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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Seattle Cyclones
3-2 133.86
137.46
 
VS
proj
Canadian Bacon
114.18 1-4
154.62

Seattle Cyclones hand Canadian Bacon fourth consecutive loss, 133.86-114.18

Seattle Cyclones secured a 133.86-114.18 victory to hand Canadian Bacon their fourth straight loss. Seattle Cyclones grabbed an early 13.06-point lead on Thursday. Canadian Bacon bounced back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Kyle Pitts (23.4 points) and D'Andre Swift (19.4). Unphased, Seattle Cyclones pulled it together later that afternoon, as Ezekiel Elliott (25.2 points) and Josh Jacobs (14.7) put them back on top for good. Seattle Cyclones (3-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against Bambi, while Canadian Bacon (1-4) meet Birthday boy in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Seattle Cyclones   Canadian Bacon

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Boswell overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 11 points against his 7.22-point projection. During a 27-19 win over the Broncos, he made both of his FG attempts. Boswell will face the Seahawks next week.
Chris Boswell

Top Player Comparison

Seattle Cyclones
Points
% of total points 133.86
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
25.2
15.9
18.8%
2
Courtland Sutton
WR
22.5
11.95
16.8%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
14.7
12.39
11%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
13.18
15.75
9.8%
Canadian Bacon
Points
% of total points 114.18
1
Kyle Pitts
TE
23.4
11.35
20.5%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
22.68
22.25
19.9%
3
D'Andre Swift
RB
19.4
13.3
17%
4
Jacoby Brissett
QB
13
16.27
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Canadian Bacon had an 81.70-71.16 lead. For Seattle Cyclones, Courtland Sutton had a 39-yard touchdown catch. Jacoby Brissett made the highlight reel for Canadian Bacon with a 24-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for Canadian Bacon, who trailed 133.86-114.18 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Seattle Cyclones   Canadian Bacon

Game Notes

Seattle Cyclones won despite the fact that only five of their 13 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Canadian Bacon had only three of their 13 starters score higher than their projected points.
Seattle Cyclones won despite having two starters (Mike Boone and Logan Thomas) score zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
Canadian Bacon ranked 13th in the league in scoring this week, while Seattle Cyclones ranked 10th.
Seattle Cyclones moves to (2-1) in upset games this season, while Canadian Bacon falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Kyle Pitts recorded 23.4 points, the fourth-best score for a TE this season.

Next Week Preview

Seattle Cyclones
Two teams sporting matching 3-2 records, Seattle Cyclones and Bambi will go head-to-head next week in an early-season matchup. Seattle Cyclones might need to shuffle the deck some with Wayne Gallman Jr. out on bye next week. Bambi will be without Jameis Winston, Alvin Kamara, Brandon Aiyuk, and George Kittle. Over the last three weeks, Seattle Cyclones have put up 115.8 points per game, while Bambi have averaged 165.39 per contest.
Canadian Bacon
Week 6 will feature the league's two lowest-scoring teams, as Canadian Bacon (1-4) go up against Birthday boy (2-3). Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 6, as Trey Lance, Michael Carter, Ty Johnson, Tony Jones Jr., Russell Gage, JaMycal Hasty, and Juwan Johnson are off for Birthday boy and Kyle Pitts, Zach Wilson, Corey Davis, Trey Sermon, Calvin Ridley, and Elijah Moore are scheduled to be off for Canadian Bacon.