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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Cry me a RIVERS
2-3 130.31
118.14
 
VS
proj
Not my Forte
119.52 1-4
126.11

Cry me a RIVERS come back to hand Not my Forte fourth straight loss, 130.31-119.52

Cry me a RIVERS staged an impressive comeback to earn a 130.31-119.52 victory to hand Not my Forte their fourth straight loss. Cry me a RIVERS trailed 107.72-107.01 heading into Sunday night, but the unit came storming back behind Hayden Hurst, who caught 6 passes for 53 yards and a touchdown for 17.3 points, and Evan McPherson, who made his only FG attempt (6 points). Tyler Lockett (29.4 points) and Stefon Diggs (25.2) carried the flag for Not my Forte in defeat. Cry me a RIVERS (2-3) will look to keep it rolling against AutoDraft, while Not my Forte (1-4) will face Dad Bod in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Cry me a RIVERS   Not my Forte

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 19.74 points, Smith scored 62.2% more than that amount by scoring 32.02 points as the Seahawks lost to the Saints 39-32. He passed for 268 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 13 yards to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any QB in the league this season. In Week 6, Smith and the Seahawks will battle the Cardinals.
Geno Smith

Top Player Comparison

Cry me a RIVERS
Points
% of total points 130.31
1
Geno Smith
QB
32.02
19.74
24.6%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
23.4
17.95
18%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
18.8
12.33
14.4%
4
Hayden Hurst
TE
17.3
8.61
13.3%
Not my Forte
Points
% of total points 119.52
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
29.4
11.86
24.6%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
25.2
22.39
21.1%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
16.42
24.94
13.7%
4
Tony Pollard
RB
15.6
10.12
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was Cry me a RIVERS who owned the lead, 83.61-74.22. Geno Smith hit DK Metcalf for a 50-yard touchdown pass for Cry me a RIVERS. Smith also lit up the scoreboard with a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 35-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Tyler Lockett had a 40-yard touchdown catch and a 35-yard touchdown catch for Not my Forte, while Stefon Diggs had a 41-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Tony Pollard had a 57-yard touchdown run for Not my Forte, helping the team to a 107.72-107.01 lead.

Points By Position

  Cry me a RIVERS   Not my Forte

StatSmack

Cry me a RIVERS must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (130.31) than their season average (119.44).
Not my Forte would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost four in a row.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Cry me a RIVERS (2-3) have a better record than Not my Forte (1-4).
You can't win if you don't play. Not my Forte has left more points on the bench this season (324.7) than Cry me a RIVERS (291.98).
Cry me a RIVERS don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Not my Forte (0 vs 1).
Cry me a RIVERS should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Not my Forte (3 vs 1).
By position, Cry me a RIVERS have outscored Not my Forte at RB, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Cry me a RIVERS had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Not my Forte (4).
Hey Not my Forte, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Cry me a RIVERS
Heckuva job overcoming that two-match winless streak, Cry me a RIVERS! Every fantasy GM will surely be faced with adversity somewhere along the way... keep on truckin' and good things will continue to happen.
Not my Forte
Posting just three targets this past week, it seems like the starting RBs for Not my Forte should investigate why their quarterbacks are giving them the cold shoulder.