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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Onside Kickers
4-1 100.42
111.18
 
VS
proj
Zelinsky Fresno
53.86 0-5
103.06

Onside Kickers hand Zelinsky Fresno fifth consecutive loss, 100.42-53.86

Onside Kickers earned a 100.42-53.86 victory to hand Zelinsky Fresno their fifth consecutive loss to open the season. Onside Kickers leapt out to a 38.96-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding efforts from Nick Chubb (134 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Justin Herbert (14.42) and never looked back. The Buffalo Bills defense (3 Pts Allowed, 364 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Ja'Marr Chase (7 Rec, 50 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Zelinsky Fresno in the loss. Onside Kickers (4-1) will look to keep it rolling against Dukes, while Zelinsky Fresno (0-5) try to earn their first win against Packers Brno.

Matchup Timeline

  Onside Kickers   Zelinsky Fresno

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Chargers, Chubb scored 25.4 points this week. He scored 70.6% more than his 14.89-point projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season. Chubb ranks #5 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Nick Chubb

Top Player Comparison

Onside Kickers
Points
% of total points 100.42
1
Nick Chubb
RB
25.4
14.89
25.3%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
22.4
20.05
22.3%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
14.42
21.1
14.4%
4
David Njoku
TE
11.8
8.03
11.8%
Zelinsky Fresno
Points
% of total points 53.86
1
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
14
9.23
26%
2
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
8.5
14.82
15.8%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
7.8
11.85
14.5%
4
Jared Goff
QB
6.86
19.24
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Nick Chubb had a 41-yard touchdown run for Onside Kickers, helping the team to a 66.12-27.16 lead.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Onside Kickers, contributing to a 95.92-34.96 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Onside Kickers   Zelinsky Fresno

Game Notes

Just three of the nine starters on Onside Kickers exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Zelinsky Fresno had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Zelinsky Fresno can partially blame the loss on Tee Higgins, who didn't score any points.
Nick Chubb, Cooper Kupp, and Justin Herbert all scored more points than the Buffalo Bills defense, the leading scorer for Zelinsky Fresno.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
Onside Kickers ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while Zelinsky Fresno ranked 12th.
The matchup's 46.56-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Onside Kickers get the win, but they also easily covered the 8.12-point predicted margin of victory.
For Zelinsky Fresno, the Buffalo Bills defense (14 points) posted the third-best score for a DEF this week.

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