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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
jeffery's Legendary Team
3-2 141.64
109.94
 
VS
proj
Meh
72.38 1-4
110.63

jeffery's Legendary Team knock off Meh in 141.64-72.38 beatdown

jeffery's Legendary Team showed up and beat expectations, cruising to a 141.64-72.38 victory over Meh, who fell short of projections. Meh took an 11.80-point lead on Thursday, but it was all jeffery's Legendary Team after that. They were led by Austin Ekeler, who racked up 199 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns for 33.9 points, and Breece Hall, who racked up 197 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (26.7 points). Cooper Kupp (7 Rec, 125 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Joe Burrow (217 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) carried the flag for Meh in the loss. jeffery's Legendary Team (3-2) will look to add to their success against Walt's World-Class Team, while Meh (1-4) attempt to right the ship against Rodents of Unusual Size.

Matchup Timeline

  jeffery's Legendary Team   Meh

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ekeler (173 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 26 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 33.9 points in a 30-28 win over the Browns in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 14.92-point projection and was much higher than his 19.64-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

jeffery's Legendary Team
Points
% of total points 141.64
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
33.9
14.92
23.9%
2
Breece Hall
RB
26.7
11.94
18.9%
3
Tom Brady
QB
19.74
20.74
13.9%
4
Daniel Carlson
K
16
8.78
11.3%
Meh
Points
% of total points 72.38
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
22.4
20.05
30.9%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
18.28
20.35
25.3%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
11.8
11.73
16.3%
4
Tyler Bass
K
8
10.29
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Austin Ekeler had a 71-yard run for jeffery's Legendary Team, while Breece Hall had a 79-yard catch, helping jeffery's Legendary Team to a 125.64-23.90 lead.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Meh, who trailed 125.64-54.10 after the late afternoon round of games.
Monday
Daniel Carlson had a 53-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for jeffery's Legendary Team on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  jeffery's Legendary Team   Meh

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starting players on jeffery's Legendary Team scored higher than their point projections.
Meh had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Meh could have used points from Tee Higgins and Tyler Conklin, as both put up goose eggs.
jeffery's Legendary Team put up more points than their season scoring average (117.81) while Meh fell short of theirs (97.75).
jeffery's Legendary Team recorded more points than their projected total, while Meh fell short of their projection.
The 141.64 points scored by jeffery's Legendary Team are the 5th-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 69.26-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
In blowout games this season, jeffery's Legendary Team moves to (2-1), while Meh falls to (0-3).
Despite the loss, Cooper Kupp scored 22.4 points, the fourth-best score for a wideout this week.

Next Week Preview

jeffery's Legendary Team
One streak is bound to conclude next week, as jeffery's Legendary Team (3-2) enter Week 6 riding a two-match winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (Walt's World-Class Team, 5-0), have won five in a row. jeffery's Legendary Team won't be able to count on another 16 points from Daniel Carlson, who has a bye in Week 6. Walt's World-Class Team won't have Derrick Henry, Davante Adams, Amon-Ra St. Brown, or DJ Chark Jr.. In terms of scoring production, these two teams have almost been mirror images of each other lately. jeffery's Legendary Team have scored 139.07 points per game over the last three weeks, while Walt's World-Class Team have averaged 138.19 per contest over that same span.
Meh
Looking ahead to Week 6, eighth-place Meh (1-4) are set to square off against second-place Rodents of Unusual Size (4-1). Meh might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Dontrell Hilliard out on bye in Week 6. Rodents of Unusual Size won't have Hunter Renfrow.