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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
The Steele Curtain
3-2 312.3
313.13
 
VS
proj
Austin's Dazzling Team
310.83 3-2
312.62

The Steele Curtain overcome multiple busts, knock off Austin's Dazzling Team in 312.30-310.83 duel

Both teams were frustrated by starters who put up goose eggs, but The Steele Curtain were able to persevere and earn the win, eking out a 312.30-310.83 victory over Austin's Dazzling Team. Austin's Dazzling Team had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. The Steele Curtain led 306.39-292.23 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 18.6 points from the Kansas City Chiefs defense on Monday night for Austin's Dazzling Team. The Steele Curtain were led by Matthew Stafford (71.72 points) and Taysom Hill (58.9). The Steele Curtain (3-2) will look to keep it rolling against Manzvikings, while Austin's Dazzling Team (3-2) match up against Agent Orange in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  The Steele Curtain   Austin's Dazzling Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Rams in Week 5, Maher made all 3 of his FG attempts. In doing so, he put up 21.9 points and scored 71.4% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on The Steele Curtain this week. Next week, Maher will square off against the Eagles.
Brett Maher

Top Player Comparison

The Steele Curtain
Points
% of total points 312.3
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
71.72
63.86
23%
2
Taysom Hill
TE
58.9
7.44
18.9%
3
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
41
30.3
13.1%
4
Brett Maher
K
21.9
12.78
7%
Austin's Dazzling Team
Points
% of total points 310.83
1
Jared Goff
QB
39.98
62.94
12.9%
2
Nick Folk
K
34.9
15.57
11.2%
3
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
27.75
14.36
8.9%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
22.54
18.85
7.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Courtland Sutton had a 51-yard catch for The Steele Curtain, who trailed 28.00-23.40 after the first game of the week.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was Austin's Dazzling Team who claimed the lead, 214.92-149.53. For The Steele Curtain, Taysom Hill had a 60-yard touchdown run and a 22-yard touchdown pass. Rhamondre Stevenson made the highlight reel for Austin's Dazzling Team with a 49-yard run.
Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass for The Steele Curtain, helping the team to a 292.95-278.36 lead.

Points By Position

  The Steele Curtain   Austin's Dazzling Team

StatSmack

Even the machines think The Steele Curtain have better players. They have a higher projected points average (324.45) than Austin's Dazzling Team (296.12).
The Steele Curtain have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Austin's Dazzling Team (2 vs 0).
By position, The Steele Curtain have outscored Austin's Dazzling Team at TE, DEF, and IDP this season.
The starters for The Steele Curtain had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Austin's Dazzling Team (1).
Don't worry Austin's Dazzling Team, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

The Steele Curtain
Hey, we admire the confidence, The Steele Curtain. Rolling out not one, not two, but THREE players with zero points (Tom Kennedy, Chris Jones, and Trestan Ebner), while still earning the win... talk about arrogant. All we ask is to please keep those flashy shenanigans to the early regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
Austin's Dazzling Team
The problem in Week 5 isn't exactly rocket science, Austin's Dazzling Team. Starting Ed Oliver and Frankie Luvu in what was ultimately a tight fantasy matchup... we'll just put this in the rear-view mirror and assume that something like this won't happen again?