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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
The Moan Zone
3-2 79.56
97.14
 
VS
proj
Tua the Rescue
79.34 1-4
86.86

Offensively challenged The Moan Zone come back to beat Tua the Rescue in 79.56-79.34 struggle

Despite posting only the 14th-highest point total in the league for the week, The Moan Zone rallied for a 79.56-79.34 victory over Tua the Rescue. The Moan Zone trailed 79.34-76.66 heading into Sunday night, but the team rallied behind Clyde Edwards-Helaire (2.9 points). Baker Mayfield (23 points) and Tony Pollard (12.3) were the leaders for Tua the Rescue in defeat. The Moan Zone improve to 3-2 on the season, while Tua the Rescue fall to 1-4.

Matchup Timeline

  The Moan Zone   Tua the Rescue

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 26.3 points, Evans scored 73.9% more than his 15.12-point projection as the Buccaneers beat the Dolphins 45-17. He caught 6 passes for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Moan Zone this week. In Week 6, Evans and the Buccaneers will go up against the Eagles.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

The Moan Zone
Points
% of total points 79.56
1
Mike Evans
WR
26.3
15.12
33.1%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
21.58
18.64
27.1%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
14.7
12.34
18.5%
4
Sam Darnold
QB
9.08
20.06
11.4%
Tua the Rescue
Points
% of total points 79.34
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
23
17.51
29%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
12.3
7.87
15.5%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
10.5
13.95
13.2%
4
Damien Harris
RB
9.8
13.34
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mike Evans had a 34-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch for The Moan Zone, contributing to a 56.96-17.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Baker Mayfield had a 71-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Tua the Rescue, contributing to a 79.34-76.66 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Moan Zone   Tua the Rescue

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. The Moan Zone scored fewer points in this one (79.56) than their season average of 87.55.
Tua the Rescue would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last four matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Tua the Rescue need some help then, averaging just 80.02 versus The Moan Zone's 87.55.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" The Moan Zone (3-2) have a better record than Tua the Rescue (1-4).
Once The Moan Zone put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Tua the Rescue (1 vs 0).
The Moan Zone have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Tua the Rescue (2 vs 0).
The Moan Zone should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Tua the Rescue (1 vs 0).
The Moan Zone have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Tua the Rescue (16 vs 10).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Tua the Rescue - they’ve made more transactions (2) than The Moan Zone (0) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, The Moan Zone have outscored Tua the Rescue at QB and WR this season.
The Moan Zone has a higher average scoring margin (0) than Tua the Rescue this season (-15).
Hey Tua the Rescue, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

The Moan Zone
Listen The Moan Zone, the good news is that we took this matchup by over zero points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through Week 4 stood at 89.55. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Tua the Rescue
Posting only four targets this past week, it appears that the starting running backs for Tua the Rescue should look into why their QBs are giving them the silent treatment.