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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Comeback Kid
1-4 107
103.97
 
VS
proj
Queen Lucy
59 1-4
82.79

Comeback Kid hand Queen Lucy fourth straight loss, 107-59

Comeback Kid secured a 107-59 victory to hand Queen Lucy their fourth consecutive loss. Queen Lucy leapt out to a 24-point lead on Thursday behind 24 points from Matthew Stafford (365 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and the Los Angeles Rams defense (17 Pts Allowed, 354 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers). But Comeback Kid held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Tom Brady (37 points) and Derrick Henry (31). Comeback Kid (1-4) will look to keep it rolling against Slight Optimism🤔, while Queen Lucy (1-4) will attempt to get back in the win column against Eddie Robinson.

Matchup Timeline

  Comeback Kid   Queen Lucy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brady passed for 411 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 13 yards as the Buccaneers beat the Dolphins 45-17. In doing so, he put up 37 points and scored 64.0% higher than his scoring projection, the third-highest percentage of any QB in the league this season. In Week 6, Brady and the Buccaneers will play the Eagles.
Tom Brady

Top Player Comparison

Comeback Kid
Points
% of total points 107
1
Tom Brady
QB
37
22.56
34.6%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
31
19.42
29%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
12
14.33
11.2%
4
Damien Harris
RB
9
11.86
8.4%
Queen Lucy
Points
% of total points 59
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
17
21.41
28.8%
2
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
17
7.28
28.8%
3
Rodrigo Blankenship
K
8
7.3
13.6%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
7
5.91
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matthew Stafford had a 68-yard pass for Queen Lucy, contributing to a 24-0 lead for Queen Lucy.
Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 62-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass for Comeback Kid to contribute to a 98-27 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Emmanuel Sanders had a 35-yard touchdown catch for Queen Lucy, who trailed 107-51 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Comeback Kid   Queen Lucy

Game Notes

Only two of the 10 starting players on Comeback Kid exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Queen Lucy had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Comeback Kid had two starters score zero points, while Queen Lucy had two.
Comeback Kid put up more points than their season scoring average (97.6) while Queen Lucy fell short of theirs (78.4).
Comeback Kid put up more points than their projected total, while Queen Lucy fell shy of their projection.
Not only did Comeback Kid earn the win, but they also easily covered the 21.18-point predicted margin of victory.

Next Week Preview

Comeback Kid
In a matchup showcasing two teams that are separated in the standings by just one game, Comeback Kid (1-4) will face Slight Optimism🤔 (2-3) in Week 6. Comeback Kid may need to shuffle the deck some with Wil Lutz out on bye next week. Slight Optimism🤔 won't have Cordarrelle Patterson, Eli Mitchell, or George Kittle. Over the last three weeks, Comeback Kid have put up 95 points per game, while Slight Optimism🤔 have averaged 119.67 per contest.
Queen Lucy
A pair of squads with identical 1-4 records, last-place Queen Lucy are set to face 11th-place Eddie Robinson next week. Queen Lucy will have to prep for the fact that Brandon Aiyuk has a bye in Week 6. Eddie Robinson won't have Younghoe Koo or Trey Sermon.