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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
The Minor Prophets
3-2 125.58
102.6
 
VS
proj
Yeti Attack!
72.16 1-4
95.04

The Minor Prophets hand Yeti Attack! third consecutive loss in 125.58-72.16 romp

The Minor Prophets rolled to a 125.58-72.16 victory to hand Yeti Attack! their third consecutive loss. The Minor Prophets pulled out to a 6.00-point lead on Thursday behind Robert Woods (15 points) and never let it go. Aaron Rodgers (20.76 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (14.7) carried the flag for Yeti Attack! in the loss. The Minor Prophets (3-2) will look to build on their success against The Mad Scientist, while Yeti Attack! (1-4) will try to get back in the win column against Nerd Herd.

Matchup Timeline

  The Minor Prophets   Yeti Attack!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Woods caught 12 passes for 150 yards as the Rams beat the Seahawks 26-17. In doing so, he put up 15 points to scored 53.4% higher than his 9.78-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on The Minor Prophets this week. In Week 6, Woods and the Rams will battle the Giants.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

The Minor Prophets
Points
% of total points 125.58
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
28.9
12.9
23%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
21.68
23.15
17.3%
3
Antonio Gibson
RB
19.2
11.38
15.3%
4
Robert Woods
WR
15
9.78
11.9%
Yeti Attack!
Points
% of total points 72.16
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
20.76
22.15
28.8%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
14.7
12.06
20.4%
3
Matt Gay
K
9
9.68
12.5%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
9
4.75
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 59-yard pass for Yeti Attack!, while Javonte Williams had a 49-yard run for the team, who trailed 43.70-40.86 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for The Minor Prophets, contributing to a 96.68-72.16 lead for the team.
Monday
Jonathan Taylor had a 76-yard touchdown catch for The Minor Prophets on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  The Minor Prophets   Yeti Attack!

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. The Minor Prophets scored more points in this matchup (125.58) than their season average (94.84).
Yeti Attack! would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Yeti Attack! need some help then, averaging just 86.57 versus The Minor Prophets's 94.84.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" The Minor Prophets (3-2) have a better record than Yeti Attack! (1-4).
The Minor Prophets don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Yeti Attack! (2 vs 0).
The Minor Prophets should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Yeti Attack! (2 vs 1).
By position, The Minor Prophets have outscored Yeti Attack! at QB and RB this season.
The Minor Prophets don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 11 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for The Minor Prophets had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Yeti Attack! (2).
Hey Yeti Attack!, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Next Week Preview

The Minor Prophets
One streak is bound to conclude in Week 6, as The Minor Prophets (3-2) head into next week on a two-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (The Mad Scientist, 4-1), come in as winners of three in a row. The Minor Prophets might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Corey Davis out on bye in Week 6. The Mad Scientist will be without Trey Lance, Raheem Mostert, and George Kittle. Over the past two weeks, The Minor Prophets have scored 114.4 points per game, while The Mad Scientist have averaged 104.46 per contest.
Yeti Attack!
On the docket for Week 6, 11th-place Yeti Attack! (1-4) will take on third-place Nerd Herd (3-2). Through five weeks of action, Yeti Attack! have tallied the league's lowest point total while Nerd Herd (and their 105.08 points per game) are ranked third. Over the last three weeks, Yeti Attack! has scored 69.67 points per game, while Nerd Herd has averaged 106.13 per contest.