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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Molly Hatchet
2-3 122.95
127.97
 
VS
proj
East Sacramento Cranes
77.35 2-3
127.51

East Sacramento Cranes come up short of predictions, succumb to Molly Hatchet, 122.95-77.35

There's no way around it, East Sacramento Cranes underperformed, at least based on projections, as Molly Hatchet emerged victorious with a 122.95-77.35 victory. Molly Hatchet took a 55.75-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 59.32 points from Austin Ekeler (173 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 26 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Geno Smith (268 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 13 Rush Yds) and never looked back. Nick Chubb (25.4 points) and Zach Wilson (16.7) carried the flag for East Sacramento Cranes in the loss. Molly Hatchet (2-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against Cali chill (in Vegas), while East Sacramento Cranes (2-3) will take on WinterbothamWankers in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Molly Hatchet   East Sacramento Cranes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 13.78 points, Ekeler more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 32.9 points as the Chargers beat the Browns 30-28. He racked up 199 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. Next week, Ekeler will battle the Broncos.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

Molly Hatchet
Points
% of total points 122.95
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
32.9
13.78
26.8%
2
Geno Smith
QB
26.42
20.16
21.5%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
20.63
22.2
16.8%
4
Dameon Pierce
RB
18.05
11.09
14.7%
East Sacramento Cranes
Points
% of total points 77.35
1
Nick Chubb
RB
25.4
14.55
32.8%
2
Zach Wilson
QB
16.7
19.18
21.6%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
9.7
13.46
12.5%
4
Tyler Bass
K
7.75
10.14
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with standout plays early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Molly Hatchet boasted a 112.40-56.65 lead. Geno Smith had a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard touchdown pass for Molly Hatchet, while Austin Ekeler had a 71-yard run. Meanwhile, Nick Chubb had a 41-yard touchdown run for East Sacramento Cranes, while Zach Wilson had a 79-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Molly Hatchet   East Sacramento Cranes

StatSmack

Molly Hatchet must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (122.95) than their season average (116.08).
Once Molly Hatchet put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than East Sacramento Cranes (1 vs 0).
Molly Hatchet have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than East Sacramento Cranes (20 vs 16).
By position, Molly Hatchet have outscored East Sacramento Cranes at QB and RB this season.
The starters for Molly Hatchet had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for East Sacramento Cranes (2).
Don't worry East Sacramento Cranes, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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