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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Saddlers
5-0 100.8
103.16
 
VS
proj
SteelersRing7
66.56 1-4
87.62

Saddlers jump into 1st place in 100.80-66.56 rout

Saddlers ascended to the top of the standings in League of Champions with a dominant win over SteelersRing7, rolling to a 100.80-66.56 victory. SteelersRing7 jumped out to a 37.76-point lead on Thursday behind standout showings from Russell Wilson (11.16 points) and Brandon McManus (11). But it was all Saddlers after that. They were led by Nick Chubb (134 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Cooper Kupp (7 Rec, 125 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Saddlers have now won five straight, improving to 5-0 on the season. SteelersRing7 fall to 1-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Saddlers   SteelersRing7

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Carlson overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 16 points against his 8.78-point projection. In a 30-29 loss to the Chiefs, he made all 3 of his FG attempts. Carlson ranks #55 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
Daniel Carlson

Top Player Comparison

Saddlers
Points
% of total points 100.8
1
Nick Chubb
RB
25.4
14.21
25.2%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
18.9
15.69
18.8%
3
Dameon Pierce
RB
17.3
10.58
17.2%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
17.2
21.04
17.1%
SteelersRing7
Points
% of total points 66.56
1
Mike Williams
WR
13.4
10.22
20.1%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
11.16
18.13
16.8%
3
Brandon McManus
K
11
8.55
16.5%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
10.3
10.75
15.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Russell Wilson had a 51-yard pass for SteelersRing7, contributing to a 37.76-0.00 lead for SteelersRing7.
Sunday Early
Nick Chubb had a 41-yard touchdown run for Saddlers, who trailed 60.76-48.70 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Saddlers, while Kyler Murray had a 25-yard touchdown pass, contributing to an 84.80-66.56 lead for Saddlers.
Monday
Daniel Carlson had a 53-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for Saddlers on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Saddlers   SteelersRing7

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Saddlers scored higher than their projected point totals.
SteelersRing7 had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Saddlers had five players score more points than the leading scorer for SteelersRing7.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 34.24-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Saddlers win, but they also easily covered the 15.54-point projected margin of victory.
Saddlers moves to (2-0) in blowout games this season, while SteelersRing7 falls to (0-3).

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