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Week 5 recap

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Week 5 is in the books. SKOL is not a strategy, and neither is hoping the other guy misses. Team Even the Losers posted the high score at 125.1. Closest matchup: Team Even the Losers vs Bud Light Berto (2.3 pts).

Winners

12 Yards to the Toilet, Chubby Johnson, Mourning Mayfield , Team Even the Losers, Team fantasm, and Team Larson

Losers

Bye Week, Team Randy, 1990s Buffalo Bills, Bud Light Berto, Captain Kamaraca, and Seeing Ghosts Out There

Biggest win

1990s Buffalo Bills 53.2 - 120.3 Mourning Mayfield

67.1 point margin

Closest matchup

Team Even the Losers 125.1 - 122.9 Bud Light Berto

2.3 point margin

Top scorers

  • Aaron Jones · RB · Mourning Mayfield 42.2
  • Deshaun Watson · QB · Team Even the Losers41.7
  • Christian McCaffrey · RB · Team Randy41.7
  • Will Fuller V · WR · Bud Light Berto39.7
  • Eagles D/ST · D/ST · Team fantasm32

How the matchups went

12 Yards to the Toilet 113.6-97.3 Bye Week

1-0 / 0-1

12 Yards to the Toilet beat Bye Week 113.6-97.3. Green Bay would call this Wednesday. Minnesota would call it destiny.

Chubby Johnson 108.7-103.7 Team Randy

1-0 / 0-1

Chubby Johnson squeaked past Team Randy 108.7-103.7. A one-score game is where the Vikings usually file the paperwork for another collapse.

1990s Buffalo Bills 53.2-120.3 Mourning Mayfield

0-1 / 1-0

Mourning Mayfield handled 1990s Buffalo Bills 120.3-53.2. The Packers would have enjoyed this. The Vikings would have called it a learning experience.

Team Even the Losers 125.1-122.9 Bud Light Berto

1-0 / 0-1

Team Even the Losers squeaked past Bud Light Berto 125.1-122.9. Close games are where Green Bay stays boring on purpose and Minnesota starts a podcast.

Captain Kamaraca 104.6-114.2 Team fantasm

0-1 / 1-0

Team fantasm beat Captain Kamaraca 114.2-104.6. The Packers would already have a script. The Vikings would already have an excuse.

Seeing Ghosts Out There 94-116.3 Team Larson

0-1 / 1-0

Team Larson beat Seeing Ghosts Out There 116.3-94. Green Bay would call this Wednesday. Minnesota would call it destiny.

NFL highlights

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