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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Motherboy
2-3 125.12
116.45
 
VS
proj
Jonathan Taylor ThomasHome Imp
93.04 4-1
108.95

Motherboy knock Jonathan Taylor ThomasHome Imp from top spot in 125.12-93.04 runaway

Motherboy rolled to a 125.12-93.04 victory over Jonathan Taylor ThomasHome Imp, knocking them out of the No. 1 position in No Punt Intended. Jonathan Taylor ThomasHome Imp jumped out to a 31.44-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout performances from Stefon Diggs, who caught 8 passes for 102 yards and a touchdown for 24.2 points, and Tom Brady, who passed for 351 yards and a touchdown (19.74 points). But it was all Motherboy after that. They were led by Christian McCaffrey (54 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 50 Rec Yds) and Marquise Brown (8 Rec, 78 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Motherboy (2-3) will look to maintain their momentum against Money In The Bank, while Jonathan Taylor ThomasHome Imp (4-1) meet The dirty birds in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Motherboy   Jonathan Taylor ThomasHome Imp

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith Jr. scored right around his 8.78-point projection with 8.2 points against the Bears in Week 5. He caught 4 passes for 42 yards in the 29-22 win. Smith Jr. will face the Dolphins next week.
Irv Smith Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Motherboy
Points
% of total points 125.12
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
23.4
17.94
18.7%
2
Marquise Brown
WR
21.8
15.32
17.4%
3
David Montgomery
RB
18.2
11.44
14.5%
4
Allen Lazard
WR
13.5
11.64
10.8%
Jonathan Taylor ThomasHome Imp
Points
% of total points 93.04
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
24.2
22.32
26%
2
Tom Brady
QB
19.74
19.99
21.2%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
17.8
12.27
19.1%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
12.6
13.31
13.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Stefon Diggs had a 41-yard catch for Jonathan Taylor ThomasHome Imp, while Tom Brady had a 40-yard pass, contributing to a 93.04-61.60 lead for Jonathan Taylor ThomasHome Imp.
Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass for Motherboy, while Marquise Brown had a 25-yard touchdown catch, helping Motherboy to a 117.12-93.04 lead.
Monday
Matthew Wright had a 59-yard field goal for Motherboy during Monday Night Football, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Motherboy   Jonathan Taylor ThomasHome Imp

Game Notes

Motherboy got the victory even though only four of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Jonathan Taylor ThomasHome Imp had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Jonathan Taylor ThomasHome Imp can partially blame the loss on O.J. Howard, who didn't score any points.
Motherboy put up more points than their season scoring average (104.42) while Jonathan Taylor ThomasHome Imp fell short of theirs (110.45).
Motherboy scored more points than their projected total, while Jonathan Taylor ThomasHome Imp fell shy of their projection.
Not only did Motherboy win, but they also easily covered the 7.5-point forecasted margin of victory.
Both of the wins for Motherboy have been blowout wins.
A bright spot in the defeat, Stefon Diggs recorded 24.2 points, the fifth-highest score for a WR this week.

Coach Talk

Motherboy
This sport is all about spotting (and exploiting) the mismatches. Case in point: we really took that to heart by tripling Jonathan Taylor ThomasHome Imp at running back this past week (41.6 points to 13.2).
Jonathan Taylor ThomasHome Imp
Luckily, Week 5's problem is pretty easy to spot, Jonathan Taylor ThomasHome Imp. Choosing to start O.J. Howard in a tough fantasy matchup... let's use this as an opportunity to get better and agree that it's not going to happen again.