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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
yard crew
5-0 175.88
130.83
 
VS
proj
The Philly Specials
60.2 0-5
82.28

yard crew jump into 1st place in 175.88-60.20 rout

yard crew climbed to the top of the standings in NFL Football Pool 2020-2021 with a convincing win over The Philly Specials, cruising to a 175.88-60.20 victory. The Philly Specials leapt out to a 22.80-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding performances from the Indianapolis Colts defense, who allowed only 9 points, surrendered 375 yards, and intercepted 2 passes for 15 points, and Jerry Jeudy, who caught 3 passes for 53 yards (7.05 points). But it was all yard crew after that. They were led by Leonard Fournette (28.4 points) and the New England Patriots defense (23). yard crew (5-0) have now won five games in a row and will look to add to their success against Roadhouse Rebels. The Philly Specials (0-5) will attempt to right the ship against Laces Out.

Matchup Timeline

  yard crew   The Philly Specials

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Patriots defense (0 Pts Allowed, 312 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 23 points in a 29-0 win over the Lions in Week 5. Their scoring output more-than-tripled their 7.5-point projection and was much higher than their 11.2-point season scoring average. The Patriots defense ranks #100 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

yard crew
Points
% of total points 175.88
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
28.4
14.23
16.1%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
23
7.5
13.1%
3
Dameon Pierce
RB
18.05
11.09
10.3%
4
Daniel Carlson
K
17
7.69
9.7%
The Philly Specials
Points
% of total points 60.2
1
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
15
6.93
24.9%
2
James Cook
RB
9.1
2.91
15.1%
3
Jerry Jeudy
WR
7.05
9.18
11.7%
4
Adoree' Jackson
CB
7
4.63
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which yard crew became the proud owner of a 132.38-50.50 lead. DK Metcalf had a 50-yard touchdown catch for yard crew, while Daniel Jones had a 41-yard pass. James Cook made the highlight reel for The Philly Specials with a 24-yard touchdown run.
Monday
Daniel Carlson had a 53-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for yard crew on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  yard crew   The Philly Specials

What If

yard crew would have beaten 17 other teams besides The Philly Specials this week.
The Philly Specials would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
yard crew would be 5-0 if they played The Philly Specials every week.
Had they played each other last week, yard crew would have beaten The Philly Specials 192.19-98.4.
yard crew would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Philly Specials.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as yard crew, The Philly Specials would be 0-4.
If yard crew had played every team in the league each week, they would be 69-26.
If they played every team every week, The Philly Specials would be 4-91.

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