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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Hogie's Hero's
4-1 805.1
606.86
 
VS
proj
The Bills Collectors
758.6 3-2
634.02

Hogie's Hero's defeat The Bills Collectors for fourth straight win, 805.1-758.6

Hogie's Hero's extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over The Bills Collectors, coming out on top with an 805.1-758.6 victory. Hogie's Hero's never trailed in this one after taking a 43.4-point lead on Thursday behind Courtland Sutton. Justin Jefferson (23 Pass Yds, 154 Rec Yds) and the Dallas Cowboys defense (10 Pts Allowed, 323 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) were the leading performers for The Bills Collectors in the loss. Hogie's Hero's (4-1) will look to build on their success against Potsy's Posse, while The Bills Collectors (3-2) meet Bubba Gump Shrimp Co in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Hogie's Hero's   The Bills Collectors

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Bills in Week 5, Pickens caught 6 passes for 83 yards . In doing so, he put up 50.3 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Hogie's Hero's this week. Pickens will square off against the Buccaneers next week.
George Pickens

Top Player Comparison

Hogie's Hero's
Points
% of total points 805.1
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
156.2
52.03
19.4%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
120.6
82.42
15%
3
Cole Holcomb
LB
117
70.47
14.5%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
106.4
50.46
13.2%
The Bills Collectors
Points
% of total points 758.6
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
145.7
60.1
19.2%
2
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
107.2
47.3
14.1%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
93.2
62.12
12.3%
4
Patrick Mahomes
QB
79.8
79.88
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Courtland Sutton had a 51-yard catch for Hogie's Hero's, helping to give the team a 43.4-0.0 lead.
Sunday Early
Stefon Diggs had a 41-yard catch for The Bills Collectors, who trailed 540.8-353.4 after the early action.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the smoke cleared, Hogie's Hero's owned a 632.9-605.8 lead. For Hogie's Hero's, Kyler Murray had a 25-yard touchdown pass. Marquise Brown made the highlight reel for The Bills Collectors with a 25-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Hogie's Hero's   The Bills Collectors

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Hogie's Hero's scored more points in this matchup (805.1) than their season average (625.64).
Hogie's Hero's are on fire, with victories in four straight weeks.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Hogie's Hero's (4-1) have a better record than The Bills Collectors (3-2).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Hogie's Hero's has left fewer points on the bench this season (532.5) than The Bills Collectors (597.4).
By position, Hogie's Hero's have outscored The Bills Collectors at RB and DEF this season.
Don't worry The Bills Collectors, 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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