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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Tokyo Terminators
3-2 133.96
104.81
 
VS
proj
Deadlanta Vultures
117.2 3-2
103.12

Tokyo Terminators knock Deadlanta Vultures from 1st place, 133.96-117.20

Tokyo Terminators came back for a 133.96-117.20 victory over Deadlanta Vultures, knocking them out of first place in OMFF. Tokyo Terminators trailed 117.20-103.46 heading into Monday night, but the squad came storming back behind Marquise Brown (9 Rec, 125 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and the Baltimore Ravens defense (25 Pts Allowed, 513 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers). Ezekiel Elliott (23.2 points) and James Robinson (20.7) did everything they could for Deadlanta Vultures in the loss. Tokyo Terminators (3-2) will look to build on their success against Midway Mutants, while Deadlanta Vultures (3-2) face off against 1st Down Witnesses in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Tokyo Terminators   Deadlanta Vultures

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 89 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Chargers, Hunt scored 20.9 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.55-point projection and was higher than his 15.28-point season scoring average. Hunt ranks #33 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Kareem Hunt

Top Player Comparison

Tokyo Terminators
Points
% of total points 133.96
1
Derrick Henry
RB
31
20.11
23.1%
2
Marquise Brown
WR
24.5
9.69
18.3%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
21.76
23.87
16.2%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
20.9
9.55
15.6%
Deadlanta Vultures
Points
% of total points 117.2
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
23.2
14.41
19.8%
2
James Robinson
RB
20.7
11.42
17.7%
3
Antonio Gibson
RB
19.2
11.32
16.4%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
17.5
24.3
14.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matthew Stafford had a 68-yard pass for Deadlanta Vultures, helping give Deadlanta Vultures a 26.70-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which Deadlanta Vultures owned a 79.00-68.56 lead. Greg Joseph had a 55-yard field goal and a 54-yard field goal for Tokyo Terminators, while Aaron Rodgers had a 59-yard pass. James Robinson made the highlight reel for Deadlanta Vultures with a 58-yard run.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal for Deadlanta Vultures to contribute to a 117.20-103.46 lead for the team.
Monday
Marquise Brown had a 43-yard touchdown catch for Tokyo Terminators on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Tokyo Terminators   Deadlanta Vultures

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Tokyo Terminators exceeded their projected point totals.
Deadlanta Vultures had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Deadlanta Vultures can partially blame the loss on Logan Thomas, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Tokyo Terminators ranked 2nd in the league in scoring this week, while Deadlanta Vultures ranked 4th.
The 133.96 points scored by Tokyo Terminators are the 5th-most in the league this year.
The matchup's 16.76-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This loss snaps a two-match unbeaten streak for Deadlanta Vultures.
Not only did Tokyo Terminators win, but they also covered the 1.69-point forecasted margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, Tokyo Terminators moves to (1-0), while Deadlanta Vultures falls to (0-1).
On the losing side, Ezekiel Elliott (23.2 points) registered the fifth-best score for a RB this week.

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