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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Dead Again
2-3 135.9
149.7
 
VS
proj
The Dogs of War
103.15 1-4
134.19

The Dogs of War fall short of predictions, succumb to Dead Again in 135.90-103.15 beatdown

The Dogs of War failed to rise to the occasion, coming up short of their projected point total, as Dead Again cruised to a 135.90-103.15 victory. The Dogs of War pulled out to a 1.70-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Dead Again after that. They were led by Kirk Cousins (296 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Stefon Diggs (8 Rec, 102 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Derrick Henry (27.2 points) and Tom Brady (25.25) did everything they could for The Dogs of War in defeat. Dead Again (2-3) will look to keep it rolling against Arrogant Americans, while The Dogs of War (1-4) try to get back in the win column against Roughnecks.

Matchup Timeline

  Dead Again   The Dogs of War

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 114 yards from scrimmage against the Texans, Etienne Jr. registered 14.4 points this week. His scoring output was 25.3% more than his 11.49-point projection and was much higher than his 8.98-point season scoring average. Etienne Jr. will face the Colts next week.
Travis Etienne Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Dead Again
Points
% of total points 135.9
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
27.2
24.17
20%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
24.2
22.32
17.8%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
23.4
16.12
17.2%
4
Chris Olave
WR
15.4
15.45
11.3%
The Dogs of War
Points
% of total points 103.15
1
Derrick Henry
RB
27.2
15.83
26.4%
2
Tom Brady
QB
25.25
27.25
24.5%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
11
12.29
10.7%
4
Ryan Succop
K
8
9.38
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Dead Again became the proud owner of a 125.60-82.35 lead. Stefon Diggs had a 41-yard catch for Dead Again, while Alvin Kamara had a 54-yard catch. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for The Dogs of War with a 40-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Dead Again   The Dogs of War

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Dead Again scored more points in this matchup (135.9) than their season average (123.71).
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Dead Again (2-3) have a better record than The Dogs of War (1-4).
Dead Again don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Dogs of War (1 vs 0).
By position, Dead Again have outscored The Dogs of War at WR and DEF this season.
The starters for Dead Again had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for The Dogs of War (1).
There's not much good to say about The Dogs of War this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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