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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Gamblers
5-0 166.22
162.65
 
VS
proj
Captain Caveman
166.21 1-4
141

Gamblers beat Captain Caveman to remain perfect in 166.22-166.21 duel

Gamblers won their fifth game in a row to open the season with a close win over Captain Caveman, squeaking by for a 166.22-166.21 victory. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Gamblers led 166.22-129.51 heading into Monday night. Captain Caveman made them sweat behind Davante Adams, who caught 3 passes for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns for 29.4 points, and JuJu Smith-Schuster, who caught 3 passes for 33 yards (7.3 points). Jalen Hurts (239 Pass Yds, 61 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Dameon Pierce (99 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 14 Rec Yds) did the heavy lifting for Gamblers in the victory. Gamblers (5-0) will look to build on their success against Mama Loves Foosball, while Captain Caveman (1-4) attempt to get back in the win column against Mockingbird Lane.

Matchup Timeline

  Gamblers   Captain Caveman

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Pierce racked up 113 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Texans beat the Jaguars 13-6. In doing so, he put up 23.8 points to nearly double his 12.61-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Gamblers this week. Pierce will go up against the Raiders in Week 6.
Dameon Pierce

Top Player Comparison

Gamblers
Points
% of total points 166.22
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
36.66
32.61
22.1%
2
Dameon Pierce
RB
23.8
12.61
14.3%
3
Raheem Mostert
RB
22.7
13.68
13.7%
4
Alec Pierce
WR
18.1
6.2
10.9%
Captain Caveman
Points
% of total points 166.21
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
30.4
13.13
18.3%
2
Davante Adams
WR
29.4
19.73
17.7%
3
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
16.9
13.04
10.2%
4
Cairo Santos
K
15
5.88
9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyler Lockett had a 40-yard touchdown catch and a 35-yard touchdown catch for Captain Caveman, while Cairo Santos had a 51-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 108.00-94.44 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass for Captain Caveman, who trailed 150.66-129.51 after the late afternoon action.
Monday
Davante Adams had a 58-yard touchdown catch and a 48-yard touchdown catch for Captain Caveman.

Points By Position

  Gamblers   Captain Caveman

Game Notes

Gamblers won despite the fact that only seven of their 15 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Captain Caveman had only seven of their 15 starters score higher than their projected points.
Gamblers won despite having two starters (Greg Rousseau and Michael Badgley) score zero points.
Captain Caveman took the loss despite recording a season-high 166.21 points.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 0.01-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Gamblers. They got the W, but failed to cover the 21.65-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, Gamblers moves to (1-0), while Captain Caveman falls to (1-1).
For Captain Caveman, Tyler Lockett recorded 30.4 points, the third-highest score for a wide receiver this week.

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