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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
C the Priest
5-0 3443
3199.85
 
VS
proj
Brad's Team
1482 0-5
1641.7

C the Priest beat Brad's Team to remain undefeated in 3,443-1,482 drubbing

C the Priest won their fifth straight game to open the season with a dominant win over Brad's Team, rolling to a 3,443-1,482 victory. Brad's Team remains winless for the season. It didn't take long to learn who would have the advantage in this matchup, as C the Priest leapt out to a 692-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from the Indianapolis Colts defense and Michael Pittman Jr.. the Colts defense allowed only 9 points, surrendered 375 yards, and intercepted 2 passes for 512 points, while Pittman Jr. caught 5 passes for 59 yards (180 points). Dalvin Cook (685 points) and the Green Bay Packers defense (314) did everything they could for Brad's Team in defeat. C the Priest improve to 5-0 on the season, while Brad's Team fall to 0-5.

Matchup Timeline

  C the Priest   Brad's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ekeler (173 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 26 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 753 points in a 30-28 win over the Browns in Week 5. His scoring output nearly doubled his 390.09-point projection and was much higher than his 493.4-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

C the Priest
Points
% of total points 3443
1
Justin Herbert
QB
845
1007.24
24.5%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
753
390.09
21.9%
3
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
512
316.19
14.9%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
382
466.91
11.1%
Brad's Team
Points
% of total points 1482
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
685
450.83
46.2%
2
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
314
398.18
21.2%
3
Nick Folk
K
220
116.68
14.8%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
144
218.9
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Austin Ekeler had a 71-yard run for C the Priest, contributing to a 2,450-1,338 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Marquise Brown had a 25-yard touchdown catch for C the Priest, contributing to a 3,061-1,482 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  C the Priest   Brad's Team

Game Notes

C the Priest got the win despite the fact that only four of their 10 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Brad's Team had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Brad's Team even trying this week? They started four players who scored zero points.
C the Priest put up more points than their season scoring average (3,418.8) while Brad's Team fell short of theirs (1,915.8).
C the Priest put up more points than their projected total, while Brad's Team failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 1,961-point margin is the largest in the league this season.
Not only did C the Priest win, but they also covered the 1,558.15-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, C the Priest moves to (1-0), while Brad's Team falls to (0-4).
A bright spot in the loss, Dalvin Cook officially put up the highest score of any player on Brad's Team this year with 685 points.

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