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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Bad Boy
2-3 537.92
507.91
 
VS
proj
Dogs
329.89 1-4
438.19

Bad Boy beat Dogs in 537.92-329.89 rout

Despite similar records, Bad Boy held a substantial season point advantage over Dogs coming into this one (2,574-2,056), and they lived up to their reputation with a convincing win, rolling to a 537.92-329.89 victory. Bad Boy got out to a 30.40-point lead on Thursday behind Tyler Lockett and never looked back. Derrick Henry (130 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs) and Kareem Hunt (61 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 28 Rec Yds) led the charge for Dogs in defeat. Bad Boy (2-3) will look to keep it rolling against Phil'S Giants #1, while Dogs (1-4) attempt to right the ship against West's Dominators.

Matchup Timeline

  Bad Boy   Dogs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Chase overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 60.8 points against his 36.03-point projection. In a 25-22 loss to the Packers, he caught 6 passes for 159 yards and a touchdown. Chase ranks #30 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

Bad Boy
Points
% of total points 537.92
1
Tom Brady
QB
74.18
53.84
13.8%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
73.83
43.91
13.7%
3
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
60.8
36.03
11.3%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
60.15
48.97
11.2%
Dogs
Points
% of total points 329.89
1
Derrick Henry
RB
71.25
62.9
21.6%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
58.23
35.33
17.7%
3
Mac Jones
QB
39.93
47.27
12.1%
4
Justin Fields
QB
25.05
47.12
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady teamed up with Mike Evans on multiple big plays for Bad Boy: a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass. Brady also lit up the scoreboard with a 62-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 380.94-206.36 lead for Bad Boy.
Monday
Jonathan Taylor had a 76-yard touchdown catch for Bad Boy on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Bad Boy   Dogs

StatSmack

Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Dogs. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Bad Boy are doing a better job of that, averaging 514.77 versus Dogs's 411.24.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Bad Boy (2-3) have a better record than Dogs (1-4).
Even the machines think Bad Boy have better players. Their projected average points is higher (531.59) than Dogs (457.42).
Bad Boy don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Dogs (2 vs 0).
Bad Boy should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Dogs (2 vs 0).
Bad Boy have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Dogs (44 vs 35).
By position, Bad Boy have outscored Dogs at QB, RB, WR, K, and IDP this season.
Bad Boy has a higher average scoring margin (39) than Dogs this season (-65).
The starters for Bad Boy had more big plays in their NFL games this week (7) than the starters for Dogs (0).
Don't worry Dogs, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Bad Boy
Hey, football is all about creating mismatches, right? Along with doubling up Dogs at QB (133.16 points to 64.98), we also thoroughly dominated them at WR (172 to 64.8).
Dogs
It's entirely possible that Dogs could be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Seeing only 18 targets as a group this past week, their five starting pass-catchers (four WR, one TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.