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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Ditka Naybox
3-2 220.5
204.33
 
VS
proj
The Alibi Room
166.5 2-3
173.42

Ditka Naybox top The Alibi Room, 220.5-166.5

Ditka Naybox earned a hard-fought win over The Alibi Room, coming out on top with a 220.5-166.5 victory. Ditka Naybox took an early 17.0-point lead on Thursday. The Alibi Room came back to take the lead during the late games on Sunday, powered by Ezekiel Elliott (36.2 points) and Greg Zuerlein (17). Unphased, Ditka Naybox rallied later that night, as Patrick Mahomes (24.8 points) and Travis Kelce (17.7) put them back in the lead once and for all. Ditka Naybox (3-2) will look to build on their success against Lambeau Leapers, while The Alibi Room (2-3) will attempt to get back on track against Swany's Sackers.

Matchup Timeline

  Ditka Naybox   The Alibi Room

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Chase caught 6 passes for 159 yards and a touchdown as the Bengals lost to the Packers 25-22. In doing so, he put up 30.9 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any WR in the league this season. Chase will battle the Lions in Week 6.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

Ditka Naybox
Points
% of total points 220.5
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
32
16.67
14.5%
2
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
30.9
15.29
14%
3
Mike Evans
WR
29.3
18.94
13.3%
4
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
26.7
20.86
12.1%
The Alibi Room
Points
% of total points 166.5
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
36.2
24.74
21.7%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
27.2
19.38
16.3%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
18.2
16.76
10.9%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
17
11.32
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Ditka Naybox had a 114.5-98.3 lead. Mike Evans had a 34-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch for Ditka Naybox, while Ja'Marr Chase had a 70-yard touchdown catch. Diontae Johnson made the highlight reel for The Alibi Room with a 50-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 24-yard touchdown catch for The Alibi Room, helping the team to a 166.5-164.0 lead.

Points By Position

  Ditka Naybox   The Alibi Room

What If

Ditka Naybox would have beaten seven other teams besides The Alibi Room this week.
The Alibi Room would have lost to five other teams besides Ditka Naybox this week.
If they played The Alibi Room every week, Ditka Naybox would be 4-1 this season.
Ditka Naybox would have defeated The Alibi Room 202.5-201.85 had they played each other last week.
Ditka Naybox would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Alibi Room.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Ditka Naybox, The Alibi Room would be 1-3.
If Ditka Naybox had played every team in the league each week, they would be 30-15.
If they played every team every week, The Alibi Room would be 23-22.

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