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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Dont Stop Be-Thielen
4-1 119.26
120.62
 
VS
proj
Dirty Diggs
104.54 3-2
129.9

Dirty Diggs fall to Dont Stop Be-Thielen, 119.26-104.54

There's no easy way to say it, Dirty Diggs didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as Dont Stop Be-Thielen emerged victorious with a 119.26-104.54 victory. Dont Stop Be-Thielen never trailed in this one after grabbing a 7.50-point lead on Thursday behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense. Stefon Diggs (10 Rec, 106 Rec Yds) and DJ Moore (4 Rec, 93 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Dirty Diggs in the loss. Dont Stop Be-Thielen (4-1) will look to build on their success against JJingleheimerSchmidt, while Dirty Diggs (3-2) face off against Le’Veon a Prayer in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Dont Stop Be-Thielen   Dirty Diggs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen (9 Rec, 80 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 24.8 points against the Seahawks in Week 5. His scoring output was 72.3% more than his 14.39-point projection and was higher than his 18.88-point season scoring average. Thielen ranks #21 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Dont Stop Be-Thielen
Points
% of total points 119.26
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
29.86
24.9
25%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
24.8
14.39
20.8%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
17.4
17.54
14.6%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
16.8
16.89
14.1%
Dirty Diggs
Points
% of total points 104.54
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
17.6
13.11
16.8%
2
DJ Moore
WR
17.3
13.33
16.5%
3
Chris Carson
RB
16.9
15.42
16.2%
4
Dak Prescott
QB
12.94
25.89
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Dont Stop Be-Thielen emerged with a 53.46-26.80 lead. For Dont Stop Be-Thielen, Deshaun Watson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 28-yard touchdown pass. DJ Moore made the highlight reel for Dirty Diggs with a 57-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Chris Carson had a 29-yard touchdown run for Dirty Diggs, who trailed 112.46-80.94 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Dont Stop Be-Thielen   Dirty Diggs

What If

Dont Stop Be-Thielen would have beaten five other teams besides Dirty Diggs this week.
Dirty Diggs would have lost to four other teams besides Dont Stop Be-Thielen this week.
If they played Dirty Diggs every week, Dont Stop Be-Thielen would be 2-3 this season.
Dirty Diggs would have beaten Dont Stop Be-Thielen 158.78-138.3 had they played each other last week.
Dont Stop Be-Thielen would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dirty Diggs.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dont Stop Be-Thielen, Dirty Diggs would be 3-1.
If Dont Stop Be-Thielen had played every team in the league each week, they would be 26-19.
If they played every team every week, Dirty Diggs would be 24-21.

Coach Talk

Dont Stop Be-Thielen
Hey, football is all about exploiting the mismatches, right? Thanks to a thrilling showing from Deshaun Watson, we doubled up Dirty Diggs at the quarterback position this past week (29.86 points to 12.94). Watson went 25-for-35 for 359 yards, three TDs, and two INTs in a 30-14 triumph over the Jaguars.
Dirty Diggs
Don't get too down on yourself, Dirty Diggs! You can take comfort in the fact that your generosity this week did not go unnoticed. It takes a true winner to help someone like Dont Stop Be-Thielen succeed... and perhaps one day, they'll do you a solid and return the favor.