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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
IllegalALIENs
3-2 140.78
121.32
 
VS
proj
Lambeau leaps
74.12 3-2
108.46

IllegalALIENs top Lambeau leaps in 140.78-74.12 romp

Despite identical records, IllegalALIENs held a significant season point advantage over Lambeau leaps coming into this one (594-450), and they lived up to their reputation with an easy win, rolling to a 140.78-74.12 victory. Lambeau leaps took a 6.80-point lead on Thursday, but it was all IllegalALIENs after that. They were led by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 292 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 28 yards for 38.48 points, and Leonard Fournette, who racked up 139 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns (30.9 points). Davante Adams (3 Rec, 124 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Matthew Stafford (308 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) carried the flag for Lambeau leaps in the loss. IllegalALIENs (3-2) will look to rack up another win against Az Redemption, while Lambeau leaps (3-2) will try to get back in the win column against Eat it!.

Matchup Timeline

  IllegalALIENs   Lambeau leaps

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Chiefs in Week 5, Carlson made all 3 of his FG attempts. In doing so, he put up 16 points to more-than-double his 7.88-point projection, the highest percent increase of any K in the league this season. Next week, Carlson will go up against the Texans.
Daniel Carlson

Top Player Comparison

IllegalALIENs
Points
% of total points 140.78
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
38.48
26.67
27.3%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
30.9
15.21
21.9%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
26.2
14.98
18.6%
4
Daniel Carlson
K
16
7.88
11.4%
Lambeau leaps
Points
% of total points 74.12
1
Davante Adams
WR
25.9
14.37
34.9%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
11.32
19.61
15.3%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
8
7.41
10.8%
4
Miles Sanders
RB
7.4
12.86
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass for Lambeau leaps, who trailed 86.30-48.22 after the late slate.
Monday
There were players with big-time plays on both teams on Monday night. For IllegalALIENs, Daniel Carlson had a 53-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal. Davante Adams made the highlight reel for Lambeau leaps with a 58-yard touchdown catch and a 48-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  IllegalALIENs   Lambeau leaps

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starting players on IllegalALIENs scored higher than their projected point totals.
Lambeau leaps had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
IllegalALIENs had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Lambeau leaps.
IllegalALIENs put up more points than their season scoring average (118.74) while Lambeau leaps fell short of theirs (90.05).
IllegalALIENs scored more points than their projected total, while Lambeau leaps fell short of their projection.
The 140.78 points scored by IllegalALIENs are the 5th-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 66.66-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did IllegalALIENs win, but they also easily covered the 12.86-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, IllegalALIENs moves to (1-0), while Lambeau leaps falls to (0-1).
In a losing effort, Davante Adams scored 25.9 points, the second-best score for a wideout this week.

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