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Matchup Recap Summary
Week 5
Weekly
Grade
Grade
BuffaloKids187!!!
5-0 140.66
113.44
VS
proj
thomas's First-Rate Team
130.6
1-4
102.94
Back-and-forth battle ends with BuffaloKids187!!! coming back to beat thomas's First-Rate Team, 140.66-130.60
Well, that was exhilarating! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, BuffaloKids187!!! won their fifth matchup in a row to open the season with a come-from-behind win over thomas's First-Rate Team, rallying for a 140.66-130.60 victory. Despite trailing 130.60-114.76 heading into Monday night, BuffaloKids187!!! charged back behind Davante Adams, who caught 3 passes for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns for 25.9 points. Breece Hall (26.7 points) and Alvin Kamara (20.4) led the way for thomas's First-Rate Team in defeat. BuffaloKids187!!! (5-0) have now won five matchups in a row and will look to rack up another W against Alex's Definitive Team. thomas's First-Rate Team (1-4) will attempt to get back on track against SMOKES TEAM 💀.
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Matchup Timeline
BuffaloKids187!!!
thomas's First-Rate Team
Inside the Matchup
Matchup Player of the Week
Projected to score 14.92 points, Ekeler more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 33.9 points as the Chargers beat the Browns 30-28. He racked up 199 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. Next week, Ekeler will face the Broncos.
Austin Ekeler
Top Player Comparison
BuffaloKids187!!!
Points
% of total points 140.66
1
Josh Allen
QB
36.16
26.03
25.7%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
33.9
14.92
24.1%
3
Davante Adams
WR
25.9
14.37
18.4%
4
Dameon Pierce
RB
18.8
11.6
13.4%
thomas's First-Rate Team
Points
% of total points 130.6
1
Breece Hall
RB
26.7
11.94
20.4%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
20.4
14.24
15.6%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
19.9
15.57
15.2%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
17.2
21.04
13.2%
Matchup Highlights
Sunday Early
There were several players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, BuffaloKids187!!! owned a 93.76-61.10 lead. Josh Allen had a 98-yard touchdown pass and a 62-yard touchdown pass for BuffaloKids187!!!, while Austin Ekeler had a 71-yard run. Meanwhile, Breece Hall had a 79-yard catch for thomas's First-Rate Team, while Alvin Kamara had a 54-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 25-yard touchdown pass for thomas's First-Rate Team, contributing to a 130.60-108.76 lead for the team.
Monday
Davante Adams had a 58-yard touchdown catch and a 48-yard touchdown catch for BuffaloKids187!!! during Monday Night Football, helping propel the team to the win.
Points By Position
BuffaloKids187!!!
thomas's First-Rate Team
What If
BuffaloKids187!!! would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
thomas's First-Rate Team would not have lost to any other team in the league besides BuffaloKids187!!! this week.
If they played thomas's First-Rate Team every week, BuffaloKids187!!! would be 5-0 this season.
Last week, BuffaloKids187!!! would have gotten the victory over thomas's First-Rate Team 135.02-101.48.
BuffaloKids187!!! would be 4-0 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as thomas's First-Rate Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as BuffaloKids187!!!, thomas's First-Rate Team would be 1-3.
If BuffaloKids187!!! had played every team in the league each week, they would be 39-6.
If they played every team every week, thomas's First-Rate Team would be 14-31.
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