, who's out on bye in Week 6. STANKY won't have Josh Jacobs. Over the last three weeks, Tom's Tip-Top Team have scored 132.9 points per game, while STANKY have averaged just 95.55 per contest.
So.Cal.Spartans
On the docket in Week 6, So.Cal.Spartans (2-3, sixth-place) are set to square off against Who Cares (1-4, 10th-place). So.Cal.Spartans won't be able to rely on another 24-point performance from DK Metcalf, who will be out on bye in Week 6. Who Cares won't have Drew Brees.