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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Blink
1-3-1 174
136.46
 
VS
proj
FearsomeFoursome
130 0-5
86.71

Blink knock off FearsomeFoursome in 174-130 rout

Despite similar records, Blink held a big season point advantage over FearsomeFoursome coming into this one (622-497), and they lived up to their reputation with a dominant win, cruising to a 174-130 victory. Blink grabbed a 7-point lead on Thursday behind Tyler Higbee and never gave it back. Davante Adams (27 points) and Austin Ekeler (26) did their part for FearsomeFoursome in defeat. Blink (1-3-1) will look to maintain their winning ways against TC's Goon Squad, while FearsomeFoursome (0-5) will face off against #Unlucky13 in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Blink   FearsomeFoursome

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Byard (10 Tackles, 1 Int) scored 31 points in a 37-19 win over the Jaguars in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.63-point projection and was much higher than his 12.8-point season scoring average. Byard ranks #1 among fantasy Ss this season and will face the Bills next week.
Kevin Byard

Top Player Comparison

Blink
Points
% of total points 174
1
Kevin Byard
S
31
11.63
17.8%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
31
19.7
17.8%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
23
23
13.2%
4
Najee Harris
RB
20
12
11.5%
FearsomeFoursome
Points
% of total points 130
1
Davante Adams
WR
27
14.96
20.8%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
26
13.37
20%
3
Jalen Hurts
QB
23
21.31
17.7%
4
Kyle Pitts
TE
17
7.63
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Davante Adams had a 59-yard catch for FearsomeFoursome, while Jalen Hurts had a 53-yard pass for the team, who trailed 97-90 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for Blink, helping the team to a 154-130 lead.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal for Blink to contribute to a 168-130 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Blink   FearsomeFoursome

What If

Blink would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
FearsomeFoursome would have lost to six other teams besides Blink this week.
If they played FearsomeFoursome every week, Blink would be 5-0 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Blink would have gotten the victory over FearsomeFoursome 127-119.
Blink would be 1-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as FearsomeFoursome.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Blink, FearsomeFoursome would be 0-4.
If Blink had played every team in the league each week, they would be 26-28-1.
If they played every team every week, FearsomeFoursome would be 10-45.

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