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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷
3-2 160.36
162.07
 
VS
proj
Ja'Marrio Bros.
130.02 2-3
147.05

🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 defeat Ja'Marrio Bros. for third straight win in 160.36-130.02 beatdown

🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 extended their win streak to three games with a dominant win over Ja'Marrio Bros., rolling to a 160.36-130.02 victory. Ja'Marrio Bros. got out to a 9.90-point lead on Thursday, but it was all 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 after that. They were led by Alvin Kamara (25.4 points) and Lamar Jackson (21.76). Leonard Fournette (56 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 83 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Dallas Cowboys defense (10 Pts Allowed, 323 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) led the way for Ja'Marrio Bros. in defeat. 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 improve to 3-2 on the season, while Ja'Marrio Bros. fall to 2-3.

Matchup Timeline

  🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷   Ja'Marrio Bros.

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooper (7 Rec, 76 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 19.6 points in a 30-28 lost to the Chargers in Week 5. His scoring output was 66% more than his 11.81-point projection and was higher than his 13.48-point season scoring average. Cooper ranks #57 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷
Points
% of total points 160.36
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
25.4
16.42
15.8%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
21.76
31.88
13.6%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
21.4
17.78
13.3%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
19.6
11.81
12.2%
Ja'Marrio Bros.
Points
% of total points 130.02
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
33.9
17.68
26.1%
2
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
25.5
8.46
19.6%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
17.42
25.84
13.4%
4
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
9.9
12.17
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Alvin Kamara had a 54-yard catch for 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷, helping the team to a 95.60-85.42 lead.

Points By Position

  🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷   Ja'Marrio Bros.

Game Notes

🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 emerged victorious despite the fact that only four of their 11 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Ja'Marrio Bros. had only two of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Leonard Fournette and the Dallas Cowboys defense both outscored Alvin Kamara, the leading scorer for 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷.
🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 put up more points than their season scoring average (146.92) while Ja'Marrio Bros. fell short of theirs (135.46).
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Not only did 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 win, but they also easily covered the 15.02-point projected margin of victory.
All three of the losses for Ja'Marrio Bros. have been blowout losses.
For Ja'Marrio Bros., Leonard Fournette put up 33.9 points, the third-highest score for a RB this week.

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