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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Can I Haz Touchdown?
3-2 111
95.49
 
VS
proj
London Gentlemen
94.5 2-3
80.12

Back-and-forth battle ends with Can I Haz Touchdown? coming back to knock off London Gentlemen, 111.0-94.5

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Can I Haz Touchdown? earned a come-from-behind win over London Gentlemen, coming back for a 111.0-94.5 victory. Can I Haz Touchdown? trailed 94.5-93.5 heading into Monday night, but the team came storming back behind Patrick Mahomes (14.5 points) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (3). The Denver Broncos defense (12 Pts Allowed, 306 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Christian McCaffrey (54 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 50 Rec Yds) did everything they could for London Gentlemen in the loss. Can I Haz Touchdown? (3-2) will look to keep it rolling against Drones, while London Gentlemen (2-3) attempt to get back on track against Well Oiled Machine.

Matchup Timeline

  Can I Haz Touchdown?   London Gentlemen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ekeler (173 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 26 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 21 points in a 30-28 win over the Browns in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.9-point projection and was much higher than his 13.6-point season scoring average. Ekeler ranks #13 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

Can I Haz Touchdown?
Points
% of total points 111
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
23
9.98
20.7%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
21
9.9
18.9%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
14.5
9.28
13.1%
4
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
12
14.35
10.8%
London Gentlemen
Points
% of total points 94.5
1
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
27
16.23
28.6%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
16
9.89
16.9%
3
Justin Tucker
K
16
9.07
16.9%
4
Cody Barton
LB
7
5.25
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Can I Haz Touchdown? who took the lead, 93.5-53.5. For Can I Haz Touchdown?, Austin Ekeler had a 71-yard run. Mike Evans made the highlight reel for London Gentlemen with a 40-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Justin Tucker had a 58-yard field goal for London Gentlemen, contributing to a 94.5-93.5 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Can I Haz Touchdown?   London Gentlemen

Game Notes

Can I Haz Touchdown? had six of their 12 starting players score higher than their projected point totals.
London Gentlemen had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
London Gentlemen can partially blame the loss on Frankie Luvu, who didn't score any points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The 111 points scored by Can I Haz Touchdown? are the 4th-most in the league this year.
Not only did Can I Haz Touchdown? earn the win, but they also covered the 15.37-point projected margin of victory.
Can I Haz Touchdown? moves to (1-0) in comeback games this season, while London Gentlemen falls to (1-1).
A bright spot in the loss, the Denver Broncos defense officially put up the top overall score of any player on London Gentlemen this year with 27 points.

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