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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
WTF Niagara Falls
2-3 221
203.45
 
VS
proj
jake's Legendary Team
127 0-5
71.46

WTF Niagara Falls hand jake's Legendary Team fifth straight loss in 221-127 rout

WTF Niagara Falls rolled to a 221-127 victory to hand jake's Legendary Team their fifth consecutive loss to open the season. WTF Niagara Falls nabbed a 12-point lead on Thursday behind Melvin Gordon III (9 points) and Eric Saubert (3) and never gave it up. Justin Jefferson (27 points) and Raheem Mostert (27) led the charge for jake's Legendary Team in the loss. WTF Niagara Falls (2-3) will look to rack up another win against Hangtime, while jake's Legendary Team (0-5) take on tom's Rad Team in an effort to earn their first victory.

Matchup Timeline

  WTF Niagara Falls   jake's Legendary Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 5 yards and a touchdown against the Packers, Brightwell registered 11 points this week. His scoring output crushed his 0.11-point projection and was much higher than his 5-point season scoring average. Brightwell will face the Ravens next week.
Gary Brightwell

Top Player Comparison

WTF Niagara Falls
Points
% of total points 221
1
Taysom Hill
TE
51
3.87
23.1%
2
L'Jarius Sneed
CB
26
26.5
11.8%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
24
19.37
10.9%
4
Talanoa Hufanga
S
19
21.52
8.6%
jake's Legendary Team
Points
% of total points 127
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
27
12.89
21.3%
2
Raheem Mostert
RB
27
9.16
21.3%
3
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
20
4.31
15.7%
4
AJ Parker
CB
18
0
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which WTF Niagara Falls became the proud owner of a 140-127 lead. Taysom Hill had a 60-yard touchdown run and a 22-yard touchdown pass for WTF Niagara Falls, while Bailey Zappe had a 24-yard touchdown pass. James Cook made the highlight reel for jake's Legendary Team with a 24-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  WTF Niagara Falls   jake's Legendary Team

StatSmack

jake's Legendary Team would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost five in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. WTF Niagara Falls are doing a better job of that, averaging 222.4 versus jake's Legendary Team's 92.6.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" WTF Niagara Falls (2-3) have a better record than jake's Legendary Team (0-5).
Even the machines think WTF Niagara Falls have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (212.7) than jake's Legendary Team (67.25).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. WTF Niagara Falls has left fewer points on the bench this season (196) than jake's Legendary Team (338).
Once WTF Niagara Falls put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than jake's Legendary Team (1 vs 0).
WTF Niagara Falls should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than jake's Legendary Team (4 vs 3).
WTF Niagara Falls have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than jake's Legendary Team (43 vs 23).
By position, WTF Niagara Falls have outscored jake's Legendary Team at QB, TE, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
WTF Niagara Falls has a higher average scoring margin (6) than jake's Legendary Team this season (-163).
The starters for WTF Niagara Falls had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for jake's Legendary Team (1).
There's not much good to say about jake's Legendary Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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