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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
EW Fleet of Feet 3
5-0 197.98
210.29
 
VS
proj
NEZ's Neat Team
183.05 4-1
190.21

EW Fleet of Feet 3 come back to beat NEZ's Neat Team to remain unbeaten, 197.98-183.05

EW Fleet of Feet 3 won their fifth game in a row to open the season with a come-from-behind win over NEZ's Neat Team, coming back to earn a 197.98-183.05 victory. EW Fleet of Feet 3 trailed 177.80-136.70 heading into Monday night, but the squad roared back behind Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 292 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 28 yards for 31.13 points, and Davante Adams, who caught 3 passes for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns (30.15 points). Austin Ekeler (173 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 26 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tom Brady (351 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) carried the flag for NEZ's Neat Team in the loss. EW Fleet of Feet 3 improve to 5-0 on the season, while NEZ's Neat Team fall to 4-1.

Matchup Timeline

  EW Fleet of Feet 3   NEZ's Neat Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Adams overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 30.15 points against his 12.35-point projection. In a 30-29 loss to the Chiefs, he caught 3 passes for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns. Adams ranks #22 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
Davante Adams

Top Player Comparison

EW Fleet of Feet 3
Points
% of total points 197.98
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
31.13
25.82
15.7%
2
Davante Adams
WR
30.15
12.35
15.2%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
25.85
14.48
13.1%
4
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
24.66
18.47
12.5%
NEZ's Neat Team
Points
% of total points 183.05
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
37.65
13.81
20.6%
2
Tom Brady
QB
24.54
23.05
13.4%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
17.98
20.71
9.8%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
17.65
14.49
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which NEZ's Neat Team had a 113.09-68.49 lead. For EW Fleet of Feet 3, Ryan Tannehill had a 61-yard pass. Austin Ekeler had a 71-yard run for NEZ's Neat Team, while Tom Brady had a 40-yard pass.
Monday
Davante Adams had a 58-yard touchdown catch and a 48-yard touchdown catch for EW Fleet of Feet 3 on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  EW Fleet of Feet 3   NEZ's Neat Team

Game Notes

EW Fleet of Feet 3 won even though only seven of their 24 starters scored higher than their point projections.
NEZ's Neat Team had only nine of their 24 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
EW Fleet of Feet 3 put up more points than their season scoring average (197.44) while NEZ's Neat Team fell short of theirs (199.53).
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with EW Fleet of Feet 3. They got the win, but failed to cover the 20.08-point projected margin of victory.
EW Fleet of Feet 3 moves to (2-0) in comeback games this season, while NEZ's Neat Team falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Austin Ekeler put up 37.65 points, the highest scoring output for any RB this season.

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