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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Broadway Ed
4-1 144.16
113.16
 
VS
proj
CAPT. ED
143.1 3-2
110.98

Broadway Ed overtake CAPT. ED for 1st place in 144.16-143.10 duel

Broadway Ed overtook CAPT. ED in the standings, climbing to the top of the standings in Sore Arms & Long Hauls 2021 with a tight win, squeaking by for a 144.16-143.10 victory. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Broadway Ed led 132.46-90.60 heading into Sunday night. CAPT. ED came roaring back behind Josh Allen (42.5 points) and Harrison Butker (10). Tom Brady (411 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 13 Rush Yds) and Alvin Kamara (71 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the top scorers for Broadway Ed in the victory. Broadway Ed (4-1) will look to keep it rolling against VABoyz, while CAPT. ED (3-2) will take on Stewies Pigskinners in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Broadway Ed   CAPT. ED

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 27.34 points, Brady nearly doubled that amount by scoring 51.74 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. Next week, Brady will square off against the Eagles.
Tom Brady

Top Player Comparison

Broadway Ed
Points
% of total points 144.16
1
Tom Brady
QB
51.74
27.34
35.9%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
24.2
16.16
16.8%
3
James Robinson
RB
21.7
11.47
15.1%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
11.7
13.12
8.1%
CAPT. ED
Points
% of total points 143.1
1
Josh Allen
QB
42.5
29.71
29.7%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
32
20.25
22.4%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
20.9
9.61
14.6%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
13.2
10.17
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which Broadway Ed had a 124.14-53.20 lead. Tom Brady had a 62-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass for Broadway Ed, while James Robinson had a 58-yard run. Diontae Johnson made the highlight reel for CAPT. ED with a 50-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 24-yard touchdown catch for CAPT. ED, who trailed 132.46-90.60 after the late afternoon round of games.
Sunday Night
Josh Allen had a 53-yard touchdown pass and a 35-yard touchdown pass for CAPT. ED, while Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 144.16-143.10 after the Sunday night game.

Points By Position

  Broadway Ed   CAPT. ED

What If

Broadway Ed would have beaten six other teams besides CAPT. ED this week.
CAPT. ED would have lost to just two other teams besides Broadway Ed this week.
If Broadway Ed played CAPT. ED every week this season, they'd be 2-3.
CAPT. ED would have topped Broadway Ed 127.12-65.9 had they played each other last week.
Broadway Ed would be 4-0 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as CAPT. ED.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Broadway Ed, CAPT. ED would be 3-1.
If Broadway Ed had played every team in the league each week, they would be 28-17.
If they played every team every week, CAPT. ED would be 30-15.

Next Week Preview

Broadway Ed
Broadway Ed (4-1) will match up against VABoyz (2-3) in Week 6. Each of these teams will have three players with byes next week, as Alvin Kamara, Younghoe Koo, and the San Francisco 49ers defense are off for Broadway Ed and Matt Ryan, Mike Davis, and George Kittle are out for VABoyz. Over the last three weeks, Broadway Ed have scored 102.93 points per game, while VABoyz have averaged 88.01 per contest.
CAPT. ED
Up ahead next week, fourth-place CAPT. ED (3-2) will take on ninth-place Stewies Pigskinners (1-4). CAPT. ED might have to shuffle the deck some with Trey Lance and Calvin Ridley out on bye in Week 6. Stewies Pigskinners won't have Eli Mitchell.