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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Winged Helmets 5
2-3 241.39
187.83
 
VS
proj
Silver Ballers
117.05 2-3
141.52

Winged Helmets 5 knock off Silver Ballers in 241.39-117.05 rout

Despite identical records, Winged Helmets 5 held a significant season point advantage over Silver Ballers coming into this one (986-507), and they lived up to their reputation with a dominant win, cruising to a 241.39-117.05 victory. Silver Ballers got out to a 10.10-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Winged Helmets 5 after that. They were led by Josh Allen, who passed for 424 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 42 yards for 44.96 points, and Taysom Hill, who ran for 112 yards , passed for 22 yards and scored 4 touchdowns (41.48 points). Leonard Fournette (27.9 points) and Michael Carter (15.8) were the leaders for Silver Ballers in defeat. Winged Helmets 5 improve to 2-3 on the season, while Silver Ballers fall to 2-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Winged Helmets 5   Silver Ballers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Commanders in Week 5, Henry racked up 132 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 27.2 points to scored 76.9% higher than his 15.38-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Winged Helmets 5 this week. Next week, Henry will battle the Colts.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Winged Helmets 5
Points
% of total points 241.39
1
Josh Allen
QB
44.96
28.41
18.6%
2
Taysom Hill
TE
41.48
5.08
17.2%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
29.8
13.31
12.3%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
27.2
15.38
11.3%
Silver Ballers
Points
% of total points 117.05
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
27.9
14.36
23.8%
2
Michael Carter
RB
15.8
8.12
13.5%
3
Alec Pierce
WR
9.35
3.89
8%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
8.4
15.89
7.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 98-yard touchdown pass and a 62-yard touchdown pass for Winged Helmets 5, while Taysom Hill had a 60-yard touchdown run and a 22-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 186.29-111.80 lead for Winged Helmets 5.

Points By Position

  Winged Helmets 5   Silver Ballers

StatSmack

Winged Helmets 5 must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (241.39) than their season average (197.29).
We heard scoring helps you win. Winged Helmets 5 are doing a better job of that, averaging 197.29 versus Silver Ballers's 101.36.
Even the computers think Winged Helmets 5 have better players. They have a higher projected points average (194.44) than Silver Ballers (120.05).
Once Winged Helmets 5 put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Silver Ballers (1 vs 0).
Winged Helmets 5 should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Silver Ballers (2 vs 1).
Winged Helmets 5 have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Silver Ballers (44 vs 33).
By position, Winged Helmets 5 have outscored Silver Ballers at QB, RB, WR, TE, DEF, and IDP this season.
Winged Helmets 5 has a higher average scoring margin (14) than Silver Ballers this season (-68).
The starters for Winged Helmets 5 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (8) than the starters for Silver Ballers (0).
There's not much good to say about Silver Ballers this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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