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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
JT-JK Detroit Stars
1-4 134.84
132.17
 
VS
proj
Karma Green
117.56 2-3
102.99

JT-JK Detroit Stars hand Karma Green third straight loss, 134.84-117.56

JT-JK Detroit Stars earned a 134.84-117.56 victory to hand Karma Green their third straight loss. JT-JK Detroit Stars grabbed an early 6.00-point lead on Thursday. Karma Green came back to take the lead during the early games on Sunday, powered by Jared Goff (25.36 points) and Chase Edmonds (17.7). Not to be deterred, JT-JK Detroit Stars made a run later that afternoon, as Ezekiel Elliott (23 points) and Kareem Hunt (16.8) put them back in the lead once and for all. JT-JK Detroit Stars improve to 1-4 on the season, while Karma Green fall to 2-3.

Matchup Timeline

  JT-JK Detroit Stars   Karma Green

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 93 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Vikings, Metcalf scored 24.3 points this week. His scoring output was 66% more than his 14.63-point projection and was higher than his 17.72-point season scoring average. Metcalf ranks #25 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

JT-JK Detroit Stars
Points
% of total points 134.84
1
DK Metcalf
WR
24.3
14.63
18%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
23
20.12
17.1%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
22.9
15.27
17%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
16.8
16.88
12.5%
Karma Green
Points
% of total points 117.56
1
Jared Goff
QB
25.36
19.47
21.6%
2
Chase Edmonds
RB
17.7
7.89
15.1%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
17.4
17.53
14.8%
4
DJ Moore
WR
17.3
13.34
14.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Karma Green owned a 73.36-56.80 lead. Miles Sanders had a 74-yard touchdown run for JT-JK Detroit Stars, while Younghoe Koo had a 54-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Jared Goff had a 56-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for Karma Green, while Chase Edmonds had a 29-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  JT-JK Detroit Stars   Karma Green

Game Notes

JT-JK Detroit Stars had five of their nine starting players score higher than their projected point totals.
Despite six of their nine starters exceeding their points projection, Karma Green lost.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
JT-JK Detroit Stars managed to get the win, but did not cover the 29.18-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Jared Goff scored 25.36 points, the fourth-highest score for a QB this week.

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