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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
No Risk No Biscuit
1-4 269
194.78
 
VS
proj
THE CIRCLE
222 4-1
194.14

No Risk No Biscuit earn win against THE CIRCLE, 269-222

Both teams rose to the occasion, but No Risk No Biscuit took down THE CIRCLE, securing a 269-222 victory. No Risk No Biscuit never trailed in this one after earning a 41-point lead on Thursday behind DK Metcalf (31 points) and Tyler Higbee (10). Josh Allen (52 points) and Austin Ekeler (39) did everything they could for THE CIRCLE in the loss. No Risk No Biscuit improve to 1-4 on the season, while THE CIRCLE fall to 4-1.

Matchup Timeline

  No Risk No Biscuit   THE CIRCLE

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Herbert passed for 398 yards , ran for 29 yards and scored 5 touchdowns as the Chargers beat the Browns 47-42. In doing so, he put up 59 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the second-highest percent increase of any QB in the league this season. In Week 6, Herbert and the Chargers will go up against the Ravens.
Justin Herbert

Top Player Comparison

No Risk No Biscuit
Points
% of total points 269
1
Justin Herbert
QB
59
27.72
21.9%
2
Davante Adams
WR
53
27.01
19.7%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
31
20.81
11.5%
4
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
30
34.81
11.2%
THE CIRCLE
Points
% of total points 222
1
Josh Allen
QB
52
32.73
23.4%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
39
25.35
17.6%
3
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
38
30.51
17.1%
4
Kyle Pitts
TE
35
16.28
15.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DK Metcalf had a 23-yard touchdown catch for No Risk No Biscuit, helping to give the team a 41-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Davante Adams had a 59-yard catch for No Risk No Biscuit, contributing to a 159-91 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which No Risk No Biscuit became the proud owner of a 269-170 lead. Justin Herbert had a 72-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard touchdown pass for No Risk No Biscuit, while CeeDee Lamb had a 49-yard touchdown catch. Amari Cooper made the highlight reel for THE CIRCLE with a 24-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Josh Allen had a 53-yard touchdown pass and a 35-yard touchdown pass for THE CIRCLE, who trailed 269-222 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  No Risk No Biscuit   THE CIRCLE

StatSmack

No Risk No Biscuit must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (269) than their season average (179.6).
You can't win if you don't play. THE CIRCLE has left more points on the bench this season (545) than No Risk No Biscuit (472).
THE CIRCLE have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than No Risk No Biscuit (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, No Risk No Biscuit have outscored THE CIRCLE at QB and WR this season.
The starters for No Risk No Biscuit had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for THE CIRCLE (5).
There's not much good to say about THE CIRCLE this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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