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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Smokin' Jays
4-1 81.74
88
 
VS
proj
Evil Corp
73.97 2-3
86.15

Evil Corp fall short of predictions, succumb to Smokin' Jays, 81.74-73.97

Evil Corp failed to bring their A game, coming up short of their projected point total, as Smokin' Jays rallied for an 81.74-73.97 victory. Despite trailing 73.97-56.59 heading into Monday night, Smokin' Jays roared back behind Davante Adams, who caught 3 passes for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns for 25.15 points. Saquon Barkley (70 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 36 Rec Yds) and Justin Herbert (228 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 13 Rush Yds) were the leaders for Evil Corp in the loss. Smokin' Jays (4-1) will look to maintain their winning ways against Me and MaHomies, while Evil Corp (2-3) match up against Spyders in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Smokin' Jays   Evil Corp

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Adams caught 3 passes for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Raiders lost to the Chiefs 30-29. In doing so, he put up 25.15 points to more-than-double his 12.22-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Smokin' Jays this week. Next week, Adams will face the Texans.
Davante Adams

Top Player Comparison

Smokin' Jays
Points
% of total points 81.74
1
Davante Adams
WR
25.15
12.22
30.8%
2
Tom Brady
QB
19.74
20.49
24.1%
3
David Montgomery
RB
15.2
10.62
18.6%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
6.5
8.14
8%
Evil Corp
Points
% of total points 73.97
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
17.35
15.31
23.5%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
14.42
21.17
19.5%
3
DeVonta Smith
WR
9.95
9.04
13.5%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
8.5
8.99
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which Evil Corp became the proud owner of a 55.52-51.69 lead. For Smokin' Jays, Tom Brady had a 40-yard pass. Saquon Barkley made the highlight reel for Evil Corp with a 41-yard catch and a 40-yard run.
Monday
Davante Adams had a 58-yard touchdown catch and a 48-yard touchdown catch for Smokin' Jays during Monday Night Football, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Smokin' Jays   Evil Corp

Game Notes

Smokin' Jays got the win even though only two of their nine starters exceeded their projected point totals.
Evil Corp had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Smokin' Jays won despite starting O.J. Howard, who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Evil Corp ranked 14th in the league in scoring this week, while Smokin' Jays ranked 12th.
The matchup's 7.77-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Not only did Smokin' Jays win, but they also covered the 1.85-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, Smokin' Jays moves to (2-0), while Evil Corp falls to (0-2).

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