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These crazy high scores did come in week with the most fantasy points scored across the NFL since Week 2, 2020. That week had 2,724 fantasy points scored amongst 336 players, and now this week there were 2,702 points scored amongst 332 players. So even with fewer points, the league total points dominated! Amazingly the lowest point total for any team this week was 95! There have been six times historically when the high score for the week wasn’t above 95.
At the top of it all, the crème de la crème this week was sprouts who had an unbelievable 58-point Monday night to take home the Week 5 Weekly High Score Prize with 132 points! The big Monday scorers for Russ were tight end Mark Andrews (30 pts) and RB Jonathan Taylor (28 pts). Kyler Murray underperformed a bit this week (13 points), but all players on sprouts’ roster scored in double digits. This was also an ‘Optimal High Score’ as there were no bench improvement points to be had. Great job Russ!!
Alright, this week I reveal my playoff picks for 2021!! More on that below… but first a few quick observations:
BIG TIME
- Justin Herbert, QB – Young Guns – 44 pts – Over the last three weeks, Herbert has 11 TDs with 0 Ints. This week he got in a shootout and threw for 398 yards and 4 TDs, plus rushed for 29 yards and 1 TD.
- Lamar Jackson, QB – Vandelay Industries – 44 pts – Jackson literally had 4 points in the first half, and then proceeded to throw for his career high passing yards in the second half by itself! All told he finished with 442 passing yards, 4 TD’s plus added 62 rushing yards and 2 2-point conversions.
- Tom Brady, QB – Sofa King American – 40 pts – Brady comes back in a big way after last week’s 10 point performance. He torched Miami for 411 yards and 5 TD’s. The old man currently leads all fantasy scorers with 140 points scored on the season.
- Josh Allen, QB – Scottish Rebels – 35 pts – Allen mowed down the Chiefs to the tune of 315 yards passing and 3 TD’s, plus 59 yards rushing and another TD.
- Derrick Henry, RB – Vandelay Industries – 31 pts – As the top scoring running back in fantasy, Henry is averaging 128 yards per game this season. With a 17-game season, that has him on pace to rush for 2,176 yards! Holy shit! He’s also found the endzone 7 times so far, with 3 coming this week.
- Mike Williams, WR – Vandelay Industries – 31 pts – Williams made up for last week’s 1 pointer in a big way! He went off catching 8 passes for 165 yards and 2 TD’s in the Chargers win over the Browns.
- Mark Andrews, TE – sprouts – 30 pts – Biggest game from a tight end this season! Andrews caught an incredible 11 passes for 147 yards and 2 TD’s. This moves him into a tie for second place amongst tight ends.
COME ON MAN
The ‘Come On Man’ section has typically been reserved for players who scored 1 or fewer points in a given week. Injured players (like Saquon Barkley, Maxx Williams and Clyde Edwards-Helaire this week) are excluded. Occasionally I’ll feature a player here who only scored a deuce, if it is a superstar or a keeper. Every week there are always two or three to mention here. However, this is the first week where there are no uninjured active players who scored less than 2 points. Truly remarkable.
PLAYOFFS? DON’T TALK ABOUT PLAYOFFS!!
It’s that time once again to pull out the ol’ crystal ball, dust off the Ouija board and summon my inner Nostradamus. Yes, it is the Annual Week 5 Playoff Predictions!! Not to brag too much, but my picks last year were 6-for-6, so I’m dialed in Miss Cleo style!
Following the same approach as last season, these are the factors considered: Current record, Points Scored, Utilization and Schedule Difficulty.
When it comes to points scored the most sure bet is the highest scoring team through 5 weeks which has qualified for the playoffs every single year. The second highest scoring team has qualified 93% of the time historically. In terms of win loss record, undefeated teams (either 5-0 or 4-0-1) have qualified 87.5% of the time and teams with only 1 loss have qualified 82.3% of the time. Utilization has only been tracked in 2019 and 2020, but in both years the top 5 ‘Utilization’ teams all qualified for the playoffs.
Here now are my 2021 Playoff Predictions (in no particular order):
- Joe’s Pats – The Pats are the second highest scoring team, rank 2nd in Utilization and have the 3rd easiest schedule going forward.
- sprouts – Fourth highest scoring team, rank #1 in Utilization and have the 2nd easiest schedule going forward.
- Scottish Rebels – Best record in the league, rank 5th in Utilization but have the toughest schedule going forward.
- Sofa King American – This will be an interesting one because King is currently the highest scoring team in the league, yet is tied for the worst record. However, they do have the easiest schedule going forward and rank 3rd in Utilization, so they may just squeak in.
- Vandelay Industries – Third highest scoring team, have the 5th easiest schedule and rank 6th in Utilization.
- American BadAss – Ranked 4th in Utilization and 6th in points scored but have the 2nd hardest schedule going forward.
Alright there they are! Now just 8 short weeks to either prove me right or wrong…
BEST BENCH
High scores flying all around this week, so it only makes sense we would have the highest Best Bench improvement of the season! Also it should be noted, this week’s Best Bench is the fifth different team to take home the honor this season. Without further ado, and with a super impressive 53 point improvement possibility, the Week 5 Best Bench goes to …. Young Guns!! John needed to swap out 50% of his roster to get there – A. Brown for T Higgins (+19), Buffalo for New England (+13), C. Claypool for K. Allen (+12) and M. Davis for S. Barkley (+9).
Get those waiver claims in (lord knows there’s been a ton of injuries) and get your rosters ready for Week 6!!
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