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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
LEGION OF DOOM Team
2-3 1877
1820.88
 
VS
proj
Groin Strain
1789.5 3-2
1992.92

Groin Strain fall short of projections, succumb to LEGION OF DOOM Team, 1,877.0-1,789.5

There's no sugarcoating it, Groin Strain underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as LEGION OF DOOM Team earned a 1,877.0-1,789.5 victory. Groin Strain took a 64.0-point lead on Thursday, but LEGION OF DOOM Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Trevor Lawrence, who passed for 286 yards and ran for 29 for 407 points, and Nick Folk, who made all 5 of his FG attempts (331 points). Kirk Cousins (296 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Kyler Murray (250 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 42 Rush Yds) carried the flag for Groin Strain in the loss. LEGION OF DOOM Team (2-3) will look to get another W against Sandusky Bay H-Dogs, while Groin Strain (3-2) will attempt to right the ship against PimpinAintBrees-y.

Matchup Timeline

  LEGION OF DOOM Team   Groin Strain

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Folk (5-5 FG, 44 long, 2-2 XP) scored 331 points in a 29-0 win over the Lions in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 131.01-point projection and was much higher than his 123.8-point season scoring average. Folk will face the Browns next week.
Nick Folk

Top Player Comparison

LEGION OF DOOM Team
Points
% of total points 1877
1
Trevor Lawrence
QB
407
396.81
21.7%
2
Nick Folk
K
331
131.01
17.6%
3
Jared Goff
QB
301
388.98
16%
4
Brett Maher
K
210
102.32
11.2%
Groin Strain
Points
% of total points 1789.5
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
411
398.23
23%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
390
408.62
21.8%
3
Daniel Carlson
K
292
134.6
16.3%
4
Dameon Pierce
RB
156
98.94
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 25-yard touchdown pass for Groin Strain, who trailed 1,877.0-1,497.5 after the late afternoon slate.
Monday
Daniel Carlson had a 53-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for Groin Strain.

Points By Position

  LEGION OF DOOM Team   Groin Strain

What If

LEGION OF DOOM Team would have beaten only one other team besides Groin Strain this week.
Groin Strain would have lost to five other teams besides LEGION OF DOOM Team this week.
LEGION OF DOOM Team would be 1-4 if they played Groin Strain every week.
Last week, Groin Strain would have gotten the win over LEGION OF DOOM Team 2,660-1,820.5.
LEGION OF DOOM Team would be 1-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Groin Strain.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as LEGION OF DOOM Team, Groin Strain would be 2-2.
If LEGION OF DOOM Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 6-29.
If they played every team every week, Groin Strain would be 16-19.

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