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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Neil's Notable Team
3-2 87.2
108.49
 
VS
proj
Robert's Broncos
86.04 1-4
105.63

Neil's Notable Team come back to beat Robert's Broncos in 87.20-86.04 squeaker despite falling short of expectations

Both teams fell short of their projected point totals, but Neil's Notable Team did enough to beat Robert's Broncos. Predicted to win 108.49-105.63, Neil's Notable Team staged an impressive comeback to earn an 87.20-86.04 victory over Robert's Broncos. Despite trailing 86.04-52.40 heading into Monday night, Neil's Notable Team charged back behind Travis Kelce, who caught 7 passes for 25 yards and 4 touchdowns for 30 points, and JuJu Smith-Schuster, who caught 3 passes for 33 yards (4.8 points). Tyler Lockett (24.9 points) and Mark Andrews (18.9) did everything they could for Robert's Broncos in defeat. Neil's Notable Team (3-2) will look to sustain their momentum against My Team, while Robert's Broncos (1-4) will meet Red Dawgs in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Neil's Notable Team   Robert's Broncos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kelce (7 Rec, 25 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs) scored 30 points in a 30-29 win over the Raiders in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 14.84-point projection and was much higher than his 19.06-point season scoring average. Kelce ranks #17 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

Neil's Notable Team
Points
% of total points 87.2
1
Travis Kelce
TE
30
14.84
34.4%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
17.2
21.04
19.7%
3
Brandon McManus
K
11
8.55
12.6%
4
Deebo Samuel
WR
10.2
14.56
11.7%
Robert's Broncos
Points
% of total points 86.04
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
24.9
9.66
28.9%
2
Mark Andrews
TE
18.9
13.99
22%
3
Trevor Lawrence
QB
12.34
18.35
14.3%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
7.8
11.85
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyler Lockett had a 40-yard touchdown catch and a 35-yard touchdown catch for Robert's Broncos, helping the team to a 52.54-21.00 lead.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 25-yard touchdown pass for Neil's Notable Team, who trailed 67.14-52.40 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Neil's Notable Team   Robert's Broncos

Game Notes

Just two of the nine starters on Neil's Notable Team exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Robert's Broncos had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Neil's Notable Team put up fewer points than their season scoring average (106.09) while Robert's Broncos scored above theirs (85.76).
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
Neil's Notable Team ranked 7th in the league in scoring this week, while Robert's Broncos ranked 8th.
The matchup's 1.16-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Neil's Notable Team. They won, but failed to cover the 2.86-point projected margin of victory.
Neil's Notable Team moves to (1-0) in close games this season, while Robert's Broncos falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Tyler Lockett (24.9 points) registered the second-highest score for a wideout this week.

Next Week Preview

Neil's Notable Team
A pair of 3-2 teams will go toe-to-toe as Neil's Notable Team square off against My Team next in Week 6. Neil's Notable Team may have to rearrange their lineup a bit with Derek Carr out on bye in Week 6. My Team will be without Josh Jacobs. Over the last three weeks, Neil's Notable Team have scored 94.05 points per game, while My Team have averaged 125.28 per contest.
Robert's Broncos
Things don't exactly get any easier for last-place Robert's Broncos, considering they now have the distinct privilege of facing first-place (and undefeated) Red Dawgs in Week 6. Five weeks into the 2022 season, Robert's Broncos have scored the league's second-lowest point total while Red Dawgs (and their 128.93 points per game) are ranked first. Over the last three weeks, Robert's Broncos has scored 92.05 points per game, while Red Dawgs has averaged 120.89 per contest.