Left, Down, Wide to the Right, Up · Week 5 report
Week 5: the verdict.
Griff set the pace with 135.40 points. The weekly review: who delivered, who left points behind, and what decided the matchups.
Final whistle
Week 5 scoreboard
YS98.94
Connor124.46
Brad132.98
Rhys97.39
Danny83.34
Griff135.40
Weave133.49
Dewi97.24
Cup97.47
Tucker104.26
Powell103.95
Tee132.80The film room
Numbers that mattered
Upset of the week
Tee flipped the forecast
132.80–103.95Beat Powell despite trailing the player-only Sleeper projection by 12.64.Low score
Danny
83.34A week to delete from the group chat.Lineup call
Connor
98%Best share of available roster points reached the lineup.Top starters
Form table
Power rankings
A season-long performance index blending total points, record, cumulative winning margin, lineup efficiency, and all-play record across every week played. It rewards how well a team has played all year, not just whether it escaped 1–0.
Powell lost to Tee 103.95 to 132.80. Jahmyr Gibbs led the lineup with 35.20. In hindsight, starting Tony Pollard (5.20) instead of David Montgomery (1.10) adds 4.10, but still leaves a defeat.
Next up: Weave. Review the Tony Pollard decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.Tee beat Powell 132.80 to 103.95. Josh Allen led the lineup with 30.50. In hindsight, starting Woody Marks (10.50) instead of Dohnte Meyers (2.20) adds 8.30; points left unused despite the result.
Next up: Tucker. Review the Woody Marks decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.YS lost to Connor 98.94 to 124.46. C.J. Stroud led the lineup with 19.94. In hindsight, starting Kyle Pitts Sr. (12.70) instead of Tyler Allgeier (2.60) adds 10.10, but still leaves a defeat.
Next up: Danny. Review the Kyle Pitts Sr. decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.Dewi lost to Weave 97.24 to 133.49. Jaylen Warren led the lineup with 33.80. In hindsight, starting Chicago Bears (3.75) instead of Las Vegas Raiders (-5.00) adds 8.75, but still leaves a defeat.
Next up: Rhys. Review the Chicago Bears decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.Tucker beat Cup 104.26 to 97.47. Kyler Murray led the lineup with 18.26. In hindsight, starting J.K. Dobbins (14.40) instead of Will Shipley (7.80) adds 6.60; points left unused despite the result.
Next up: Tee. Review the J.K. Dobbins decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.Brad beat Rhys 132.98 to 97.39. Parker Washington led the lineup with 27.40. In hindsight, starting Rachaad White (2.50) instead of Jeremiyah Love (2.20) adds 0.30; points left unused despite the result.
Next up: Connor. Review the Rachaad White decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.Griff beat Danny 135.40 to 83.34. Joe Burrow led the lineup with 24.60. In hindsight, starting Matthew Stafford (27.32) instead of Joe Burrow (24.60) adds 2.72; points left unused despite the result.
Next up: Cup. Review the Matthew Stafford decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.Rhys lost to Brad 97.39 to 132.98. Puka Nacua led the lineup with 29.20. In hindsight, starting Justice Hill (8.80) instead of TreVeyon Henderson (4.30) adds 4.50, but still leaves a defeat.
Next up: Dewi. Review the Justice Hill decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.Weave beat Dewi 133.49 to 97.24. Bucky Irving led the lineup with 30.50. In hindsight, starting Blake Corum (14.70) instead of Keon Coleman (7.20) adds 7.50; points left unused despite the result.
Next up: Powell. Review the Blake Corum decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.Cup lost to Tucker 97.47 to 104.26. Isaiah Likely led the lineup with 26.90. That score beat 3 of the other 11 teams this week.
Next up: Griff. No higher-scoring direct bench swap was found in the available lineup data; check injuries and byes before setting the next lineup.Danny lost to Griff 83.34 to 135.40. Jared Goff led the lineup with 27.94. In hindsight, starting Makai Lemon (6.80) instead of Carnell Tate (1.10) adds 5.70, but still leaves a defeat.
Next up: YS. Review the Makai Lemon decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.Connor beat YS 124.46 to 98.94. Drake Maye led the lineup with 39.46. In hindsight, starting Najee Harris (1.90) instead of RJ Harvey (0.70) adds 1.20; points left unused despite the result.
Next up: Brad. Review the Najee Harris decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.Power Index (0–100), season to date: 35% total points for · 20% season record · 15% cumulative margin · 15% season lineup efficiency · 15% all-play record. Arrows show movement from last week's season rankings.
Survival pool
Last Man Standing
One manager falls each week. The lowest scorer still alive is eliminated; previous casualties cannot be eliminated twice. The final survivor wins the LMS pot.
Dewi is out.
97.24 points. Lowest eligible scorer, first name in the graveyard.
Still alive
Graveyard
Around the league
Side quests
Powell
Powell · Aaron Rodgers · 22.00 points · Started
Powell
Dropped Aaron Rodgers (QB) · 22.00 points this week
Connor
Defeated YS
Highest Scoring Flex Player
Powell · Jahmyr Gibbs scored 35.20 pts from the flex
Tee · Weave
4/6 correct · joint winners of the weekly prediction card.
Weave
Season ranking: 1. Weave (10) · 2. Tucker (8) · 3. Tee (6) · 4. YS (5) · 5. Danny (4)
The table
Standings through Week 5
Brad4–1536.57 PFTucker4–1534.79 PFPowell3–2633.77 PFTee3–2601.56 PFYS3–2580.87 PFGriff3–2568.75 PFDewi3–2560.31 PFRhys2–3521.12 PFWeave2–3493.99 PFCup1–4508.18 PFDanny1–4478.21 PFConnor1–4463.35 PFThe race
Playoff chances
Six teams make the playoffs. Seeds 1–5 go to the best records; the final spot goes to the highest points-for among everyone else. Odds come from 10,000 simulations of the remaining Week 6–14 schedule.
How it works: each remaining game is played out using every team's scoring average so far, pulled toward the league average so early hot and cold streaks don't count for too much.
The market
FAAB breakdown
Every paid winning waiver bid through Week 5, and what those players have actually delivered. Points only count while the player was in the buyer's starting lineup.
RhysTuckerBradCupConnorGriffDannyWeaveTeeDewiYSPowellHow the math works
- Spent adds up every winning waiver bid from Week 1 to Week 5. Failed bids, free-agent pickups and $0 claims are left out of the table entirely. Remaining budget is $100 minus spent.
- Started pts counts a player's points only in weeks he was in the buyer's starting lineup, from the week he was claimed onward. Bench weeks, and anything he scores after being dropped, don't count.
- Pts per $1 is started points ÷ FAAB spent. Example: $10 spent and 45 started points = 4.50 per $1. Managers who haven't spent anything show “—”.
- Best value buy is the single paid claim with the highest started points ÷ bid. Biggest splash is the largest single bid.