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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Hill Street Blues II
3-2 92.14
89.03
 
VS
proj
Nate's Awesome Team
84.72 2-3
99.05

Nate's Awesome Team fall to Hill Street Blues II, 92.14-84.72

Nate's Awesome Team failed to meet their projected point total, as Hill Street Blues II emerged victorious with a 92.14-84.72 victory. Nate's Awesome Team nabbed a 25.48-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 38.52 points from Dalvin Cook (94 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 27 Rec Yds) and Justin Herbert (228 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 13 Rush Yds). But Hill Street Blues II held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Austin Ekeler (173 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 26 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Jeff Wilson Jr. (120 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 12 Rec Yds). Hill Street Blues II improve to 3-2 on the season, while Nate's Awesome Team fall to 2-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Hill Street Blues II   Nate's Awesome Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 199 yards from scrimmage and scoring 2 touchdowns against the Browns, Ekeler registered 31.9 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 12.65-point projection and was much higher than his 16.54-point season scoring average. Ekeler ranks #13 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

Hill Street Blues II
Points
% of total points 92.14
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
31.9
12.65
34.6%
2
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
19.2
10.64
20.8%
3
Trevor Lawrence
QB
12.34
18.35
13.4%
4
Mike Evans
WR
8.1
12.3
8.8%
Nate's Awesome Team
Points
% of total points 84.72
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
24.1
12.89
28.4%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
14.42
21.11
17%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
12.8
8.08
15.1%
4
Chris Olave
WR
11.4
10.16
13.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which Nate's Awesome Team became the proud owner of an 80.72-55.24 lead. Austin Ekeler had a 71-yard run for Hill Street Blues II, while Mike Evans had a 40-yard catch. DK Metcalf made the highlight reel for Nate's Awesome Team with a 50-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Jeff Wilson Jr. had a 41-yard run for Hill Street Blues II, helping the team to a 92.14-84.72 lead.

Points By Position

  Hill Street Blues II   Nate's Awesome Team

Game Notes

Hill Street Blues II won even though only two of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Nate's Awesome Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Hill Street Blues II won despite starting Dalton Schultz, who scored zero points.
Hill Street Blues II put up more points than their season scoring average (79.51) while Nate's Awesome Team fell short of theirs (95.77).
Hill Street Blues II recorded more points than their projected total, while Nate's Awesome Team fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 7.42-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
This loss ends a streak of two straight wins for Nate's Awesome Team.
In upset games this year, Hill Street Blues II moves to (1-0), while Nate's Awesome Team falls to (0-1).
On the losing side, Dalvin Cook recorded 24.1 points, the fifth-best score for a RB this week.

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