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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Cleveland Browns
3-2 319.3
262.53
 
VS
proj
New England Patriots
247.62 2-3
276.28

Cleveland Browns beat New England Patriots for third straight win, 319.30-247.62

Cleveland Browns extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over New England Patriots, coming out on top with a 319.30-247.62 victory. Cleveland Browns never trailed in this one after earning a 15.00-point lead on Thursday behind Zaire Franklin. Rhamondre Stevenson (161 Rush Yds, 14 Rec Yds) and Tom Brady (351 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) carried the flag for New England Patriots in the loss. Cleveland Browns (3-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against New England Patriots, while New England Patriots (2-3) try to get back in the win column against Cleveland Browns.

Matchup Timeline

  Cleveland Browns   New England Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Chargers, Chubb scored 42.4 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 20.6-point projection and was higher than his 31.4-point season scoring average. Chubb ranks #5 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Nick Chubb

Top Player Comparison

Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 319.3
1
Nick Chubb
RB
42.4
20.6
13.3%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
32.1
20.1
10.1%
3
Jacoby Brissett
QB
26.3
17.03
8.2%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
23.3
14.11
7.3%
New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 247.62
1
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
39.5
15.59
16%
2
Tom Brady
QB
33.22
35.21
13.4%
3
Jakobi Meyers
WR
29.6
12.9
12%
4
Nick Folk
K
18
8.63
7.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was Cleveland Browns who grabbed the lead, 255.60-195.52. Nick Chubb had a 41-yard touchdown run for Cleveland Browns, while DK Metcalf had a 50-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Rhamondre Stevenson had a 49-yard run for New England Patriots, while Tom Brady had a 40-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Cleveland Browns   New England Patriots

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Cleveland Browns scored more in this matchup (319.3) than their season average (282.69).
Cleveland Browns are looking unstoppable, with victories in three straight matchups.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Cleveland Browns (3-2) have a better record than New England Patriots (2-3).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. New England Patriots has left more points on the bench this season (266.02) than Cleveland Browns (232.42).
Cleveland Browns should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than New England Patriots (3 vs 2).
By position, Cleveland Browns have outscored New England Patriots at WR, TE, K, and IDP this season.
Cleveland Browns has a higher average scoring margin (18) than New England Patriots this season (-43).
There's not much good to say about New England Patriots this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Cleveland Browns
You know, this sport is all about spotting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up New England Patriots at the wide receiver position (75.1 points to 31.1).
New England Patriots
Hey, it's possible that New England Patriots may be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. Seeing only nine targets combined this past week, their four wide receivers apparently spent the majority of their games running decoy routes and blocking downfield.