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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Cool Brees
3-2 124.14
124.79
 
VS
proj
Fly Eagles Fly
120.76 2-3
116.98

Cool Brees hand Fly Eagles Fly third straight loss in 124.14-120.76 battle

Cool Brees narrowly earned a 124.14-120.76 victory to hand Fly Eagles Fly their third consecutive loss. Fly Eagles Fly made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Cool Brees led 118.14-110.46 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 10.3 points from Hunter Henry on Monday night for Fly Eagles Fly. Cool Brees were led by Ezekiel Elliott (23 points) and Travis Kelce (20.8). Cool Brees (3-2) will look to add to their success against jahman3000's Team, while Fly Eagles Fly (2-3) attempt to get back on track against Casey Cranford.

Matchup Timeline

  Cool Brees   Fly Eagles Fly

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kelce scored 20.8 points in a 40-32 loss to the Raiders to beat his 14.15-point projection. He caught 8 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Cool Brees this week. Kelce will face the Bills next week.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

Cool Brees
Points
% of total points 124.14
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
23
20.12
18.5%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
20.8
14.15
16.8%
3
Gardner Minshew II
QB
19.84
19.29
16%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
16.8
16.88
13.5%
Fly Eagles Fly
Points
% of total points 120.76
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
26.86
23.68
22.2%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
22.9
15.27
19%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
21.5
15.04
17.8%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
17.6
15.21
14.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Fly Eagles Fly owned a 110.46-68.14 lead. For Cool Brees, Gardner Minshew II had a 51-yard pass. Deshaun Watson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 28-yard touchdown pass for Fly Eagles Fly, while Miles Sanders had a 74-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Cool Brees   Fly Eagles Fly

StatSmack

Fly Eagles Fly are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've lost three in a row.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Cool Brees (3-2) have a better record than Fly Eagles Fly (2-3).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Fly Eagles Fly has left more points on the bench this season (354.62) than Cool Brees (251.44).
Cool Brees have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Fly Eagles Fly (1 vs 0).
By position, Cool Brees have outscored Fly Eagles Fly at TE and DEF this season.
Don't worry Fly Eagles Fly, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Cool Brees
Cool Brees (3-2) will face jahman3000's Team (1-4) in Week 6. Cool Brees might have to rearrange their lineup some with the New Orleans Saints defense out on bye next week. jahman3000's Team will be without Michael Thomas. Over the last three weeks, Cool Brees have put up 115.23 points per game, while jahman3000's Team have averaged only 73.89 per contest.
Fly Eagles Fly
Two teams sporting matching 2-3 records, fifth-place Fly Eagles Fly will now get a date with eighth-place Casey Cranford in Week 6. Fly Eagles Fly might need to shuffle the deck some with Drew Brees and Josh Jacobs out on bye in Week 6. Casey Cranford won't have DK Metcalf.