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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Hurts Donut?
4-1 115.36
138.8
 
VS
proj
Yo mama said U Ugly
96.24 2-3
126.9

Hurts Donut? manage to knock off Yo mama said U Ugly 115.36-96.24 despite coming up short of projections

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, falling short of projections, but Hurts Donut? did enough to get the best of Yo mama said U Ugly. Predicted to come out on top by a score of 138.80-126.90, Hurts Donut? secured a 115.36-96.24 victory over Yo mama said U Ugly. Yo mama said U Ugly nabbed a 4.10-point lead on Thursday, but Hurts Donut? held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Jalen Hurts, who passed for 239 yards and ran for 61 yards and 2 touchdowns for 25.66 points, and Justin Tucker, who made all 4 of his FG attempts (18.3 points). Davante Adams (25.9 points) and the Denver Broncos defense (14) carried the flag for Yo mama said U Ugly in the loss. Hurts Donut? improve to 4-1 on the season, while Yo mama said U Ugly fall to 2-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Hurts Donut?   Yo mama said U Ugly

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Bengals in Week 5, Tucker made all 4 of his FG attempts. In doing so, he put up 18.3 points and scored 68.4% higher than his scoring projection, the second-highest percentage of any K in the league this season. Tucker will square off against the Giants next week.
Justin Tucker

Top Player Comparison

Hurts Donut?
Points
% of total points 115.36
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
25.66
22.86
22.2%
2
Justin Tucker
K
18.3
10.87
15.9%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
18.1
15.98
15.7%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
13.2
10.1
11.4%
Yo mama said U Ugly
Points
% of total points 96.24
1
Davante Adams
WR
25.9
14.37
26.9%
2
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
14
8.05
14.5%
3
Josh Reynolds
WR
12.2
9.63
12.7%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
10.3
15.29
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Courtland Sutton had a 51-yard catch for Hurts Donut?, who trailed 14.00-9.90 after the opening game of the week.
Sunday Early
Saquon Barkley had a 41-yard catch and a 40-yard run for Hurts Donut?, while Zach Wilson had a 79-yard pass to contribute to a 71.40-48.76 lead for Hurts Donut?.
Sunday Night
Justin Tucker had a 58-yard field goal for Hurts Donut? to contribute to a 115.36-70.34 lead for the team.
Monday
Davante Adams had a 58-yard touchdown catch and a 48-yard touchdown catch for Yo mama said U Ugly.

Points By Position

  Hurts Donut?   Yo mama said U Ugly

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Hurts Donut? scored fewer points in this one (115.36) than their season average of 133.63.
We heard scoring helps you win. Yo mama said U Ugly need some help then, averaging just 116.47 versus Hurts Donut?'s 133.63.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Hurts Donut? (4-1) have a better record than Yo mama said U Ugly (2-3).
Even the machines think Hurts Donut? have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (141.03) than Yo mama said U Ugly (133.08).
Hurts Donut? have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Yo mama said U Ugly (1 vs 0).
Hurts Donut? have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Yo mama said U Ugly (27 vs 19).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Yo mama said U Ugly - they’ve made more transactions (5) than Hurts Donut? (2) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Hurts Donut? have outscored Yo mama said U Ugly at QB, RB, WR, TE, and K this season.
Hurts Donut? don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 20 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Hurts Donut? had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Yo mama said U Ugly (2).
Don't worry Yo mama said U Ugly, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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