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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
General Monkey
4-1 86.32
97.75
 
VS
proj
Shake and Bake
80.86 1-4
83.47

General Monkey come back to hand Shake and Bake fourth consecutive loss, 86.32-80.86

General Monkey came back to earn an 86.32-80.86 victory to hand Shake and Bake their fourth straight loss. Trailing 80.86-59.02 heading into Monday night, General Monkey roared back behind Stefon Diggs (15.6 points) and Keenan Allen (9.9). Jared Goff (25.36 points) and Jamison Crowder (21.6) led the way for Shake and Bake in the loss. General Monkey (4-1) will look to keep it rolling against Slammers, while Shake and Bake (1-4) attempt to get back on track against North Stars.

Matchup Timeline

  General Monkey   Shake and Bake

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 10 passes for 106 yards against the Titans, Diggs registered 15.6 points this week. He scored 19% more than his 13.11-point projection and overachieved for the fourth time this season. Diggs ranks #34 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

General Monkey
Points
% of total points 86.32
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
23
20.12
26.6%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
19.42
16.91
22.5%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
15.6
13.11
18.1%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
9.9
13.17
11.5%
Shake and Bake
Points
% of total points 80.86
1
Jared Goff
QB
25.36
19.47
31.4%
2
Jamison Crowder
WR
21.6
11.59
26.7%
3
Robert Woods
WR
15.1
12.62
18.7%
4
David Johnson
RB
11.3
13.12
14%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jared Goff had a 56-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for Shake and Bake, while Jamison Crowder had a 52-yard catch to contribute to an 80.86-34.52 lead for Shake and Bake.

Points By Position

  General Monkey   Shake and Bake

Game Notes

General Monkey got the victory even though only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Shake and Bake had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Shake and Bake even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
General Monkey emerged victorious despite scoring a season-low 86.32 points.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
The matchup's 5.46-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with General Monkey. They won, but did not cover the 14.28-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, General Monkey moves to (2-0), while Shake and Bake falls to (0-2).

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