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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Nerd Herd
3-2 131.54
108.35
 
VS
proj
Packerbackers
103.14 3-2
105.76

Nerd Herd outperform expectations, knock off Packerbackers in 131.54-103.14 runaway

Nerd Herd showed up and exceeded expectations, rolling to a 131.54-103.14 victory over Packerbackers, who fell short of projections. Packerbackers got out to a 7.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Nerd Herd after that. They were led by Derrick Henry (31 points) and Mike Williams (28.5). Tom Brady (411 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 13 Rush Yds) and Dawson Knox (3 Rec, 117 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Packerbackers in defeat. Nerd Herd (3-2) will look to build on their success against Yeti Attack!, while Packerbackers (3-2) match up against The Chubb Clubb in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Nerd Herd   Packerbackers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Williams (8 Rec, 165 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 28.5 points in a 47-42 win over the Browns in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.65-point projection and was much higher than his 17.02-point season scoring average. Williams ranks #13 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Ravens next week.
Mike Williams

Top Player Comparison

Nerd Herd
Points
% of total points 131.54
1
Derrick Henry
RB
31
20.25
23.6%
2
Mike Williams
WR
28.5
10.65
21.7%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
20.34
19.89
15.5%
4
Kyle Pitts
TE
17.9
8.66
13.6%
Packerbackers
Points
% of total points 103.14
1
Tom Brady
QB
37.74
22.64
36.6%
2
Dawson Knox
TE
17.7
5.78
17.2%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
10.9
15.75
10.6%
4
Damien Harris
RB
9.8
12.66
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Nerd Herd became the proud owner of a 73.84-73.24 lead. For Nerd Herd, Joe Burrow had a 70-yard touchdown pass. Tom Brady had a 62-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass for Packerbackers, while Aaron Jones had a 57-yard run.
Sunday Late
Mike Williams had a 72-yard touchdown catch and a 42-yard touchdown catch for Nerd Herd, helping the team to a 122.54-73.24 lead.
Sunday Night
Both teams had players with standout plays on Sunday night, after which Nerd Herd became the proud owner of a 131.54-100.14 lead. For Nerd Herd, Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal. Dawson Knox made the highlight reel for Packerbackers with a 53-yard touchdown catch and a 41-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Nerd Herd   Packerbackers

What If

Nerd Herd would have beaten eight other teams besides Packerbackers this week.
Packerbackers would have lost to five other teams besides Nerd Herd this week.
Nerd Herd would be 3-2 if they played Packerbackers every week.
Nerd Herd would have topped Packerbackers 87.12-74.76 had they played each other last week.
Nerd Herd would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Packerbackers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Nerd Herd, Packerbackers would be 1-3.
If Nerd Herd had played every team in the league each week, they would be 34-21.
If they played every team every week, Packerbackers would be 25-30.

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