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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Packerbackers
3-2 87.36
101
 
VS
proj
The Lovely Lads
64.02 2-3
89.89

Packerbackers find way to defeat The Lovely Lads 87.36-64.02

Both teams failed to bring their A game, but Packerbackers did enough to get the best of The Lovely Lads. Predicted to win 101.00-89.89, Packerbackers came out on top with an 87.36-64.02 victory over The Lovely Lads. Packerbackers never trailed in this one after grabbing a 7.88-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Stefon Diggs (16.2 points) and Kareem Hunt (11.7). The Dallas Cowboys defense (23 points) and Justin Herbert (14.42) led the charge for The Lovely Lads in the loss. Packerbackers (3-2) will look to notch another win against Patrick Mahomesless, while The Lovely Lads (2-3) try to get back on track against Sesquipedantic Squad.

Matchup Timeline

  Packerbackers   The Lovely Lads

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Njoku caught 6 passes for 88 yards as the Browns lost to the Chargers 30-28. In doing so, he put up 8.8 points to scored 43.3% higher than his 6.14-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Packerbackers this week. Njoku will face the Patriots in Week 6.
David Njoku

Top Player Comparison

Packerbackers
Points
% of total points 87.36
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
27.66
24.95
31.7%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
16.2
14.51
18.5%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
11.7
8.84
13.4%
4
David Njoku
TE
8.8
6.14
10.1%
The Lovely Lads
Points
% of total points 64.02
1
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
23
5.96
35.9%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
14.42
21.11
22.5%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
9.2
12.32
14.4%
4
Tyler Bass
K
8
10.29
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Stefon Diggs had a 41-yard catch for Packerbackers to contribute to a 39.70-31.82 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Packerbackers   The Lovely Lads

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starting players on Packerbackers exceeded their projected scoring totals.
The Lovely Lads had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Lovely Lads can partially blame the loss on Darren Waller, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
The Lovely Lads ranked 12th in the league in scoring this week, while Packerbackers ranked 9th.
The matchup's 23.34-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Packerbackers win, but they also easily covered the 11.11-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, the Dallas Cowboys defense tallied 23 points, the second-best scoring output for any DEF this season.

Coach Talk

Packerbackers
Here's a list of sports scenarios where it's excusable to go 0-for-2: A double-fault in tennis, a hitter's line in baseball, and a pair of Shaquille O'Neal free throws. That's just about it. Going 0-for-2 on field goal attempts this past week? It's quite possible that Greg Joseph just kicked himself to the waiver wire after that sort of effort.
The Lovely Lads
Unless The Lovely Lads wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing enough opportunities" doesn't fly as an excuse this time around. Our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) were targeted a healthy 23 times in Week 5. With just 10 total catches, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.