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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Soflo 🧃 Juice
5-0 136.16
144.51
 
VS
proj
Pho Goff
99.06 1-4
137.01

Back-and-forth battle ends with Soflo 🧃 Juice coming back to defeat Pho Goff in 136.16-99.06 landslide

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Soflo 🧃 Juice won their fifth matchup in a row to open the season with a convincing win over Pho Goff, cruising to a 136.16-99.06 victory. Pho Goff got out to an early 10.08-point lead on Thursday. Soflo 🧃 Juice came back to take the lead during the late round of games on Sunday, powered by Dak Prescott (21.68 points) and Deebo Samuel (14.6). Not to be deterred, Pho Goff rallied later that night to take a 7.08-point lead behind Harrison Butker (11.2 points). But Soflo 🧃 Juice came back again on Monday night with their back against the wall, as Lamar Jackson (41.88 points) and Justin Tucker (2.3) put them back in the lead once and for all. Soflo 🧃 Juice have now won five matchups in a row, improving to 5-0 on the season. Pho Goff fall to 1-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Soflo 🧃 Juice   Pho Goff

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 122 yards from scrimmage and scoring 2 touchdowns against the Football Team, Kamara registered 26.7 points this week. His scoring output was 45.5% more than his 18.35-point projection and was much higher than his 15.92-point season scoring average. Kamara ranks #44 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Alvin Kamara

Top Player Comparison

Soflo 🧃 Juice
Points
% of total points 136.16
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
41.88
23.39
30.8%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
26.7
18.35
19.6%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
21.68
23.15
15.9%
4
Chuba Hubbard
RB
15.9
12.11
11.7%
Pho Goff
Points
% of total points 99.06
1
Mike Evans
WR
26.3
15.12
26.5%
2
D'Andre Swift
RB
19.4
13.23
19.6%
3
Harrison Butker
K
11.2
9.42
11.3%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
10.08
20.97
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Pho Goff boasted an 86.96-46.10 lead. For Soflo 🧃 Juice, Alvin Kamara had a 23-yard touchdown run. Mike Evans made the highlight reel for Pho Goff with a 34-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for Soflo 🧃 Juice to contribute to a 91.98-87.86 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal for Pho Goff, contributing to a 99.06-91.98 lead for the team.
Monday
Lamar Jackson had a 43-yard touchdown pass for Soflo 🧃 Juice during Monday Night Football, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Soflo 🧃 Juice   Pho Goff

Game Notes

Soflo 🧃 Juice got the win even though only three of their 10 starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Pho Goff had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Soflo 🧃 Juice won despite starting Kenny Golladay, who scored zero points.
Soflo 🧃 Juice put up more points than their season scoring average (135.97) while Pho Goff fell short of theirs (127.7).
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Not only did Soflo 🧃 Juice get the win, but they also easily covered the 7.5-point projected margin of victory.
Soflo 🧃 Juice moves to (3-0) in blowout games this year, while Pho Goff falls to (1-1).
On the losing side, Mike Evans put up 26.3 points, the fifth-best score for a wide receiver this week.

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