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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Ripsnorters
3-2 168.72
112.09
 
VS
proj
Novaforce
103.86 3-2
118.02

Ripsnorters knock Novaforce from top spot in 168.72-103.86 rout

Ripsnorters rolled to a 168.72-103.86 victory over Novaforce, knocking them out of first place in Hero Realm Football League. Ripsnorters got out to a 7.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Derrick Henry (32 points) and James Robinson (21.7) and never let go of it. Nick Folk (4-4 FG, 52 long, 1-2 XP) and Chuba Hubbard (101 Rush Yds, 33 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Novaforce in the loss. Ripsnorters (3-2) will look to add to their success against Captain Hindsight, while Novaforce (3-2) will try to get back on track against Short Bus Ryderz.

Matchup Timeline

  Ripsnorters   Novaforce

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Browns in Week 5, Herbert passed for 398 yards , ran for 29 yards and scored 5 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 44.82 points to more-than-double his 21.82-point projection, the highest percent increase of any QB in the league this season. Herbert will play the Ravens in Week 6.
Justin Herbert

Top Player Comparison

Ripsnorters
Points
% of total points 168.72
1
Justin Herbert
QB
44.82
21.82
26.6%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
32
20.25
19%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
27.9
13.99
16.5%
4
James Robinson
RB
21.7
11.47
12.9%
Novaforce
Points
% of total points 103.86
1
Nick Folk
K
19
8.78
18.3%
2
Chuba Hubbard
RB
14.4
10.76
13.9%
3
Damien Williams
RB
14.4
9.92
13.9%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
13.66
24.9
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Ripsnorters owned a 71.90-64.10 lead. For Ripsnorters, James Robinson had a 58-yard run. Nick Folk had multiple 52-yard field goals for Novaforce, while Aaron Jones had a 57-yard run.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 72-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard touchdown pass for Ripsnorters to contribute to a 168.72-92.16 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Ripsnorters   Novaforce

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Ripsnorters exceeded their projected point totals.
Novaforce had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Ripsnorters had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Novaforce.
Ripsnorters put up more points than their season scoring average (123.37) while Novaforce fell short of theirs (112.5).
Ripsnorters scored more points than their projected total, while Novaforce fell short of their projection.
The 168.72 points scored by Ripsnorters are the most in the league this season.
The matchup's 64.86-point margin is the largest in the league this season.
In blowout games this season, Ripsnorters moves to (1-1), while Novaforce falls to (3-1).
A bright spot in the loss, Nick Folk (19 points) officially recorded the second-best scoring output for any K this year.

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