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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Tyler C's Crazy Team
4-1 93.72
115.1
 
VS
proj
tommy's Unbelievable Team
81.18 3-2
107.35

Tyler C's Crazy Team climb into 1st place, 93.72-81.18

Tyler C's Crazy Team ascended to the top of the standings in Yahoo Public 1150310 with a hard-fought win over tommy's Unbelievable Team, coming out on top with a 93.72-81.18 victory. Tyler C's Crazy Team leapt out to a 33.52-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 48.32 points from Austin Ekeler (173 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 26 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Justin Herbert (228 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 13 Rush Yds) and never looked back. Nick Chubb (134 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Joe Burrow (217 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) were the top scorers for tommy's Unbelievable Team in the loss. Tyler C's Crazy Team (4-1) have now won four games in a row and will look to build on their success against Swift Beatings. tommy's Unbelievable Team (3-2) try to get back on track against Tossin' TDs.

Matchup Timeline

  Tyler C's Crazy Team   tommy's Unbelievable Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Browns in Week 5, Ekeler racked up 199 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 33.9 points to more-than-double his 14.92-point projection, the third-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. In Week 6, Ekeler and the Chargers will battle the Broncos.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

Tyler C's Crazy Team
Points
% of total points 93.72
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
33.9
14.92
36.2%
2
Marquise Brown
WR
17.8
12.38
19%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
14.42
21.1
15.4%
4
Mike Evans
WR
10.1
14.92
10.8%
tommy's Unbelievable Team
Points
% of total points 81.18
1
Nick Chubb
RB
25.4
14.89
31.3%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
18.28
20.35
22.5%
3
David Njoku
TE
11.8
8.03
14.5%
4
Devin Duvernay
WR
10.3
8.45
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Tyler C's Crazy Team boasted a 75.92-42.40 lead. Austin Ekeler had a 71-yard run for Tyler C's Crazy Team, while Mike Evans had a 40-yard catch. Nick Chubb made the highlight reel for tommy's Unbelievable Team with a 41-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Marquise Brown had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Tyler C's Crazy Team, helping the team to a 93.72-52.60 lead.

Points By Position

  Tyler C's Crazy Team   tommy's Unbelievable Team

Game Notes

Only two of the nine starters on Tyler C's Crazy Team exceeded their projected scoring totals.
tommy's Unbelievable Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
tommy's Unbelievable Team can partially blame the loss on Michael Badgley, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
tommy's Unbelievable Team ranked 9th in the league in scoring this week, while Tyler C's Crazy Team ranked 7th.
The matchup's 12.54-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The defeat snaps a three-match winning streak for tommy's Unbelievable Team.
Not only did Tyler C's Crazy Team win, but they also covered the 7.76-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Nick Chubb recorded 25.4 points, the fifth-best score for a RB this week.

Next Week Preview

Tyler C's Crazy Team
In a matchup featuring two teams within one game of each other in the standings, Tyler C's Crazy Team (4-1) are set to match up against Swift Beatings (3-2) in Week 6. Tyler C's Crazy Team may need to shuffle the deck some with T.J. Hockenson out on bye next week. Swift Beatings will be without Darren Waller and D'Andre Swift. Over the last three weeks, Tyler C's Crazy Team have put up 103.58 points per game, while Swift Beatings have averaged 92.95 per contest.
tommy's Unbelievable Team
On the docket next week, fifth-place tommy's Unbelievable Team (3-2) will look to right the ship against ninth-place Tossin' TDs (1-4). tommy's Unbelievable Team may need to rearrange the deck a bit with Jamaal Williams and Michael Badgley out on bye next week. Tossin' TDs won't have Amon-Ra St. Brown.