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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
3 Awesome 3rdP
3-1 178.68
105.81
 
VS
proj
Eric's Expert Team
136.24 2-2
120.63

3 Awesome 3rdP smirk at expectations, come back to knock off Eric's Expert Team in 178.68-136.24 runaway

Both teams showed up and beat projections, but it was 3 Awesome 3rdP who came out on top, rolling to a 178.68-136.24 victory over Eric's Expert Team. Eric's Expert Team nabbed a 21.10-point lead on Thursday, but it was all 3 Awesome 3rdP after that. They were led by Lamar Jackson, who passed for 442 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 62 yards for 41.88 points, and Marquise Brown, who caught 9 passes for 125 yards and 2 touchdowns (29 points). Tom Brady (37.74 points) and Antonio Gibson (20.2) led the charge for Eric's Expert Team in defeat. 3 Awesome 3rdP (3-1) will look to sustain their winning ways against Vaccinators, while Eric's Expert Team (2-2) try to get back in the win column against Jeff's Ingeneous Team.

Matchup Timeline

  3 Awesome 3rdP   Eric's Expert Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry (6 Rec, 75 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 16.5 points in a 25-22 win over the Texans in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.26-point projection and was much higher than his 9.75-point season scoring average. Henry ranks #9 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Hunter Henry

Top Player Comparison

3 Awesome 3rdP
Points
% of total points 178.68
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
41.88
23.39
23.4%
2
Marquise Brown
WR
29
11.93
16.2%
3
Mike Evans
WR
26.3
15.12
14.7%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
23.5
15.04
13.2%
Eric's Expert Team
Points
% of total points 136.24
1
Tom Brady
QB
37.74
22.63
27.7%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
20.2
12.56
14.8%
3
Mason Crosby
K
16
8.63
11.7%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
15.9
18.18
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Eric's Expert Team had a 131.24-46.90 lead. For 3 Awesome 3rdP, Mike Evans had a 34-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for Eric's Expert Team with a 62-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Nick Chubb had a 52-yard touchdown run for 3 Awesome 3rdP, who trailed 136.24-107.80 after the late action.
Monday
Lamar Jackson hit Marquise Brown for a 43-yard touchdown pass for 3 Awesome 3rdP on Monday night, helping lead 3 Awesome 3rdP to the win.

Points By Position

  3 Awesome 3rdP   Eric's Expert Team

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. 3 Awesome 3rdP scored more in this matchup (178.68) than their season average (125.86).
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. 3 Awesome 3rdP (3-1) have a better record than Eric's Expert Team (2-2).
3 Awesome 3rdP see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Eric's Expert Team (0).
3 Awesome 3rdP have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Eric's Expert Team (1 vs 0).
By position, 3 Awesome 3rdP have outscored Eric's Expert Team at RB, TE, and DEF this season.
3 Awesome 3rdP has a higher average scoring margin (10) than Eric's Expert Team this season (5).
The starters for 3 Awesome 3rdP had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Eric's Expert Team (3).
Hey Eric's Expert Team, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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