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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
FAT ZEKE
4-1 112.66
105.42
 
VS
proj
SteelTown Rockstar
51.46 2-3
86.74

FAT ZEKE defeat SteelTown Rockstar for fourth straight win in 112.66-51.46 blowout

FAT ZEKE extended their win streak to four games with a convincing win over SteelTown Rockstar, rolling to a 112.66-51.46 victory. There was very little drama in this one, as FAT ZEKE jumped out to a 26.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 45 points from Davante Adams (11 Rec, 206 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Aaron Jones (103 Rush Yds). Joe Burrow (20.34 points) and Ben Roethlisberger (16.02) were the leaders for SteelTown Rockstar in the loss. FAT ZEKE improve to 4-1 on the season, while SteelTown Rockstar fall to 2-3.

Matchup Timeline

  FAT ZEKE   SteelTown Rockstar

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Adams overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 32.1 points against his 18.95-point projection. During a 25-22 win over the Bengals, he caught 11 passes for 206 yards and a touchdown. Adams ranks #27 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Davante Adams

Top Player Comparison

FAT ZEKE
Points
% of total points 112.66
1
Davante Adams
WR
32.1
18.95
28.5%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
30.4
13.9
27%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
12.9
17.41
11.5%
4
Mac Jones
QB
12.54
17.86
11.1%
SteelTown Rockstar
Points
% of total points 51.46
1
Joe Burrow
QB
20.34
19.89
39.5%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
16.02
15.77
31.1%
3
Mike Gesicki
TE
6.3
7.9
12.2%
4
Darnell Mooney
WR
5
9.19
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, FAT ZEKE boasted a 69.46-42.66 lead. Davante Adams had a 59-yard catch for FAT ZEKE, while Aaron Jones had a 57-yard run. Meanwhile, Ben Roethlisberger had a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 59-yard pass for SteelTown Rockstar, while Joe Burrow had a 70-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Jonathan Taylor had a 76-yard touchdown catch for FAT ZEKE on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  FAT ZEKE   SteelTown Rockstar

Game Notes

Just three of the seven starters on FAT ZEKE scored higher than their point projections.
SteelTown Rockstar had only two of their seven starters score higher than their projected points.
SteelTown Rockstar can partially blame the loss on the Cleveland Browns defense, who didn't score any points.
FAT ZEKE put up more points than their season scoring average (96.58) while SteelTown Rockstar fell short of theirs (76.7).
FAT ZEKE scored more points than their projected total, while SteelTown Rockstar fell short of their projection.
Not only did FAT ZEKE earn the W, but they also easily covered the 18.68-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, FAT ZEKE moves to (3-0), while SteelTown Rockstar falls to (0-2).

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