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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Far From Ma”Home”s
3-2 120.28
114.12
 
VS
proj
We Are Groot
91.28 2-3
91.22

Back-and-forth battle ends with Far From Ma”Home”s coming back to knock off We Are Groot in 120.28-91.28 romp

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Far From Ma”Home”s earned a dominant win over We Are Groot, cruising to a 120.28-91.28 victory. We Are Groot took an early 17.00-point lead on Thursday. Far From Ma”Home”s came back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by Christian McCaffrey (19.9 points) and CeeDee Lamb (7.8). Not to be deterred, We Are Groot pulled it together later that night to take a 5.48-point lead behind Joe Burrow (18.28 points) and Ja'Marr Chase (8.5). But Far From Ma”Home”s came back again on Monday night with their back against the wall, as Patrick Mahomes (34.48 points) put them back on top once and for all. Far From Ma”Home”s (3-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against Chubbernaut, while We Are Groot (2-3) try to get back on track against GI Joe & Kyle.

Matchup Timeline

  Far From Ma”Home”s   We Are Groot

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 113 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Jaguars, Pierce recorded 18.8 points this week. He scored 62.2% more than his 11.59-point projection and overachieved for the fourth time this season. Pierce ranks #39 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Dameon Pierce

Top Player Comparison

Far From Ma”Home”s
Points
% of total points 120.28
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
34.48
24.88
28.7%
2
Mike Williams
WR
20.4
12.82
17%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
19.9
15.58
16.5%
4
Dameon Pierce
RB
18.8
11.59
15.6%
We Are Groot
Points
% of total points 91.28
1
Joe Burrow
QB
18.28
21.34
20%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
18.1
15.98
19.8%
3
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
17
9.47
18.6%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
15.3
10.18
16.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Saquon Barkley had a 41-yard catch and a 40-yard run for We Are Groot, while DK Metcalf had a 50-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 60.50-58.10 lead for We Are Groot.

Points By Position

  Far From Ma”Home”s   We Are Groot

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Far From Ma”Home”s exceeded their projected point totals.
We Are Groot had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Far From Ma”Home”s had one starter score zero points, while We Are Groot had two.
Far From Ma”Home”s had four players score more points than the leading scorer for We Are Groot.
Far From Ma”Home”s put up more points than their season scoring average (111.92) while We Are Groot fell short of theirs (109.57).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Not only did Far From Ma”Home”s get the win, but they also covered the 22.9-point projected margin of victory.
All three of the losses for We Are Groot have been blowout losses.

Coach Talk

Far From Ma”Home”s
You know, the key to football is spotting (and then exploiting) the mismatches. Case in point: we made that a point of emphasis by doubling up We Are Groot at running back this past week (38.7 points to 18.1).
We Are Groot
Fortunately, this week's problem isn't exactly rocket science, We Are Groot. Going with Kyle Pitts and Javonte Williams in a fantasy matchup where your opponent tallied over 120 points... let's attempt to move forward with a full deck of cards next time.