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Matchup Recap Summary
Week 5
Weekly
Grade
Grade
Cheese-Head
1-4 104.42
113.22
VS
proj
Triple J
100.56
4-1
123.02
Triple J fall short of projections, lose to Cheese-Head in 104.42-100.56 struggle
There's no sugarcoating it, Triple J didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as Cheese-Head eked out a 104.42-100.56 victory. Triple J made a run at it on Sunday night, but they fell short. Cheese-Head led 104.42-84.80 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 15.76 points from Lamar Jackson on Sunday night for Triple J. Derrick Henry (102 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 30 Rec Yds) and Justin Fields (208 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 47 Rush Yds) did the heavy lifting for Cheese-Head in the win. Cheese-Head (1-4) will look to build on their success against Run Baby Run, while Triple J (4-1) will try to get back in the win column against Justin K's Team.
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Matchup Timeline
Cheese-Head
Triple J
Inside the Matchup
Matchup Player of the Week
Henry racked up 132 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns as the Titans beat the Commanders 21-17. In doing so, he put up 26.2 points and scored 74.9% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Cheese-Head this week. Next week, Henry will battle the Colts.
Derrick Henry
Top Player Comparison
Cheese-Head
Points
% of total points 104.42
1
Derrick Henry
RB
26.2
14.98
25.1%
2
Justin Fields
QB
17.02
15.14
16.3%
3
David Montgomery
RB
16.2
10.56
15.5%
4
DeVonta Smith
WR
13.7
10.47
13.1%
Triple J
Points
% of total points 100.56
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
15.76
25.07
15.7%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
14.6
8.15
14.5%
3
Dallas Goedert
TE
13.5
8.36
13.4%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
13.2
10.09
13.1%
Matchup Highlights
Sunday Late
Tony Pollard had a 57-yard touchdown run for Triple J, who trailed 104.42-84.80 after the late slate.
Points By Position
Cheese-Head
Triple J
What If
Cheese-Head would have beaten four other teams besides Triple J this week.
Triple J would have lost to eight other teams besides Cheese-Head this week.
If Cheese-Head played Triple J every week this season, they'd be 2-3.
Last week, Cheese-Head would have gotten the win over Triple J 103.56-90.26.
Cheese-Head would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Triple J.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cheese-Head, Triple J would be 2-2.
If Cheese-Head had played every team in the league each week, they would be 24-31.
If they played every team every week, Triple J would be 33-22.
Next Week Preview
Cheese-Head
Cheese-Head (1-4) are set to face Run Baby Run (3-2) in Week 6. Each side has two players with byes next week, as Derrick Henry and Foster Moreau are off for Cheese-Head and Robert Woods and Jamaal Williams for Run Baby Run. Over the last three weeks, Cheese-Head have scored 109.44 points per game, while Run Baby Run have averaged 113.64 per contest.
Triple J
In Week 6, Triple J (4-1, second-place) will try to get back in the win column against Justin K's Team (2-3, seventh-place). Each side has players on bye next week, as Jared Goff, Davis Mills, and Amon-Ra St. Brown are off for Triple J while Davante Adams, Daniel Carlson, and Treylon Burks are out for Justin K's Team.