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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Ironman
4-1 127.36
114.36
 
VS
proj
Hershey Town Heroes
95.68 1-4
105.21

Ironman knock off Hershey Town Heroes for fourth straight win in 127.36-95.68 beatdown

Ironman extended their win streak to four games with an easy win over Hershey Town Heroes, cruising to a 127.36-95.68 victory. Ironman earned a 3.22-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Austin Ekeler (33.9 points) and Nick Chubb (25.4) and never looked back. Justin Jefferson (23 Pass Yds, 154 Rec Yds) and Carson Wentz (359 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 15 Rush Yds) were the leaders for Hershey Town Heroes in defeat. Ironman (4-1) will look to maintain their winning ways against Lindsays Fantastic Team, while Hershey Town Heroes (1-4) meet Auto_Tack501 in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Ironman   Hershey Town Heroes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 199 yards from scrimmage and scoring 2 touchdowns against the Browns, Ekeler tallied 33.9 points this week. 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

Ironman
Points
% of total points 127.36
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
33.9
14.92
26.6%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
25.4
14.89
19.9%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
17.1
11.19
13.4%
4
Lamar Jackson
QB
15.76
25.07
12.4%
Hershey Town Heroes
Points
% of total points 95.68
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
24.32
17.12
25.4%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
22.86
18.21
23.9%
3
Allen Lazard
WR
11.5
9.65
12%
4
Ryan Succop
K
8
9.38
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Ironman had an 85.90-82.68 lead. Austin Ekeler had a 71-yard run for Ironman, while Nick Chubb had a 41-yard touchdown run. Carson Wentz made the highlight reel for Hershey Town Heroes with a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 30-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Ironman   Hershey Town Heroes

Game Notes

Ironman won despite the fact that only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Hershey Town Heroes had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Ironman won despite starting Darren Waller, who scored zero points.
Ironman put up fewer points than their season scoring average (135.94) while Hershey Town Heroes scored above theirs (92.54).
Ironman scored more points than their projected total, while Hershey Town Heroes fell shy of their projection.
Not only did Ironman win, but they also easily covered the 9.15-point projected margin of victory.
All four of the wins for Ironman have been blowout wins.
On the losing side, Justin Jefferson recorded 24.32 points, the third-highest score for a wide receiver this week.

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