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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
TheMuffinStuffers
5-0 146.05
147.36
 
VS
proj
We Run This Town
139.17 1-4
130.47

TheMuffinStuffers top We Run This Town to remain unbeaten, 146.05-139.17

TheMuffinStuffers won their fifth consecutive matchup to open the season with a hard-fought win over We Run This Town, securing a 146.05-139.17 victory. TheMuffinStuffers never trailed in this one after nabbing a 6.85-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Dalvin Cook (30.1 points) and Stefon Diggs (22.2). Derrick Henry (102 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 30 Rec Yds) and Nick Chubb (134 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) did their part for We Run This Town in the loss. TheMuffinStuffers (5-0) will look to sustain their momentum against Viva Las Raiders, while We Run This Town (1-4) attempt to get back in the win column against Double Chubb’d.

Matchup Timeline

  TheMuffinStuffers   We Run This Town

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cook overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 30.1 points against his 18.93-point projection. During a 29-22 win over the Bears, he racked up 121 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Cook ranks #44 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Dalvin Cook

Top Player Comparison

TheMuffinStuffers
Points
% of total points 146.05
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
30.1
18.93
20.6%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
24.4
22.43
16.7%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
22.2
20.37
15.2%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
18.4
20.19
12.6%
We Run This Town
Points
% of total points 139.17
1
Derrick Henry
RB
33.7
20.5
24.2%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
29.65
19.73
21.3%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
26.15
10.73
18.8%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
20.9
15.52
15%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was TheMuffinStuffers who grabbed the lead, 112.35-105.50. Stefon Diggs had a 41-yard catch for TheMuffinStuffers, while DK Metcalf had a 50-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Tyler Lockett had a 40-yard touchdown catch and a 35-yard touchdown catch for We Run This Town, while Nick Chubb had a 41-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was TheMuffinStuffers who owned the lead, 146.05-118.27. For TheMuffinStuffers, Cooper Kupp had a 75-yard touchdown catch. Matthew Stafford made the highlight reel for We Run This Town with a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass.

Points By Position

  TheMuffinStuffers   We Run This Town

StatSmack

TheMuffinStuffers are on a roll, with victories in five straight weeks.
We heard scoring helps you win. TheMuffinStuffers are doing a better job of that, averaging 142.86 versus We Run This Town's 120.83.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" TheMuffinStuffers (5-0) have a better record than We Run This Town (1-4).
Even the computers think TheMuffinStuffers have better players. Their projected average points is higher (142.86) than We Run This Town (126.91).
TheMuffinStuffers don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than We Run This Town (3 vs 1).
By position, TheMuffinStuffers have outscored We Run This Town at QB, WR, and DEF this season.
TheMuffinStuffers don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 40 points, highest in the league.
There's not much good to say about We Run This Town this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

TheMuffinStuffers
Bravo, TheMuffinStuffers. Good job assembling a lineup that registered over 146 points in Week 5. Let's keep this momentum as we move on to a tricky matchup in Week 6.
We Run This Town
With four catches on just five targets this past week, the starting RBs for We Run This Town clearly should smooth things over with their quarterbacks... and remind them to dump it off more often.