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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
The Texas Headhunter
4-1 177.46
135.23
 
VS
proj
Steel City Psychos
123.26 2-3
146.39

The Texas Headhunter top predictions, earn win over Steel City Psychos in 177.46-123.26 rout

The Texas Headhunter outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 177.46-123.26 victory over Steel City Psychos, who fell short of projections. There was very little drama in the matchup, as The Texas Headhunter nabbed a 66.86-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout showings from Tom Brady and Trevor Lawrence. Brady passed for 411 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 13 yards for 42.24 points, while Lawrence passed for 273 yards , ran for 28 yards and scored 2 touchdowns (25.67 points). Josh Allen (38.75 points) and Najee Harris (20.7) did everything they could for Steel City Psychos in defeat. The Texas Headhunter (4-1) will look to rack up another W against The RC Padres, while Steel City Psychos (2-3) try to right the ship against The Bobby Chucks.

Matchup Timeline

  The Texas Headhunter   Steel City Psychos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hunt (61 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 28 Rec Yds) scored 22.15 points in a 47-42 lost to the Chargers in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.28-point projection and was higher than his 16.13-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

The Texas Headhunter
Points
% of total points 177.46
1
Tom Brady
QB
42.24
26.38
23.8%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
29.15
15.32
16.4%
3
Trevor Lawrence
QB
25.67
22.23
14.5%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
22.15
10.28
12.5%
Steel City Psychos
Points
% of total points 123.26
1
Josh Allen
QB
38.75
28.65
31.4%
2
Najee Harris
RB
20.7
14.29
16.8%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
16.96
28.03
13.8%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
15.8
12.95
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 62-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass for The Texas Headhunter, while Trevor Lawrence had a 58-yard pass, helping The Texas Headhunter to a 101.56-34.70 lead.
Sunday Late
CeeDee Lamb had a 49-yard touchdown catch for Steel City Psychos, who trailed 176.71-81.86 after the late afternoon round of games.
Sunday Night
Josh Allen had a 53-yard touchdown pass and a 35-yard touchdown pass for Steel City Psychos, who trailed 177.46-123.26 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  The Texas Headhunter   Steel City Psychos

Game Notes

Most (7 of the 10) of the starters on The Texas Headhunter scored higher than their projected point totals.
Steel City Psychos had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The Texas Headhunter put up more points than their season scoring average (143.24) while Steel City Psychos fell short of theirs (131.88).
The Texas Headhunter put up more points than their projected total, while Steel City Psychos failed to reach their projection.
The 177.46 points scored by The Texas Headhunter are the 2nd-most in the league this season.
This loss snaps a two-game winning streak for Steel City Psychos.
All three of the losses for Steel City Psychos have been blowout losses.
Despite the loss, Josh Allen tallied 38.75 points, the fifth-best scoring output for any signal-caller this season.

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