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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
FEAR THE NECKBEARD
2-3 159.58
184.35
 
VS
proj
The Big Gronkowski
157.74 2-3
176.18

FEAR THE NECKBEARD manage to top The Big Gronkowski in 159.58-157.74 thriller

Both teams failed to bring their A game, but FEAR THE NECKBEARD did enough to get the best of The Big Gronkowski. Predicted to win 184.35-176.18, FEAR THE NECKBEARD narrowly earned a 159.58-157.74 victory over The Big Gronkowski. The Big Gronkowski made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. FEAR THE NECKBEARD led 156.58-153.24 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 4.5 points from Latavius Murray on Monday night for The Big Gronkowski. Tom Brady (64.56 points) and Haason Reddick (26) won the week for FEAR THE NECKBEARD in the victory. FEAR THE NECKBEARD (2-3) will look to get another W against Nashville Ninjas, while The Big Gronkowski (2-3) will try to get back in the win column against Clark Kent.

Matchup Timeline

  FEAR THE NECKBEARD   The Big Gronkowski

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 32.4 points, Brady nearly doubled that amount by scoring 64.56 points as the Buccaneers beat the Dolphins 45-17. He passed for 411 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 13 yards to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any QB in the league this season. In Week 6, Brady and the Buccaneers will face the Eagles.
Tom Brady

Top Player Comparison

FEAR THE NECKBEARD
Points
% of total points 159.58
1
Tom Brady
QB
64.56
32.4
40.5%
2
Haason Reddick
LB
26
14.58
16.3%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
21
22.11
13.2%
4
Damien Harris
RB
9.37
13.31
5.9%
The Big Gronkowski
Points
% of total points 157.74
1
Davante Adams
WR
42.48
22.99
26.9%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
26.43
11.77
16.8%
3
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
20.5
22.52
13%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
14.61
18.52
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, FEAR THE NECKBEARD had a 140.50-86.21 lead. For FEAR THE NECKBEARD, Tom Brady had a 62-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass. Davante Adams made the highlight reel for The Big Gronkowski with a 59-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Stefon Diggs had a 61-yard catch for The Big Gronkowski, who trailed 156.58-153.24 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  FEAR THE NECKBEARD   The Big Gronkowski

What If

FEAR THE NECKBEARD would have beaten only two other teams besides The Big Gronkowski this week.
The Big Gronkowski would have lost to eight other teams besides FEAR THE NECKBEARD this week.
If they played The Big Gronkowski every week, FEAR THE NECKBEARD would be 2-3 this season.
The Big Gronkowski would have topped FEAR THE NECKBEARD 185.49-147.98 had they played each other last week.
FEAR THE NECKBEARD would be 2-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Big Gronkowski.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as FEAR THE NECKBEARD, The Big Gronkowski would be 3-1.
If FEAR THE NECKBEARD had played every team in the league each week, they would be 22-33.
If they played every team every week, The Big Gronkowski would be 32-23.

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