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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Bishop Sycamore
3-2 167.02
111.05
 
VS
proj
DoctorKnowsBest
121.34 1-4
109.6

Bishop Sycamore knock off DoctorKnowsBest in 167.02-121.34 runaway

Both teams exceeded projections, but Bishop Sycamore got the best of DoctorKnowsBest. Predicted to triumph by a score of 111.05-109.60, Bishop Sycamore cruised to a 167.02-121.34 win over DoctorKnowsBest. Bishop Sycamore grabbed an early 24.30-point lead on Thursday. DoctorKnowsBest came back to take the lead during the early slate on Sunday, powered by Alvin Kamara (27.86 points) and Chuba Hubbard (15.9). Unphased, Bishop Sycamore rallied later that afternoon, as Justin Herbert (46.82 points) and Mike Williams (32.5) put them back on top for good. Bishop Sycamore improve to 3-2 on the season, while DoctorKnowsBest fall to 1-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Bishop Sycamore   DoctorKnowsBest

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 32.5 points, Williams more-than-doubled his 13.34-point projection as the Chargers beat the Browns 47-42. He caught 8 passes for 165 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the second-highest percentage of any WR in the league this season. In Week 6, Williams and the Chargers will play the Ravens.
Mike Williams

Top Player Comparison

Bishop Sycamore
Points
% of total points 167.02
1
Justin Herbert
QB
46.82
23.06
28%
2
Mike Williams
WR
32.5
13.34
19.5%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
24.3
14.75
14.5%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
23.5
15.05
14.1%
DoctorKnowsBest
Points
% of total points 121.34
1
Marquise Brown
WR
29
11.93
23.9%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
27.86
18.35
23%
3
Chuba Hubbard
RB
15.9
12.11
13.1%
4
Ryan Tannehill
QB
14.98
21.85
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DK Metcalf had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Bishop Sycamore, helping to give the team a 24.30-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Alvin Kamara had a 23-yard touchdown run for DoctorKnowsBest, while Laviska Shenault Jr. had a 58-yard catch, helping DoctorKnowsBest to a 69.84-54.20 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had several players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, but after all the plays were accounted for, Bishop Sycamore had a 163.52-92.34 lead. Justin Herbert linked up with Mike Williams on multiple big plays for Bishop Sycamore: a 72-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard touchdown pass. Herbert also lit up the scoreboard with a 22-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Graham Gano had a pair of 51-yard field goals for DoctorKnowsBest, while Amari Cooper had a 24-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Marquise Brown had a 43-yard touchdown catch for DoctorKnowsBest.

Points By Position

  Bishop Sycamore   DoctorKnowsBest

What If

Bishop Sycamore would have beaten 11 other teams besides DoctorKnowsBest this week.
DoctorKnowsBest would have lost to four other teams besides Bishop Sycamore this week.
Bishop Sycamore would be 4-1 if they played DoctorKnowsBest every week.
Last week, Bishop Sycamore would have gotten the win over DoctorKnowsBest 104.88-99.14.
Bishop Sycamore would be 1-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as DoctorKnowsBest.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bishop Sycamore, DoctorKnowsBest would be 1-3.
If Bishop Sycamore had played every team in the league each week, they would be 39-26.
If they played every team every week, DoctorKnowsBest would be 22-43.

Coach Talk

Bishop Sycamore
A big key to success in football is creating mismatches. Fueled by an awesome outing by Justin Herbert, we tripled DoctorKnowsBest at the quarterback position this past week (46.82 points to 14.98). Herbert went 26-for-43 for 398 yards and four TDs (plus no INTs) in a 47-42 win over the Browns.
DoctorKnowsBest
Fortunately, DoctorKnowsBest, this week's problem is pretty easy to spot. Going with the Los Angeles Chargers defense in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up more than 167 points... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time?