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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Night Hawk
3-2 283.15
232.08
 
VS
proj
LIONPWR
263.25 3-2
229.84

Night Hawk defy expectations, come back to defeat LIONPWR, 283.15-263.25

Both teams stepped up and beat expectations, but it was Night Hawk who got the win, staging an impressive comeback to earn a 283.15-263.25 victory over LIONPWR. Trailing 246.25-244.65 heading into Monday night, Night Hawk made a run behind Marquise Brown (9 Rec, 125 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and the Indianapolis Colts defense (31 Pts Allowed, 523 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers). Justin Herbert (54.8 points) and Tom Brady (53.85) were the leaders for LIONPWR in defeat. Night Hawk (3-2) will look to keep it rolling against Dirty 54, while LIONPWR (3-2) take on PIERMONSTERS in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Night Hawk   LIONPWR

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Joseph overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 17 points against his 8.48-point projection. During a 19-17 win over the Lions, he made 4 of his 5 FG attempts. Joseph ranks #95 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Greg Joseph

Top Player Comparison

Night Hawk
Points
% of total points 283.15
1
Davante Adams
WR
39.6
22.71
14%
2
Jameis Winston
QB
37.55
23.18
13.3%
3
Marquise Brown
WR
33.5
14.18
11.8%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
31.9
19.23
11.3%
LIONPWR
Points
% of total points 263.25
1
Justin Herbert
QB
54.8
28.34
20.8%
2
Tom Brady
QB
53.85
30.42
20.5%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
31
22.27
11.8%
4
Najee Harris
RB
22.2
17.35
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, after which LIONPWR boasted a 185.15-150.20 lead. Greg Joseph had a 55-yard field goal and a 54-yard field goal for Night Hawk, while Jameis Winston had a 72-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Tom Brady had a 62-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass for LIONPWR, while Nick Folk had multiple 52-yard field goals.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but after the results were tallied, LIONPWR boasted a 246.25-232.45 lead. Dak Prescott teamed up with CeeDee Lamb for a 49-yard touchdown pass for Night Hawk. Prescott also lit up the scoreboard with a 24-yard touchdown pass. Justin Herbert made the highlight reel for LIONPWR with a 72-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Marquise Brown had a 43-yard touchdown catch for Night Hawk on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Night Hawk   LIONPWR

Game Notes

More than half (9 of the 15) of the starters on Night Hawk scored higher than their projected point totals.
LIONPWR lost despite nine of their 15 starters scoring above their points projection.
Justin Herbert and Tom Brady both outscored Davante Adams, the leading scorer for Night Hawk.
Each team recorded its highest point totals of the season.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
LIONPWR ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while Night Hawk put up the 1st-best score.
The 283.15 points scored by Night Hawk are the most in the league this year.
The matchup's 19.9-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This victory ends a streak of two straight losses for Night Hawk.
Not only did Night Hawk win, but they also covered the 2.24-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, Night Hawk moves to (1-0), while LIONPWR falls to (0-1).
A bright spot in the loss, Justin Herbert (54.8 points) officially put up the 2nd-highest point total in the league this season.

Next Week Preview

Night Hawk
A couple of teams sporting identical 3-2 records, Night Hawk and Dirty 54 will go head-to-head next in Week 6. Each side will have multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 6, as Deebo Samuel, Younghoe Koo, Brandon Aiyuk, and Wil Lutz are out for Dirty 54 and Jameis Winston, Deonte Harris, and Corey Davis will get the week off for Night Hawk. Over the past two weeks, Night Hawk have put up 238.13 points per game, while Dirty 54 have averaged 199.9 per contest.
LIONPWR
On the docket next week, second-place LIONPWR (3-2) are due to square off against seventh-place PIERMONSTERS (2-3). LIONPWR may need to shuffle the deck some with George Kittle out on bye in Week 6. PIERMONSTERS will be without Alvin Kamara, Cordarrelle Patterson, Mike Davis, the New Orleans Saints defense, and the San Francisco 49ers defense.