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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Reaper
4-1 281
250.31
 
VS
proj
Goal Line Stand
226 2-3
147.76

Reaper beat Goal Line Stand for fourth straight win, 281-226

Reaper extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over Goal Line Stand, earning a 281-226 victory. Reaper grabbed an early 13-point lead on Thursday. Goal Line Stand came back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Tom Brady (34 points) and Jakobi Meyers (27). Not to be deterred, Reaper rallied later that afternoon, as the Philadelphia Eagles defense (18 points) and Tony Pollard (14) put them back in the lead once and for all. Reaper (4-1) will look to add to their success against Rum Ham, while Goal Line Stand (2-3) meet Not playing all qbs hoarded in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Reaper   Goal Line Stand

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Breida (14 Rush Yds, 13 Rec Yds) scored 2 points against the Packers in Week 5. He crushed his 0.3-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Breida will face the Ravens next week.
Matt Breida

Top Player Comparison

Reaper
Points
% of total points 281
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
40
24.92
14.2%
2
Bobby Okereke
LB
29
21.36
10.3%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
26
18.4
9.3%
4
Mike Williams
WR
23
10.12
8.2%
Goal Line Stand
Points
% of total points 226
1
Tom Brady
QB
34
21.65
15%
2
Jakobi Meyers
WR
27
6.65
11.9%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
25
12.42
11.1%
4
Pat Surtain II
CB
23
18.34
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Goal Line Stand owned a 200-192 lead. For Reaper, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine had a 61-yard catch. Ka'imi Fairbairn had a 51-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for Goal Line Stand, while Tom Brady had a 40-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Tony Pollard had a 57-yard touchdown run for Reaper, helping the team to a 241-220 lead.

Points By Position

  Reaper   Goal Line Stand

Game Notes

Reaper had 13 of their 23 starting players score higher than their projected points.
Despite 14 of their 21 starters exceeding their points projection, Goal Line Stand lost.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Reaper had one starter score zero points, while Goal Line Stand had three.
Goal Line Stand took the loss despite recording their highest score of the year.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Reaper ranked 2nd in the league in points scored this week, while Goal Line Stand ranked 7th.
The defeat snaps a two-game unbeaten streak for Goal Line Stand.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Reaper. They got the win, but did not cover the 102.55-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Tom Brady recorded 34 points, the fourth-best score for a QB this week.

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