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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Cali life
3-2 148.94
118.65
 
VS
proj
Riverside SWAMP RATS
86.06 2-3
113.5

Cali life defy expectations, earn win over Riverside SWAMP RATS in 148.94-86.06 landslide

Cali life brought their A game, rolling to a 148.94-86.06 victory over Riverside SWAMP RATS, who fell short of projections. Riverside SWAMP RATS got out to an 11.72-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but it was all Cali life after that. They were led by Travis Kelce (7 Rec, 25 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs) and Breece Hall (97 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 100 Rec Yds). Austin Ekeler (173 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 26 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Terry McLaurin (5 Rec, 76 Rec Yds) led the way for Riverside SWAMP RATS in defeat. Cali life (3-2) will look to maintain their momentum against Frank's Fascinating Team, while Riverside SWAMP RATS (2-3) will take on Lamda's Legendary Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Cali life   Riverside SWAMP RATS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hall overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 26.7 points against his 11.94-point projection. In a 40-17 win over the Dolphins, he racked up 197 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Hall ranks #36 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
Breece Hall

Top Player Comparison

Cali life
Points
% of total points 148.94
1
Travis Kelce
TE
30
14.84
20.1%
2
Breece Hall
RB
26.7
11.94
17.9%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
19.9
15.57
13.4%
4
Tom Brady
QB
19.74
20.74
13.3%
Riverside SWAMP RATS
Points
% of total points 86.06
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
33.9
14.92
39.4%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
10.1
10.96
11.7%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
9.5
14.87
11%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
9
13.75
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Riverside SWAMP RATS who took the lead, 86.06-74.34. Breece Hall had a 79-yard catch for Cali life, while Tom Brady had a 40-yard pass. Austin Ekeler made the highlight reel for Riverside SWAMP RATS with a 71-yard run.
Sunday Night
Justin Tucker had a 58-yard field goal for Cali life to contribute to a 118.94-86.06 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Cali life   Riverside SWAMP RATS

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Cali life exceeded their projected point totals.
Riverside SWAMP RATS had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Cali life put up more points than their season scoring average (121.71) while Riverside SWAMP RATS fell short of theirs (106.74).
Cali life scored more points than their projected total, while Riverside SWAMP RATS fell short of their projection.
The 148.94 points scored by Cali life are the 4th-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 62.88-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Cali life win, but they also easily covered the 5.15-point forecasted margin of victory.
All three of the wins for Cali life have been blowout wins.
A bright spot in the defeat, Austin Ekeler (33.9 points) officially recorded the highest scoring output for any RB this season.

Coach Talk

Cali life
Deploying a starting crew that won by nearly 63 points this past week... we took care of business and did what we had to do. Let's keep this momentum going as we move on to our next challenge in Week 6.
Riverside SWAMP RATS
I'd suggest that you use this last week as a chance to learn and regroup for next week, Riverside SWAMP RATS. Read up on what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are advising and configure the best lineup possible in Week 6.