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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
King Cobras
3-2 188
200.25
 
VS
proj
Wish A MF Would
144 2-3
183.18

Wish A MF Would fall short of projections, succumb to King Cobras, 188-144

Wish A MF Would underperformed their projected point total, as King Cobras earned a 188-144 victory. King Cobras never trailed in this one after earning a 13-point lead on Thursday behind Russell Wilson. The Minnesota Vikings defense (17 Pts Allowed, 288 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Patrick Mahomes (272 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 61 Rush Yds) carried the flag for Wish A MF Would in the loss. King Cobras improve to 3-2 on the season, while Wish A MF Would fall to 2-3.

Matchup Timeline

  King Cobras   Wish A MF Would

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hunt overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 31 points against his 15.65-point projection. In a 47-42 loss to the Chargers, he racked up 89 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Hunt ranks #33 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Kareem Hunt

Top Player Comparison

King Cobras
Points
% of total points 188
1
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
39
29.12
20.7%
2
Mike Evans
WR
37
22.15
19.7%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
31
15.65
16.5%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
26
22.57
13.8%
Wish A MF Would
Points
% of total points 144
1
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
35
34.81
24.3%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
30
32.67
20.8%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
17
19.46
11.8%
4
Dalton Schultz
TE
16
12.19
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which King Cobras had an 89-69 lead. For King Cobras, Mike Evans had a 34-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch. Diontae Johnson made the highlight reel for Wish A MF Would with a 50-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal for King Cobras, helping the team to a 188-144 lead.

Points By Position

  King Cobras   Wish A MF Would

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on King Cobras scored higher than their projected point totals.
Wish A MF Would had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
King Cobras won despite starting Saquon Barkley, who scored zero points.
King Cobras put up more points than their season scoring average (182.6) while Wish A MF Would fell short of theirs (173.2).
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Wish A MF Would ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while King Cobras ranked 7th.
Not only did King Cobras win, but they also easily covered the 17.07-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, the Minnesota Vikings defense recorded 35 points, the fourth-highest score for a DEF this week.

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