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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
leaf's Great Team
2-3 76.74
99.86
 
VS
proj
Gridiron Superstars LLC
49.26 0-5
108.24

Offensively challenged leaf's Great Team top Gridiron Superstars LLC, 76.74-49.26

Ranking 11th in the league in points scored for the week, leaf's Great Team were lucky to earn a victory against an opponent that had an even worse week, earning a 76.74-49.26 victory over Gridiron Superstars LLC. leaf's Great Team earned a 22.14-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding showings from the Denver Broncos defense (12 Pts Allowed, 306 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Matt Ryan (251 Pass Yds) and never looked back. Chris Godwin (6 Rec, 61 Rec Yds) and DJ Moore (4 Rec, 59 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Gridiron Superstars LLC in the loss. leaf's Great Team (2-3) will look to sustain their winning ways against Smooth Criminal, while Gridiron Superstars LLC (0-5) attempt to right the ship against Marcus Aurelius.

Matchup Timeline

  leaf's Great Team   Gridiron Superstars LLC

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 14 points, the Broncos defense scored 73.9% more than their 8.05-point projection in a 12-9 loss to the Colts. They allowed only 12 points, surrendered 306 yards, and intercepted 2 passes to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on leaf's Great Team this week. Next week, the Broncos will play the Chargers.
The Denver Broncos defense

Top Player Comparison

leaf's Great Team
Points
% of total points 76.74
1
Marquise Brown
WR
17.8
12.38
23.2%
2
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
14
8.05
18.2%
3
Mike Evans
WR
10.1
14.92
13.2%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
8.5
9.83
11.1%
Gridiron Superstars LLC
Points
% of total points 49.26
1
Chris Godwin
WR
9.3
13.51
18.9%
2
DJ Moore
WR
8.7
9.18
17.7%
3
Jared Goff
QB
6.86
19.24
13.9%
4
Drake London
WR
5.5
9.22
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mike Evans had a 40-yard catch for leaf's Great Team, contributing to a 52.14-32.46 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Marquise Brown had a 25-yard touchdown catch for leaf's Great Team, contributing to a 76.74-44.46 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  leaf's Great Team   Gridiron Superstars LLC

Game Notes

leaf's Great Team got the W even though only two of their 10 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Each of the 10 starters for Gridiron Superstars LLC scored below their points projection.
leaf's Great Team won despite having two starters (O.J. Howard and Jonathan Taylor) score zero points.
Marquise Brown, the Denver Broncos defense, and Mike Evans all scored more points than Chris Godwin, the leading scorer for Gridiron Superstars LLC.
Each team registered its lowest score of the year.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
This matchup featured the week's two lowest scores.
The matchup's 27.48-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The win concludes a three-game losing streak for leaf's Great Team.

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