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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
You Dirty Rat
4-1 130.5
122.58
 
VS
proj
bobtoo999's Optimal Team
124.38 2-3
123.88

You Dirty Rat defeat bobtoo999's Optimal Team for fourth straight win, 130.50-124.38

You Dirty Rat extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over bobtoo999's Optimal Team, securing a 130.50-124.38 victory. bobtoo999's Optimal Team jumped out to a 28.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 31.5 points from Saquon Barkley (70 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 36 Rec Yds) and Chris Olave (4 Rec, 54 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). But You Dirty Rat held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Josh Jacobs (27.8 points) and Stefon Diggs (20.2). You Dirty Rat (4-1) will look to get another W against stop breaking the beers, while bobtoo999's Optimal Team (2-3) meet STINGERS in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  You Dirty Rat   bobtoo999's Optimal Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Andrews (8 Rec, 89 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 18.9 points against the Bengals in Week 5. He scored 35.1% more than his 13.99-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Andrews ranks #32 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Mark Andrews

Top Player Comparison

You Dirty Rat
Points
% of total points 130.5
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
27.8
13.61
21.3%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
20.2
18.42
15.5%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
19.9
15.57
15.2%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
18.9
13.99
14.5%
bobtoo999's Optimal Team
Points
% of total points 124.38
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
30.48
23.09
24.5%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
22.4
20.05
18%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
18.1
15.98
14.6%
4
Daniel Carlson
K
16
8.78
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, bobtoo999's Optimal Team became the proud owner of a 55.50-27.00 lead. For You Dirty Rat, Stefon Diggs had a 41-yard catch. Saquon Barkley made the highlight reel for bobtoo999's Optimal Team with a 41-yard catch and a 40-yard run.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was bobtoo999's Optimal Team who claimed the lead, 77.90-77.80. For You Dirty Rat, Kyler Murray had a 25-yard touchdown pass. Cooper Kupp made the highlight reel for bobtoo999's Optimal Team with a 75-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Daniel Carlson had a 53-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for bobtoo999's Optimal Team.

Points By Position

  You Dirty Rat   bobtoo999's Optimal Team

StatSmack

You Dirty Rat are on a roll, with victories in four straight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. You Dirty Rat are doing a better job of that, averaging 130.07 versus bobtoo999's Optimal Team's 119.58.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" You Dirty Rat (4-1) have a better record than bobtoo999's Optimal Team (2-3).
You Dirty Rat don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than bobtoo999's Optimal Team (2 vs 0).
bobtoo999's Optimal Team have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than You Dirty Rat (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, You Dirty Rat have outscored bobtoo999's Optimal Team at WR, TE, and DEF this season.
You Dirty Rat don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 21 points, highest in the league.
There's not much good to say about bobtoo999's Optimal Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

You Dirty Rat
You Dirty Rat (4-1) are set to square off against stop breaking the beers (2-3) in Week 6. You Dirty Rat can't count on another 27.8 points out of Josh Jacobs, who has a bye in Week 6. stop breaking the beers won't have Jared Goff, Hunter Renfrow, or Amon-Ra St. Brown. Over the last three weeks, You Dirty Rat have put up 118.48 points per game, while stop breaking the beers have averaged only 93.51 per contest.
bobtoo999's Optimal Team
Losing streaks will collide next week as fifth-place bobtoo999's Optimal Team have now lost two consecutive games while the opposition, STINGERS, have dropped each of their last four. bobtoo999's Optimal Team may have to shuffle the deck a bit with Daniel Carlson and Robert Woods out on bye next week. STINGERS will be without Dameon Pierce.