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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Michael's Great Team
3-2 129.32
111.88
 
VS
proj
Murray’s Mind-Blowing Team
73.06 3-2
113.89

Michael's Great Team defy expectations, earn win over Murray’s Mind-Blowing Team in 129.32-73.06 romp

Michael's Great Team rose to the occasion, cruising to a 129.32-73.06 victory over Murray’s Mind-Blowing Team, who fell short of projections. Michael's Great Team nabbed a 12.42-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Tyler Lockett (24.9 points) and Justin Herbert (14.42) and never gave it up. Jalen Hurts (27.66 points) and Dalvin Cook (25.1) carried the flag for Murray’s Mind-Blowing Team in defeat. Michael's Great Team (3-2) will look to sustain their winning ways against Thomas's Astonishing Team, while Murray’s Mind-Blowing Team (3-2) will attempt to get back in the win column against King Henry.

Matchup Timeline

  Michael's Great Team   Murray’s Mind-Blowing Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Saints in Week 5, Lockett caught 5 passes for 104 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 24.9 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any WR in the league this season. Lockett will battle the Cardinals next week.
Tyler Lockett

Top Player Comparison

Michael's Great Team
Points
% of total points 129.32
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
24.9
9.66
19.3%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
19.9
15.57
15.4%
3
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
19.7
11.61
15.2%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
18.9
13.99
14.6%
Murray’s Mind-Blowing Team
Points
% of total points 73.06
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
27.66
24.95
37.9%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
25.1
14.18
34.4%
3
James Conner
RB
6.8
12.91
9.3%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
4.7
10.98
6.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyler Lockett had a 40-yard touchdown catch and a 35-yard touchdown catch for Michael's Great Team, helping the team to a 47.02-34.60 lead.
Sunday Late
Jeff Wilson Jr. had a 41-yard run for Michael's Great Team, contributing to a 94.42-73.06 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Justin Tucker had a 58-yard field goal for Michael's Great Team, helping the team to a 129.32-73.06 lead.

Points By Position

  Michael's Great Team   Murray’s Mind-Blowing Team

Game Notes

Michael's Great Team had five of their nine starters exceed their projected points.
Murray’s Mind-Blowing Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Murray’s Mind-Blowing Team could have used points from Tee Higgins and Dalton Schultz, as both put up goose eggs.
Jalen Hurts and Dalvin Cook both outscored Tyler Lockett, the leading scorer for Michael's Great Team.
Michael's Great Team put up more points than their season scoring average (109.6) while Murray’s Mind-Blowing Team fell short of theirs (95.7).
Michael's Great Team scored more points than their projected total, while Murray’s Mind-Blowing Team fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 56.26-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Both of the losses for Murray’s Mind-Blowing Team have been blowout losses.
Despite the loss, Jalen Hurts (27.66 points) registered the third-highest score for a QB this week.

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