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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Hooked On A Thielen
3-2 119.66
103.59
 
VS
proj
Wayne's Wacky Weasels
106.36 1-4
98.57

Hooked On A Thielen outperform projections, earn win against Wayne's Wacky Weasels, 119.66-106.36

Hooked On A Thielen showed up, securing a 119.66-106.36 victory over Wayne's Wacky Weasels. Hooked On A Thielen never trailed in this one after grabbing a 14.00-point lead on Thursday behind the Denver Broncos defense. Dalvin Cook (94 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 27 Rec Yds) and Rhamondre Stevenson (161 Rush Yds, 14 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Wayne's Wacky Weasels in the loss. Hooked On A Thielen (3-2) will look to keep it rolling against Yeti Attack!, while Wayne's Wacky Weasels (1-4) attempt to get back on track against Nana Nancy.

Matchup Timeline

  Hooked On A Thielen   Wayne's Wacky Weasels

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kelce overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 26.5 points against his 11.57-point projection. In a 30-29 win over the Raiders, he caught 7 passes for 25 yards and 4 touchdowns. Kelce ranks #17 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

Hooked On A Thielen
Points
% of total points 119.66
1
Travis Kelce
TE
26.5
11.57
22.1%
2
Tom Brady
QB
19.74
20.74
16.5%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
18.32
13.64
15.3%
4
Raheem Mostert
RB
18.2
9.33
15.2%
Wayne's Wacky Weasels
Points
% of total points 106.36
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
24.1
12.89
22.7%
2
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
17.5
10.24
16.5%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
17.4
12.37
16.4%
4
Daniel Carlson
K
16
8.78
15%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which Hooked On A Thielen became the proud owner of an 89.96-61.90 lead. For Hooked On A Thielen, Tom Brady had a 40-yard pass. Rhamondre Stevenson had a 49-yard run for Wayne's Wacky Weasels, while Alvin Kamara had a 54-yard catch.
Monday
Daniel Carlson had a 53-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for Wayne's Wacky Weasels.

Points By Position

  Hooked On A Thielen   Wayne's Wacky Weasels

What If

Hooked On A Thielen would have beaten nine other teams besides Wayne's Wacky Weasels this week.
Wayne's Wacky Weasels would have lost to just three other teams besides Hooked On A Thielen this week.
If they played Wayne's Wacky Weasels every week, Hooked On A Thielen would be 3-2 this season.
Hooked On A Thielen would have defeated Wayne's Wacky Weasels 124.9-70.06 had they played each other last week.
Hooked On A Thielen would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Wayne's Wacky Weasels.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Hooked On A Thielen, Wayne's Wacky Weasels would be 1-3.
If Hooked On A Thielen had played every team in the league each week, they would be 41-14.
If they played every team every week, Wayne's Wacky Weasels would be 23-32.

Coach Talk

Hooked On A Thielen
Well done, Hooked On A Thielen. Nice work assembling a lineup that recorded 119.66 points this past matchup. Let's take this victory in stride, tip our cap to the GM of Wayne's Wacky Weasels, and continue pushing forward to a fantasy title.
Wayne's Wacky Weasels
The problem in Week 5 is pretty easy to spot, Wayne's Wacky Weasels. Choosing to start Darren Waller in a tough fantasy matchup... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time.