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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Justin Fields
3-2 139.94
118.27
 
VS
proj
Derek's Definitive Team
87.26 2-3
93.58

Justin Fields beat Derek's Definitive Team in 139.94-87.26 runaway

Despite similar records, Justin Fields held a significant season point advantage over Derek's Definitive Team coming into this one (631-492), and they lived up to their reputation with an easy win, cruising to a 139.94-87.26 victory. Derek's Definitive Team got out to an 8.20-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Justin Fields after that. They were led by Tom Brady, who passed for 411 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 13 yards for 37.74 points, and Ezekiel Elliott, who ran for 110 yards and a touchdown (24.2 points). Aaron Rodgers (344 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Antonio Gibson (60 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 12 Rec Yds) did their part for Derek's Definitive Team in the loss. Justin Fields (3-2) will look to sustain their winning ways against Kevin's Reasonable Team, while Derek's Definitive Team (2-3) take on Shallee's Champion Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Justin Fields   Derek's Definitive Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hunt (61 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 28 Rec Yds) scored 23.4 points in a 47-42 lost to the Chargers in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.96-point projection and was higher than his 16.98-point season scoring average. Hunt ranks #33 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Kareem Hunt

Top Player Comparison

Justin Fields
Points
% of total points 139.94
1
Tom Brady
QB
37.74
22.63
27%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
24.2
15.83
17.3%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
23.4
10.96
16.7%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.8
14.46
12%
Derek's Definitive Team
Points
% of total points 87.26
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
20.76
22.15
23.8%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
20.2
12.56
23.1%
3
James Conner
RB
10.2
10.5
11.7%
4
Harrison Butker
K
10
9.89
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was Derek's Definitive Team who grabbed the lead, 58.46-56.64. For Justin Fields, Tom Brady had a 62-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for Derek's Definitive Team with a 59-yard pass.
Sunday Late
CeeDee Lamb had a 49-yard touchdown catch for Justin Fields, contributing to a 136.94-77.26 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal for Derek's Definitive Team, who trailed 136.94-87.26 after the Sunday night game.

Points By Position

  Justin Fields   Derek's Definitive Team

Game Notes

Five of the nine starting players on Justin Fields scored higher than their projected point totals.
Derek's Definitive Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Derek's Definitive Team can partially blame the loss on Dalvin Cook, who didn't score any points.
Justin Fields had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Derek's Definitive Team.
Justin Fields put up more points than their season scoring average (126.14) while Derek's Definitive Team fell short of theirs (98.41).
Justin Fields put up more points than their projected total, while Derek's Definitive Team fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 52.68-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Justin Fields win, but they also easily covered the 24.69-point projected margin of victory.
All three of the wins for Justin Fields have been blowout wins.

Next Week Preview

Justin Fields
Justin Fields (3-2) will face Kevin's Reasonable Team (2-3) in a Week 6 showdown between teams separated by just a game in the standings. Justin Fields might need to shuffle the deck some with Trey Sermon out on bye in Week 6. Over the last three weeks, Justin Fields have put up 134.66 points per game, while Kevin's Reasonable Team have averaged just 109.43 per contest.
Derek's Definitive Team
A pair of teams with identical 2-3 records, last-place Derek's Definitive Team will now get a date with ninth-place Shallee's Champion Team next week. Thanks to a bye week, the San Francisco 49ers defense will be unavailable in Week 6 for Shallee's Champion Team.