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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
BULLS09
1-4 112
109.02
 
VS
proj
Prolific
105 3-2
108.78

Despite top scorer Brady, Prolific fall to BULLS09, 112-105

Tom Brady had 42 points for Prolific, the best total in the matchup and second-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome BULLS09, who secured a 112-105 win. BULLS09 earned an early 7-point lead on Thursday. Prolific came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Tom Brady (42 points) and Derrick Henry (31). Not to be deterred, BULLS09 got it going later that afternoon, as CeeDee Lamb (14 points) and Justin Fields (9) put them back in the lead once and for all. BULLS09 (1-4) will look to add to their success against Chapel Bulls, while Prolific (3-2) take on Tampa Thunder in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  BULLS09   Prolific

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Adams (11 Rec, 206 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 26 points against the Bengals in Week 5. His scoring output was 73.9% more than his 14.95-point projection and was much higher than his 13.6-point season scoring average. Adams ranks #27 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Davante Adams

Top Player Comparison

BULLS09
Points
% of total points 112
1
Davante Adams
WR
26
14.95
23.2%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
19
10.68
17%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
16
10.33
14.3%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
14
10.49
12.5%
Prolific
Points
% of total points 105
1
Tom Brady
QB
42
24.11
40%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
31
19.42
29.5%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
11
10.89
10.5%
4
Brandon McManus
K
7
7.53
6.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Prolific boasted an 87-85 lead. For BULLS09, Davante Adams had a 59-yard catch. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for Prolific with a 62-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
CeeDee Lamb had a 49-yard touchdown catch for BULLS09, contributing to a 112-105 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  BULLS09   Prolific

Game Notes

BULLS09 had six of their 10 starters score higher than their projected point totals.
Prolific had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Tom Brady and Derrick Henry both outscored Davante Adams, the leading scorer for BULLS09.
BULLS09 put up more points than their season scoring average (87.4) while Prolific fell short of theirs (107.4).
BULLS09 put up more points than their projected total, while Prolific fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 7-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did BULLS09 get the W, but they also covered the 0.24-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Tom Brady scored 42 points, the 2nd-highest point total in the league this year.

Coach Talk

BULLS09
The key to success in football is exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by utterly dominating Prolific at the wide receiver position (47 points to 9).
Prolific
With four receptions on just five targets this past week, the starting running backs for Prolific should smooth things over with their quarterbacks... and remind them to dump it down more frequently.