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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Tds and Beer
4-1 86.48
117.46
 
VS
proj
Kentucky Zombie
66.66 0-5
92.49

Tds and Beer knock off Kentucky Zombie for third straight win, 86.48-66.66

Tds and Beer extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Kentucky Zombie, earning an 86.48-66.66 victory. Kentucky Zombie grabbed a 25.12-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 36.2 points from DK Metcalf (5 Rec, 98 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Tyler Higbee (2 Rec, 14 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). But Tds and Beer held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Justin Jefferson (7 Rec, 124 Rec Yds) and Josh Jacobs (48 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 19 Rec Yds). Tds and Beer improve to 4-1 on the season, while Kentucky Zombie fall to 0-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Tds and Beer   Kentucky Zombie

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 21.95 points, Jefferson just beat that amount by scoring 24.4 points as the Vikings beat the Lions 19-17. He caught 7 passes for 124 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Tds and Beer this week. Next week, Jefferson will go up against the Panthers.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

Tds and Beer
Points
% of total points 86.48
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
24.4
21.95
28.2%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
19.7
17.81
22.8%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
11.08
24.42
12.8%
4
Harrison Butker
K
10
9.57
11.6%
Kentucky Zombie
Points
% of total points 66.66
1
DK Metcalf
WR
26.8
17.57
40.2%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
13.66
28.88
20.5%
3
Younghoe Koo
K
11
7.21
16.5%
4
Tyler Higbee
TE
9.4
12.52
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DK Metcalf had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Kentucky Zombie, helping to stake Kentucky Zombie to a 36.20-11.08 lead.
Sunday Early
Younghoe Koo had a 52-yard field goal for Kentucky Zombie, helping the team to a 54.00-48.28 lead.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal for Tds and Beer, contributing to an 86.48-66.66 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Tds and Beer   Kentucky Zombie

Game Notes

Just three of the seven starters on Tds and Beer exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Kentucky Zombie had only two of their seven starters score higher than their projected points.
Kentucky Zombie can partially blame the loss on Christian McCaffrey, who didn't score any points.
Tds and Beer emerged victorious despite putting up a season-low 86.48 points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Kentucky Zombie ranked 10th in the league in points scored this week, while Tds and Beer ranked 8th.
Tds and Beer managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 24.97-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, DK Metcalf put up 26.8 points, the fourth-best score for a wideout this week.

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