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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Warriors
3-2 104
78.48
 
VS
proj
Assimilate THIS
86 2-3
93.31

Warriors beat Assimilate THIS for third straight win, 104.0-86.0

Warriors extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Assimilate THIS, securing a 104.0-86.0 victory. Warriors never trailed in this one after taking a 10.5-point lead on Thursday behind Yannick Ngakoue (5.5 points) and Pat Surtain II (5). Jalen Hurts (239 Pass Yds, 61 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and DeMarcus Lawrence (2 Tackles) led the charge for Assimilate THIS in the loss. Warriors (3-2) will look to keep it rolling against KayCee Chiefs, while Assimilate THIS (2-3) take on Flyhawks in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Warriors   Assimilate THIS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Patriots defense (0 Pts Allowed, 312 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 33 points in a 29-0 win over the Lions in Week 5. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 13.19-point projection and was much higher than their 18.6-point season scoring average. The Patriots defense ranks #100 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Warriors
Points
% of total points 104
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
33
13.19
31.7%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
15
13.19
14.4%
3
Geno Smith
QB
11.5
6.81
11.1%
4
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
11
7.57
10.6%
Assimilate THIS
Points
% of total points 86
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
15
11.03
17.4%
2
DeMarcus Lawrence
DE
11
3.68
12.8%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
10
6.27
11.6%
4
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
8
8.25
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Warriors who claimed the lead, 81.0-45.0. Geno Smith had a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard touchdown pass for Warriors, while Rhamondre Stevenson had a 49-yard run. DK Metcalf made the highlight reel for Assimilate THIS with a 50-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Warriors to contribute to a 104.0-78.0 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Warriors   Assimilate THIS

Game Notes

Warriors had eight of their 12 starters exceed their projected point totals.
Assimilate THIS had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Warriors won despite starting DeVante Parker, who scored zero points.
Warriors put up more points than their season scoring average (89.9) while Assimilate THIS fell short of theirs (86.6).
Warriors recorded more points than their projected total, while Assimilate THIS fell short of their projection.
All three of the wins for Warriors have been upset wins.
On the losing side, Jalen Hurts (15 points) recorded the second-best score for a QB this week.

Coach Talk

Warriors
Hey, we admire the confidence, Warriors. Deploying a player with zero points (DeVante Parker), while still earning the W... that's a bit too risky for us traditionalists! All we ask is to please limit those flashy shenanigans to the early regular season. Try it when the postseason rolls around, and we're done.
Assimilate THIS
Whoa now, talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting backfield for Assimilate THIS collectively logged a pair of receptions on only three measly targets this past week. Instruct those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 6!