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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
BuckeyeBall
2-3 111.22
142.21
 
VS
proj
Play
97.06 2-3
120.44

BuckeyeBall manage to beat Play 111.22-97.06

Both teams underachieved compared to projections, but BuckeyeBall did enough to knock off Play, earning a 111.22-97.06 victory. Play leapt out to a 28.16-point lead on Thursday behind 28.16 points from the Indianapolis Colts defense (9 Pts Allowed, 375 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Russell Wilson (274 Pass Yds, 22 Rush Yds). But BuckeyeBall held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Kyler Murray, who passed for 250 yards and a touchdown and ran for 42 yards for 19.2 points, and Alvin Kamara, who racked up 194 yards from scrimmage (17.4 points). BuckeyeBall (2-3) will look to maintain their momentum against Bills Get Paid, while Play (2-3) will attempt to get back on track against Sandbagging.

Matchup Timeline

  BuckeyeBall   Play

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

James Jr. overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 10 points against his 5.61-point projection. During a 30-28 win over the Browns, he made 14 tackles. James Jr. ranks #1 among fantasy Ss this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Derwin James Jr.

Top Player Comparison

BuckeyeBall
Points
% of total points 111.22
1
Kyler Murray
QB
19.2
24.4
17.3%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
17.4
12.37
15.6%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
15.32
21.26
13.8%
4
Derwin James Jr.
S
10
5.61
9%
Play
Points
% of total points 97.06
1
Davante Adams
WR
24.4
11.07
25.1%
2
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
17
6.93
17.5%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
11.16
21.33
11.5%
4
Foye Oluokun
LB
8
5.84
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Russell Wilson had a 51-yard pass for Play, contributing to a 28.16-0.00 lead for Play.
Sunday Early
Alvin Kamara had a 54-yard catch for BuckeyeBall, who trailed 64.36-58.90 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass for BuckeyeBall, while Kyler Murray had a 25-yard touchdown pass, helping BuckeyeBall to a 101.42-70.66 lead.
Monday
Davante Adams had a 58-yard touchdown catch and a 48-yard touchdown catch for Play.

Points By Position

  BuckeyeBall   Play

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Play need some help then, averaging just 107.62 versus BuckeyeBall's 114.03.
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. BuckeyeBall has left fewer points on the bench this season (79) than Play (112.8).
Once BuckeyeBall put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Play (1 vs 0).
BuckeyeBall should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Play (1 vs 0).
BuckeyeBall have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Play (27 vs 20).
By position, BuckeyeBall have outscored Play at QB, WR, TE, and IDP this season.
BuckeyeBall has a higher average scoring margin (2) than Play this season (-4).
The starters for BuckeyeBall had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Play (3).
Don't worry Play, 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

BuckeyeBall
Three wide receivers, two running backs, two tight ends, zero touchdowns: The seven starting offensive position players on BuckeyeBall combined to record a whopping 537 yards from scrimmage. None of those starters could get into the end zone in Week 5.
Play
Well, we can't really complain about a lack of opportunities this week, can we? Our five pass-catchers (four WR and one TE) were targeted a respectable 30 times in Week 5. Chemistry and timing appear to be issues as that group tallied just 18 receptions.