Fantasy Football Tuesday: Week 5

Just finished Week 5 in the JustUs Geeks Fantasy League and had another tough matchup to overcome.  Having lost last week's matchup, my team needed to stop the losing streak and get back in the win column.  And that is what happened as the Hub City All Stars once again posted the most points in the league this week along with having the biggest margin of victory.  With the win, the record now improves to 4-1 and still the #1 seed.  Here's the recap for Week 5:

Hub City All Stars Wins Shocker over Marauders, Drops Them into Fifth Place

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  Hub City All Stars (4-1) 185.72
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  Marauders (2-3) 135.50

Hub City All Stars put up the highest point total this week and upset Marauders 185.72 - 135.50, overcoming a 16.95-point spread. With this win, Hub City All Stars scored 27.8% more than projected and has now beaten expectations three weeks running. Drew Brees, with 59.60 points, racked up the highest score for the week. Marauders (2-3, 740.60 points) drops to fifth place and Hub City All Stars (4-1, 851.60 points) remains in first place.

Hub City All Stars Smooth Moves

• With 30.20 points, Reggie Wayne had the second-highest WR score of the week and the fifth-highest WR score in the league this season.
• The Chicago Bears Defense had 37.00 points, the highest DEF score of the week and the third-highest score among DEF in the league this season.
• Took Jermaine Gresham out of the starting lineup, who scored 6.00 points on the bench, fewer than the starting TE.
• Brandon Marshall scored 20.40 points, the eighth-highest WR score in the league this week.
• Frank Gore had 16.60 points, the sixth-highest score among RBs in the league this week.

Marauders Regret Tracker

• Picked up Jared Cook but left him on the bench, where he scored 9.70 points against a projected 5.62.
• BenJarvus Green-Ellis was last on the team in scoring with 1.60 points against a projected 13.05 and has now underachieved in four straight games.
• Brandon Tate has now failed to reach his projection for three straight games. This week he scored 4.90 points versus a projected 12.13.
• Marauders got beat 37.00 - 9.00 by Hub City All Stars at the DEF position.
• It was not a good week for Marauders at TE, where they were beaten 13.90 - 3.50.

What If

• Hub City All Stars would be 3-2 if they played Marauders every week.
• Hub City All Stars would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
• Had they played each other last week, Hub City All Stars would have defeated Marauders 195.10 - 155.24.
• If they played the same schedule as Marauders, Hub City All Stars would be 3-1.
• Hub City All Stars would be 27-8 if they played every team every week.
• Marauders would have lost to three other teams besides Hub City All Stars this week.
• If they played the same schedule as Hub City All Stars, Marauders would be 3-1.
• If they played every team every week, Marauders would be 22-13.

Game Notes

• Hub City All Stars had a league-high for the week with 185.72 points, which is the fifth-highest score in the league this season.
• It was the third-biggest margin of victory in the league this season at 50.22 points.
• Hub City All Stars scored 185.72 points against a projected 145.31 and beat their scoring projection for the fourth time this season, including the last three weeks in a row.
• It was the worst loss of the season for Marauders, with the margin of victory coming in at 50.22 points.
• Marauders scored 135.50 points and lost. It is the seventh-highest losing score in the league this season.
• In the loss, Drew Brees led the league in scoring and had the fifth-most points in the league this season with 59.60.
• The 60.40 points by the WRs on Hub City All Stars was the season-high for combined points from the position.
• Marauders got a combined 11.90 points from their RBs, their lowest combined scoring output from the RB position this season.