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Good Football Shepherds Weekly · 2024, Week 5

Week 5: Jeff Beckett survives by 6.72

Jeff Beckett125.28
Eric Watson118.56
Greg Vanden Heuvel125.72
Stephen Devries110.48
Jack Chmielewski126.24
Gabe Vanderwoude97.16
Clark Emerson135.86
Josiah Chmielewski118.02
Joe Horjus125.24
Andrew Muzljakovich99.04
Ryan Potter131.30
Neil Quinn89.74

Game of the week

Jeff Beckett edged Eric Watson 125.28 to 118.56, a margin of 6.72. That one came down to the last game on the slate.

Blowout of the week

Ryan Potter beat Neil Quinn by 41.56 (131.30 to 89.74). No drama in this one.

High and low

Clark Emerson put up the top score of the week with 135.86. At the other end, Neil Quinn managed just 89.74.

Streak watch

Running hot: Greg Vanden Heuvel (3 straight wins), Jeff Beckett (4 straight wins). Looking for answers: Stephen Devries (3 straight losses), Eric Watson (3 straight losses), Daniel Henreckson (3 straight losses).

From the archives

The best Week 5 score this league has seen before this season: 143.58 by Ryan Potter in 2023.

Luck report

Jeff Beckett is 4-1 but would be 30-25 playing everyone every week, about 1.3 wins ahead of their scoring. Eric Watson is the opposite, about 1.5 wins short of what their points deserve.

All-play of the week

Against the whole league, Clark Emerson went 11-0 this week.

Power rankings

  1. 1
    Clark Emerson▲2
    3-2 · all-play 41-14
  2. 2
    Greg Vanden Heuvel–
    3-2 · all-play 38-17
  3. 3
    Jeff Beckett▲1
    4-1 · all-play 30-25
  4. 4
    Eric Watson▼3
    2-3 · all-play 38-17
  5. 5
    Joe Horjus▲2
    3-2 · all-play 29-26
  6. 6
    Josiah Chmielewski–
    3-2 · all-play 27-28
  7. 7
    Neil Quinn▼2
    2-3 · all-play 28-27
  8. 8
    Jack Chmielewski▲2
    2-3 · all-play 28-27
  9. 9
    Stephen Devries▼1
    2-3 · all-play 22-33
  10. 10
    Ryan Potter▲2
    2-3 · all-play 17-38
  11. 11
    Gabe Vanderwoude▼2
    2-3 · all-play 17-38
  12. 12
    Andrew Muzljakovich▼1
    2-3 · all-play 15-40