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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Purple Power
3-2 127.28
105.6
 
VS
proj
H-Town R8DR
118.48 2-3
100.59

Purple Power come back to knock off H-Town R8DR, 127.28-118.48

Both teams outperformed their projected point totals, but it was Purple Power who got the win, coming back to earn a 127.28-118.48 victory over H-Town R8DR. Purple Power trailed 118.48-70.90 heading into Monday night, but the squad roared back behind Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 292 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 28 yards for 30.48 points, and Davante Adams, who caught 3 passes for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns (25.9 points). Leonard Fournette (30.9 points) and Dalvin Cook (25.1) led the way for H-Town R8DR in defeat. Purple Power (3-2) will look to keep it rolling against Quon Solo, while H-Town R8DR (2-3) will match up against Justin's Rad Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Purple Power   H-Town R8DR

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Adams caught 3 passes for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Raiders lost to the Chiefs 30-29. In doing so, he put up 25.9 points and scored 80.2% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Purple Power this week. Adams will battle the Texans next week.
Davante Adams

Top Player Comparison

Purple Power
Points
% of total points 127.28
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
30.48
23.09
23.9%
2
Davante Adams
WR
25.9
14.37
20.3%
3
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
19.7
11.61
15.5%
4
Dameon Pierce
RB
18.8
11.59
14.8%
H-Town R8DR
Points
% of total points 118.48
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
30.9
15.21
26.1%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
25.1
14.18
21.2%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
24.9
9.66
21%
4
Joe Burrow
QB
18.28
20.34
15.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Courtland Sutton had a 51-yard catch for Purple Power, helping to give the team a 9.90-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Tyler Lockett had a 40-yard touchdown catch and a 35-yard touchdown catch for H-Town R8DR, contributing to an 87.70-40.90 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Jeff Wilson Jr. had a 41-yard run for Purple Power, who trailed 100.20-60.60 after the late afternoon games.
Monday
Davante Adams had a 58-yard touchdown catch and a 48-yard touchdown catch for Purple Power on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Purple Power   H-Town R8DR

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Purple Power scored more in this matchup (127.28) than their season average (108.56).
We heard scoring helps you win. H-Town R8DR need some help then, averaging just 91.31 versus Purple Power's 108.56.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Purple Power (3-2) have a better record than H-Town R8DR (2-3).
Even the computers think Purple Power have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (107.53) than H-Town R8DR (100.97).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. H-Town R8DR has left more points on the bench this season (176.2) than Purple Power (141.6).
Purple Power don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than H-Town R8DR (2 vs 1).
Purple Power should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than H-Town R8DR (3 vs 2).
Purple Power have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than H-Town R8DR (22 vs 12).
By position, Purple Power have outscored H-Town R8DR at QB, WR, and TE this season.
Purple Power has a higher average scoring margin (3) than H-Town R8DR this season (-7).
The starters for Purple Power had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for H-Town R8DR (2).
There's not much good to say about H-Town R8DR this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Purple Power
Props to you, Purple Power. Good work deploying a starting crew that earned over 127 points in Week 5. Let's take this win in stride, tip our hat to the GM of H-Town R8DR, and continue on our way towards a fantasy championship.
H-Town R8DR
Listen, I've been at it long enough to realize that occasionally, nine extra points will just magically appear out of thin air... and then sometimes, like in your case this week, they won't! In the grand scheme of things, the most important thing is that you gave it your best shot. Keep pushing forward, H-Town R8DR!