Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Lindsays Fantastic Team
2-3 127.42
112.31
 
VS
proj
Groovy
102.18 2-3
112.5

Lindsays Fantastic Team beat expectations, earn win over Groovy in 127.42-102.18 blowout

Lindsays Fantastic Team rose to the occasion, cruising to a 127.42-102.18 victory over Groovy, who fell short of projections. Groovy got out to a 3.40-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Lindsays Fantastic Team after that. They were led by Leonard Fournette, who racked up 139 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns for 30.9 points, and Dalvin Cook, who racked up 121 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (25.1 points). Patrick Mahomes (292 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 28 Rush Yds) and Stefon Diggs (8 Rec, 102 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Groovy in the loss. Lindsays Fantastic Team (2-3) will look to notch another W against Ironman, while Groovy (2-3) will meet Goldsmith in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Lindsays Fantastic Team   Groovy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 121 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Bears, Cook put up 25.1 points this week. His scoring output was 77% more than his 14.18-point projection and was much higher than his 13.24-point season scoring average. Cook ranks #44 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Dalvin Cook

Top Player Comparison

Lindsays Fantastic Team
Points
% of total points 127.42
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
30.9
15.21
24.3%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
25.1
14.18
19.7%
3
Mike Williams
WR
18.4
12.82
14.4%
4
Justin Herbert
QB
14.42
21.1
11.3%
Groovy
Points
% of total points 102.18
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
30.48
23.09
29.8%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
20.2
18.42
19.8%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
19.9
15.57
19.5%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
11.8
11.73
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Stefon Diggs had a 41-yard catch for Groovy, who trailed 109.92-41.60 after the early action.

Points By Position

  Lindsays Fantastic Team   Groovy

What If

Lindsays Fantastic Team would have beaten seven other teams besides Groovy this week.
Groovy would have lost to four other teams besides Lindsays Fantastic Team this week.
Lindsays Fantastic Team would be 2-3 if they played Groovy every week.
Had they played each other last week, Groovy would have beaten Lindsays Fantastic Team 117.16-97.5.
Lindsays Fantastic Team would be 1-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Groovy.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Lindsays Fantastic Team, Groovy would be 2-2.
If Lindsays Fantastic Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 16-29.
If they played every team every week, Groovy would be 20-25.

More from Yahoo Sports

Lindsays Fantastic Team
Isn't winning fantasy matchups fun Lindsays Fantastic Team? Playing in more leagues = even more fun. Read all about Pro Pick'em and sign up today!
Groovy
Don't worry about this loss, Groovy, it's still early in the season. Maybe you'll have better luck in another fantasy game. The NFL Yahoo Cup is completely free to enter all season long.