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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
JE43
4-1 95.78
116.04
 
VS
proj
stop breaking the beers
85.48 2-3
110.18

JE43 come back to knock off stop breaking the beers for third straight win, 95.78-85.48

JE43 extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind win over stop breaking the beers, staging an impressive comeback to earn a 95.78-85.48 victory. JE43 trailed 85.48-67.20 heading into Sunday night, but the unit roared back behind Joe Burrow (18.28 points) and Joe Mixon (10.3). Justin Jefferson (23 Pass Yds, 154 Rec Yds) and Jeff Wilson Jr. (120 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 12 Rec Yds) were the top scorers for stop breaking the beers in the loss. JE43 (4-1) will look to maintain their momentum against Pat Elliott's Legit Team, while stop breaking the beers (2-3) try to get some positive momentum against You Dirty Rat.

Matchup Timeline

  JE43   stop breaking the beers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Cowboys defense overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 23 points against their 5.96-point projection. During a 22-10 win over the Rams, they allowed only 10 points, surrendered 323 yards, and forced 3 turnovers. The Cowboys defense ranks #81 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
The Dallas Cowboys defense

Top Player Comparison

JE43
Points
% of total points 95.78
1
Nick Chubb
RB
25.4
14.89
26.5%
2
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
23
5.96
24%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
18.28
20.35
19.1%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
10.3
15.28
10.8%
stop breaking the beers
Points
% of total points 85.48
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
24.32
17.12
28.5%
2
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
19.7
11.61
23%
3
Brandon McManus
K
11
8.55
12.9%
4
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
8.4
11.37
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Nick Chubb had a 41-yard touchdown run for JE43, who trailed 57.98-44.20 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Jeff Wilson Jr. had a 41-yard run for stop breaking the beers to contribute to an 85.48-67.20 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  JE43   stop breaking the beers

Game Notes

JE43 got the win even though only two of their nine starters exceeded their projected point totals.
stop breaking the beers had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
stop breaking the beers can partially blame the loss on Tee Higgins, who didn't score any points.
JE43 emerged victorious despite scoring a season-low 95.78 points.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
JE43 ranked 7th in the league in points scored this week, while stop breaking the beers ranked 9th.
The matchup's 10.3-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did JE43 earn the W, but they also covered the 5.86-point forecasted margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, JE43 moves to (1-0), while stop breaking the beers falls to (1-2).
Despite the loss, Justin Jefferson scored 24.32 points, the third-highest score for a wide receiver this week.

Coach Talk

JE43
You know JE43, the good news is that we took this matchup by over 10 points. The *even better* news is that we know we're stronger than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through Week 4 stood at 119.74. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
stop breaking the beers
With one catch on just two measly targets this past week, the starting RBs for stop breaking the beers should look into why their QBs are giving them the cold shoulder.