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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
KING BEAST
2-3 343.87
281.46
 
VS
proj
ricky's Awesome Team
253.63 2-3
264.97

KING BEAST outperform predictions, defeat ricky's Awesome Team, 343.87-253.63

KING BEAST brought their A game, emerging victorious with a 343.87-253.63 victory over ricky's Awesome Team, who fell short of projections. KING BEAST never trailed in this one after taking a 16.97-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Gabe Davis (64.1 points) and Derrick Henry (47.2). Kirk Cousins (296 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and the Buffalo Bills defense (3 Pts Allowed, 364 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) carried the flag for ricky's Awesome Team in the loss. KING BEAST (2-3) will look to keep it rolling against TMT, while ricky's Awesome Team (2-3) try to get some positive momentum against Efrain's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  KING BEAST   ricky's Awesome Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 47.2 points against his 24.17-point projection. In a 21-17 win over the Commanders, he racked up 132 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Henry ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

KING BEAST
Points
% of total points 343.87
1
Gabe Davis
WR
64.1
21.81
18.6%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
51.07
59.21
14.9%
3
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
48.2
27.02
14%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
47.2
24.17
13.7%
ricky's Awesome Team
Points
% of total points 253.63
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
73.13
57.07
28.8%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
44.6
39.99
17.6%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
43.9
37.96
17.3%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
28.3
19.22
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, after which KING BEAST became the proud owner of a 195.40-178.43 lead. Gabe Davis had a 98-yard touchdown catch and a 62-yard touchdown catch for KING BEAST, while Mike Evans had a 40-yard catch. DK Metcalf made the highlight reel for ricky's Awesome Team with a 50-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 75-yard touchdown catch for ricky's Awesome Team, who trailed 270.10-236.63 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  KING BEAST   ricky's Awesome Team

StatSmack

KING BEAST must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (343.87) than their season average (314.79).
We heard scoring helps you win. ricky's Awesome Team need some help then, averaging just 265.61 versus KING BEAST's 314.79.
Even the computers think KING BEAST have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (285.99) than ricky's Awesome Team (268.74).
KING BEAST don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than ricky's Awesome Team (1 vs 0).
KING BEAST don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than ricky's Awesome Team (0 vs 1).
KING BEAST should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than ricky's Awesome Team (4 vs 2).
By position, KING BEAST have outscored ricky's Awesome Team at QB, RB, TE, and IDP this season.
KING BEAST has a higher average scoring margin (14) than ricky's Awesome Team this season (-10).
The starters for KING BEAST had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for ricky's Awesome Team (2).
Don't worry ricky's Awesome 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

KING BEAST
Wow, KING BEAST, you put the rest of the league on notice with this performance. Not only did you win by 90+ points, you also climbed from eighth place to sixth in the league standings... right into the thick of the playoff hunt
ricky's Awesome Team
Talk about under-utilized. The starting RBs for ricky's Awesome Team collectively recorded only three receptions on five targets this past week. Instruct those quarterbacks to check down a little more often in Week 6!