For the second time in three weeks, Michael is the toast of the league. This time, he popped a 388 to win the week, thanks to a lineup led by Allen, Fields, Achane, Hall, White, Dowdle, Nacua, D. Samuel, Ferguson, Fitzgerald and the Texans D.
We had a rare tie for second place this week, as Eric and I both scored a 377 and had the same player as our tiebreaker. Eric’s lineup featured Allen, Murray, McCaffery, K. Williams, White, Dowdle, Nacua, and Grupe. My squad had Allen, Fields, McCaffery, Hall, White, Dowdle, Nacua, D. Samuels and Fitzgerald.
As previously noted, this is Michael‘s second win in three weeks, and Eric‘s first payday since Week 16 a year ago, and mine since Week 11 of last season. Congrats to Michael and Eric.
The Leaderboard:
No surprise to see Eric retain the top spot given his strong Week 5 showing, but it’s Michael who makes his move and jumps to second. The husband and wife duo of David and Kerry also have a lot to talk about in their household.
1. Eric (729)
2. Michael (654)
3. RandyH (649)
4. David (630)
5. TroyA (624)
6. Kerry (606)
Ryan (604), Tom , Ernesto (601) and Seth (597) round out the top 10.
Most Popular Plays:
Here are the five most commonly played players this week:
1. Allen (29) 89%
2. Nacua (27) 82%
3. Aubrey (22) 67%
4. Fields (21) 64%
4. McBride (21) 64%
Monday Evening Quarterback:
The average score for this week was 315.
For those of you who were disappointed with your scores this week here are some players who were played by one or fewer owners:
Box A: Prescott (45), Stafford (44), Mac Jones (38). Mayfield (36)
Box B: Darnold (50), Stroud (44), Lawrence (42), Browning (38)
Box C: J. Williams (50)
Box D: Walker (24)
Box E: Croskey-Merritt (53), Carter (22)
Box F:
Box G: Egbuka (52), Chase (48), Smith-Njigba (43), Jefferson (31)
Box H: D. Smith (29)
Box I: Bourne (40), Ridley (36)
Box J: Waller (28)
Box K: Fairbairn (36)
Box L: Colts (25), Jaguars (20)
If you picked the top scorers in every box, 542 points were possible this week.
The Extremes:
Highest Scoring Player: Rico Dowdle (70)
Asked to make a spot start in place of injured Chuba Hubbard, Dowdle galloped for over 200 yards and a touchdown.
Lowest Scoring Player: R. Davis (-1)
On a night when the Buffalo Bills seemed out of sync, their change-of-pace back scored a minus one, as the Bills suffered their first loss of 2025.
For complete scores and results, see the links below:
Week 5: Results/Tally/Teams
Housekeeping:
Thanks to all the owners who have already paid in. Much appreciated.
We can still add owners for the first three weeks of the season, so if you know someone who might like to join, it’s not too late.
Looking Ahead:
That’s it for Week 5.
Please double check my work and let me know if you see any scoring errors.
Thursday Night Game:
Philadelphia at NY Giants
Early Sunday Morning Game:
Denver at NY Jets (from London)
Teams on Bye: Houston and Minnesota
Good luck to all in Week 6.