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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
The Mad Scientist
4-1 126.28
97.57
 
VS
proj
Isotopes
98.58 3-2
85.48

The Mad Scientist come back to top Isotopes for third straight win in 126.28-98.58 runaway

The Mad Scientist extended their win streak to three games with a dominant win over Isotopes, rolling to a 126.28-98.58 victory. The Mad Scientist got the first and last laughs in this one, as they got out to an early 21.80-point lead on Thursday behind DK Metcalf. After a flurry of lead changes, they pulled ahead once and for all on Monday night, as Lamar Jackson (41.88 points) put them back on top for good. Antonio Brown (24.4 points) and Patrick Mahomes (20.98) were the leaders for Isotopes in the loss. The Mad Scientist (4-1) will look to maintain their momentum against The Minor Prophets, while Isotopes (3-2) will attempt to get back in the win column against Wayne's Wacky Weasels.

Matchup Timeline

  The Mad Scientist   Isotopes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 21.8 points, Metcalf scored 79.1% more than his 12.17-point projection as the Seahawks lost to the Rams 26-17. He caught 5 passes for 98 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Mad Scientist this week. In Week 6, Metcalf and the Seahawks will battle the Steelers.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

The Mad Scientist
Points
% of total points 126.28
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
41.88
23.39
33.2%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
23.2
14.46
18.4%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
21.8
12.17
17.3%
4
D'Andre Swift
RB
16.4
10.76
13%
Isotopes
Points
% of total points 98.58
1
Antonio Brown
WR
24.4
9.41
24.8%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20.98
25.02
21.3%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
12
10.55
12.2%
4
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
11.4
9.4
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DK Metcalf had a 23-yard touchdown catch for The Mad Scientist, helping the team to a 21.80-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Antonio Brown had a 62-yard touchdown catch for Isotopes, while Younghoe Koo had a 52-yard field goal, contributing to a 65.60-58.20 lead for Isotopes.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Isotopes, who trailed 84.40-77.60 after the late afternoon slate.
Monday
Lamar Jackson had a 43-yard touchdown pass for The Mad Scientist on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  The Mad Scientist   Isotopes

Game Notes

The Mad Scientist had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Despite five of their nine starters exceeding their projected points, Isotopes lost.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 27.7-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Not only did The Mad Scientist earn the win, but they also easily covered the 12.09-point projected margin of victory.
Both of the losses for Isotopes have been blowout losses.
Despite the loss, Antonio Brown scored 24.4 points, the fourth-best score for a wide receiver this week.

Coach Talk

The Mad Scientist
Hey, we admire the confidence, The Mad Scientist. Deploying a player with zero points (George Kittle), while still getting the W... talk about arrogant. All we ask is to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Do it when the postseason rolls around, and we'll be finished.
Isotopes
Unless Isotopes wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting many chances" is not an excuse this time around. Our trio of pass-catchers (two WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 20 times in Week 5. With just 11 total catches, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.