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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Michael's Misfits
3-2 188.64
152.6
 
VS
proj
Brown Stains
111.66 4-1
149.96

Michael's Misfits knock Brown Stains from 1st place in 188.64-111.66 beatdown

Michael's Misfits cruised to a 188.64-111.66 victory over Brown Stains, knocking them out of the top spot in Midwest Ballers. Brown Stains pulled out to an 18.88-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Michael's Misfits after that. They were led by Tom Brady, who passed for 411 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 13 yards for 52.74 points, and Baker Mayfield, who passed for 305 yards and 2 touchdowns (29 points). DK Metcalf (21.8 points) and Patrick Mahomes (18.98) carried the flag for Brown Stains in the loss. Michael's Misfits (3-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against Iggles, while Brown Stains (4-1) take on Sayers Monsters in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Michael's Misfits   Brown Stains

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brady (411 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 13 Rush Yds) scored 52.74 points against the Dolphins in Week 5. His scoring output nearly doubled his 27.34-point projection and was higher than his 35.66-point season scoring average. Brady ranks #2 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Tom Brady

Top Player Comparison

Michael's Misfits
Points
% of total points 188.64
1
Tom Brady
QB
52.74
27.34
28%
2
Baker Mayfield
QB
29
21.15
15.4%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
27.9
13.99
14.8%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
25
14.39
13.3%
Brown Stains
Points
% of total points 111.66
1
DK Metcalf
WR
21.8
12.17
19.5%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
18.98
30.28
17%
3
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
13
6
11.6%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
12.4
14.68
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DK Metcalf had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Brown Stains, helping give Brown Stains a 35.48-16.60 lead.
Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 62-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass for Michael's Misfits, while Alexander Mattison had a 48-yard run, contributing to a 107.74-60.48 lead for Michael's Misfits.
Sunday Late
Baker Mayfield had a 71-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Michael's Misfits, while Nick Chubb had a 52-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 188.64-86.68 lead for Michael's Misfits.

Points By Position

  Michael's Misfits   Brown Stains

Game Notes

Only six of the 14 starters on Michael's Misfits scored higher than their point projections.
Brown Stains had only three of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
Michael's Misfits won despite having two starters (Maxx Crosby and Kenneth Murray) score zero points.
Michael's Misfits had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Brown Stains.
Michael's Misfits put up more points than their season scoring average (152.62) while Brown Stains fell short of theirs (154.4).
Michael's Misfits recorded more points than their projected total, while Brown Stains fell short of their projection.
The 188.64 points scored by Michael's Misfits are the 2nd-most in the league this season.
Not only did Michael's Misfits get the win, but they also covered the 2.64-point predicted margin of victory.
All three of the wins for Michael's Misfits have been blowout wins.

Coach Talk

Michael's Misfits
A big key to success in football is finding the mismatches. Our team took that to heart this past week and thoroughly outscored Brown Stains at the quarterback position (81.74 points to 31.06).
Brown Stains
Talk about old-school ground n' pound. The starting RBs for Brown Stains collectively recorded three catches on just four measly targets this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to check down a little more often in Week 6!