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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Nashville Ninjas
5-0 175.19
186.98
 
VS
proj
Iama Lose
106.97 1-4
142.05

Nashville Ninjas top Iama Lose to remain undefeated, 175.19-106.97

Nashville Ninjas won their fifth straight to open the season with a hard-fought win over Iama Lose, coming out on top with a 175.19-106.97 victory. Nashville Ninjas nabbed a 60.13-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding efforts from Austin Ekeler (37.52 points) and the Tennessee Titans defense (24) and never looked back. Derek Carr (241 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Amari Cooper (7 Rec, 76 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Iama Lose in the loss. Nashville Ninjas (5-0) will look to sustain their momentum against Texasseans *, while Iama Lose (1-4) will meet Pain and Suffering in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Nashville Ninjas   Iama Lose

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ekeler (173 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 26 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 37.52 points against the Browns in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 16.4-point projection and was much higher than his 22.48-point season scoring average. Ekeler ranks #13 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

Nashville Ninjas
Points
% of total points 175.19
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
37.52
16.4
21.4%
2
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
24
23.28
13.7%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
23.18
16.63
13.2%
4
Lamar Jackson
QB
16.83
29.71
9.6%
Iama Lose
Points
% of total points 106.97
1
Derek Carr
QB
29.34
22.03
27.4%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
21.57
13.67
20.2%
3
Mykal Walker
LB
12.5
14.63
11.7%
4
Eddie Jackson
S
12.5
11.47
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Austin Ekeler had a 71-yard run for Nashville Ninjas, helping the team to a 121.18-61.05 lead.
Monday
Derek Carr had a 58-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard touchdown pass for Iama Lose.

Points By Position

  Nashville Ninjas   Iama Lose

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Nashville Ninjas scored less in this one (175.19) than their season average of 194.87.
Nashville Ninjas are looking unstoppable, winning five in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Nashville Ninjas are doing a better job of that, averaging 194.87 versus Iama Lose's 121.13.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Nashville Ninjas (5-0) have a better record than Iama Lose (1-4).
Even the machines think Nashville Ninjas have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (185.61) than Iama Lose (165.84).
Once Nashville Ninjas put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Iama Lose (1 vs 0).
Nashville Ninjas should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Iama Lose (2 vs 0).
Nashville Ninjas have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Iama Lose (25 vs 15).
Iama Lose have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Nashville Ninjas (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Nashville Ninjas have outscored Iama Lose at QB, RB, WR, TE, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
Nashville Ninjas don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 48 points, highest in the league.
There's not much good to say about Iama Lose this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Nashville Ninjas
This sport is all about creating mismatches. Thanks to solid performances by Austin Ekeler and Kareem Hunt, our team certainly took that to heart this past week. We thoroughly outplayed Iama Lose at the running back spot (52.32 points to 5.95). Ekeler had 199 total yards and two TDs, while Hunt logged 57 yards.
Iama Lose
"Not seeing enough chances" shouldn't really be an excuse this week for Iama Lose. Our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 22 times in Week 5. Chemistry could be an issue, as that group managed just 13 catches.