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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
KC Warpaint
2-3 3691
2991.91
 
VS
proj
MB Tide
2728 1-4
3040.85

KC Warpaint brush off predictions, knock off MB Tide, 3,691-2,728

KC Warpaint outperformed their projected point total, securing a 3,691-2,728 victory over MB Tide, who fell short of projections. KC Warpaint never trailed in this one after earning a 531-point lead on Thursday behind the Denver Broncos defense (366 points) and Courtland Sutton (165). Trevor Lawrence (286 Pass Yds, 29 Rush Yds) and Christian McCaffrey (54 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 50 Rec Yds) led the way for MB Tide in the loss. KC Warpaint improve to 2-3 on the season, while MB Tide fall to 1-4.

Matchup Timeline

  KC Warpaint   MB Tide

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 342.83 points, Hall scored 84.1% more than that amount by scoring 631 points as the Jets beat the Dolphins 40-17. He racked up 197 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on KC Warpaint this week. Hall will go up against the Packers in Week 6.
Breece Hall

Top Player Comparison

KC Warpaint
Points
% of total points 3691
1
Kyler Murray
QB
994
985.47
26.9%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
656
374
17.8%
3
Breece Hall
RB
631
342.83
17.1%
4
Davante Adams
WR
405
244.47
11%
MB Tide
Points
% of total points 2728
1
Trevor Lawrence
QB
882
939.29
32.3%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
528
430.54
19.4%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
319
350.7
11.7%
4
Mike Williams
WR
315
209.51
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Courtland Sutton had a 51-yard catch for KC Warpaint to contribute to a 531-0 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Alvin Kamara had a 54-yard catch for KC Warpaint, while Breece Hall had a 79-yard catch, contributing to a 1,898-1,565 lead for KC Warpaint.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 25-yard touchdown pass for KC Warpaint, while Cooper Kupp had a 75-yard touchdown catch, helping KC Warpaint to a 3,286-2,339 lead.
Monday
Davante Adams had a 58-yard touchdown catch and a 48-yard touchdown catch for KC Warpaint on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  KC Warpaint   MB Tide

Game Notes

More than half (6 of the 10) of the starters on KC Warpaint scored higher than their projected point totals.
MB Tide had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
KC Warpaint won despite starting Dawson Knox, who scored zero points.
KC Warpaint put up more points than their season scoring average (3,163.4) while MB Tide fell short of theirs (2,742).
KC Warpaint scored more points than their projected total, while MB Tide fell short of their projection.
The 3,691 points scored by KC Warpaint are the 3rd-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 963-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The win snaps a streak of three straight losses for KC Warpaint.
Despite the loss, Trevor Lawrence put up 882 points, the highest score of any player on MB Tide this season.

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