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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Old Leather Balls
5-0 138.26
124.95
 
VS
proj
Cracklings
93.26 1-4
118.51

Old Leather Balls climb into top spot in 138.26-93.26 beatdown

Old Leather Balls climbed into first place in Midwest Ballers with a dominant win over Cracklings, cruising to a 138.26-93.26 victory. Old Leather Balls nabbed an early 7.40-point lead on Thursday. Cracklings came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Leonard Fournette (25.9 points) and Kenny Pickett (15.08). Not to be deterred, Old Leather Balls got it going later that afternoon, as Jalen Hurts (27.66 points) and Dallas Goedert (9.5) put them back in the lead for good. Old Leather Balls (5-0) have now won five games in a row and will look to build on their success against Meatmonger. Cracklings (1-4) will attempt to right the ship against Prestige Worldwide.

Matchup Timeline

  Old Leather Balls   Cracklings

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gross-Matos overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 6 points against his 1.96-point projection. In a 37-15 loss to the 49ers, he made 4 tackles. Gross-Matos ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Rams next week.
Yetur Gross-Matos

Top Player Comparison

Old Leather Balls
Points
% of total points 138.26
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
27.66
28.21
20%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
25.2
14.13
18.2%
3
Daniel Carlson
K
22
7.67
15.9%
4
Dallas Goedert
TE
9.5
6.44
6.9%
Cracklings
Points
% of total points 93.26
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
25.9
13.25
27.8%
2
Kenny Pickett
QB
15.08
18.65
16.2%
3
Allen Lazard
WR
9.5
7.67
10.2%
4
Mike Evans
WR
8.1
12.3
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Courtland Sutton had a 51-yard catch for Old Leather Balls, helping to stake the team to a 7.40-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Mike Evans had a 40-yard catch for Cracklings to contribute to an 80.08-55.30 lead for the team.
Monday
Daniel Carlson had a 53-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for Old Leather Balls on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Old Leather Balls   Cracklings

StatSmack

Old Leather Balls are on a roll, with victories in five straight weeks.
We heard scoring helps you win. Old Leather Balls are doing a better job of that, averaging 137.72 versus Cracklings's 102.7.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Old Leather Balls (5-0) have a better record than Cracklings (1-4).
Even the machines think Old Leather Balls have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (137.2) than Cracklings (115.21).
Once Old Leather Balls put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Cracklings (2 vs 0).
Old Leather Balls are clutch masters, with more close wins than Cracklings (2 vs 1).
Old Leather Balls should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Cracklings (3 vs 1).
Old Leather Balls have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Cracklings (31 vs 21).
By position, Old Leather Balls have outscored Cracklings at QB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Old Leather Balls don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 24 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Old Leather Balls had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Cracklings (1).
There's not much good to say about Cracklings this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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