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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
mutts
4-1 479.44
448.31
 
VS
proj
Dead and Burrowed
455.3 4-1
438.42

mutts beat Dead and Burrowed for third straight win, 479.44-455.30

mutts extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Dead and Burrowed, earning a 479.44-455.30 victory. mutts never trailed in this one after grabbing an 88.70-point lead on Thursday behind the Denver Broncos defense (44 points) and Brandon McManus (23.2). Austin Ekeler (173 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 26 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Buffalo Bills defense (3 Pts Allowed, 364 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) were the leading performers for Dead and Burrowed in the loss. This marks the first time this season mutts have gotten the best of Dead and Burrowed, after falling 492.15-426.02 in their last matchup. mutts (4-1) will look to sustain their winning ways against Chris's Crazy Team, while Dead and Burrowed (4-1) try to get back in the win column against Tom's Groovy Team.

Matchup Timeline

  mutts   Dead and Burrowed

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cook scored 29.13 points against the Bears in Week 5 to beat his 17.86-point projection. He racked up 121 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on mutts this week. In Week 6, Cook and the Vikings will play the Dolphins.
Dalvin Cook

Top Player Comparison

mutts
Points
% of total points 479.44
1
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
45
31.74
9.4%
2
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
44
28.56
9.2%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
39.38
19.36
8.2%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
34.4
23.42
7.2%
Dead and Burrowed
Points
% of total points 455.3
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
41.88
19.54
9.2%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
41
32.59
9%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
35.13
17.35
7.7%
4
Davante Adams
WR
32.5
19.77
7.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Courtland Sutton had a 51-yard catch for mutts, helping the team to a 98.33-9.63 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which mutts owned a 324.73-200.84 lead. Saquon Barkley had a 41-yard catch and a 40-yard run for mutts, while Carson Wentz had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 30-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Tyler Lockett had a 40-yard touchdown catch and a 35-yard touchdown catch for Dead and Burrowed, while Austin Ekeler had a 71-yard run.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 75-yard touchdown catch for mutts to contribute to a 469.44-296.49 lead for the team.
Monday
Davante Adams had a 58-yard touchdown catch and a 48-yard touchdown catch for Dead and Burrowed, while Daniel Carlson had a 53-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  mutts   Dead and Burrowed

StatSmack

mutts are on fire, with victories in three straight matchups.
Even the machines think mutts have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (457.61) than Dead and Burrowed (425.45).
Dead and Burrowed have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (5) than mutts (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, mutts have outscored Dead and Burrowed at RB, WR, and TE this season.
The starters for mutts had more big plays in their NFL games this week (8) than the starters for Dead and Burrowed (7).
There's not much good to say about Dead and Burrowed this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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