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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Hungry Hippo
2-2 147
115.55
 
VS
proj
Jinxproof
126.56 2-2
116.47

Hungry Hippo earn win against Jinxproof in 147.00-126.56 rout

Hungry Hippo beat expectations, cruising to a 147.00-126.56 win over Jinxproof. There was very little drama in the matchup, as Hungry Hippo took a 31.70-point lead on Thursday behind a stellar performance from Jared Goff (51.3 points). Robert Woods (19.6 points) and Sony Michel (18.2) did their part for Jinxproof in defeat. Hungry Hippo (2-2) will look to add to their success against AA Ron Balakay, while Jinxproof (2-2) try to get back on track against Darkhorse198.

Matchup Timeline

  Hungry Hippo   Jinxproof

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Goff was one of five starters to overachieve for Hungry Hippo this week. He scored 51.3 points (465 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs) against the Vikings in Week 4 to more-than-double his 19.28-point projection. Goff ranks #5 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Jared Goff

Top Player Comparison

Hungry Hippo
Points
% of total points 147
1
Jared Goff
QB
51.3
19.28
34.9%
2
Giovani Bernard
RB
23.6
15.65
16.1%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
19
18.23
12.9%
4
Marshawn Lynch
RB
18.2
12.18
12.4%
Jinxproof
Points
% of total points 126.56
1
Robert Woods
WR
19.6
11.86
15.5%
2
Sony Michel
RB
18.2
13.62
14.4%
3
David Johnson
RB
16.7
15.75
13.2%
4
Wil Lutz
K
16
9.4
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with big-time moments on both teams on Thursday, after which Hungry Hippo emerged with a 51.30-19.60 lead. For Hungry Hippo, Jared Goff had a 70-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard touchdown pass. Robert Woods made the highlight reel for Jinxproof with a 31-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Early
Marshawn Lynch had a 52-yard run for Hungry Hippo, contributing to a 128.00-94.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Ben Roethlisberger had a 26-yard touchdown pass for Jinxproof, who trailed 147.00-126.56 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Hungry Hippo   Jinxproof

Game Notes

Hungry Hippo had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Jinxproof lost despite five of their nine starters scoring more than their projected points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The defeat puts an end to a two-game winning streak for Jinxproof.
Both of the wins for Hungry Hippo have been blowout wins.

Next Week Preview

Hungry Hippo
A pair of 2-2 teams will square off as Hungry Hippo face AA Ron Balakay next in Week 5.Hungry Hippo may need to shuffle the deck a bit with Allen Robinson II and Mike Evans out on bye in Week 5. Over the last three weeks, Hungry Hippo have scored 136.17 points per game, while AA Ron Balakay have averaged just 102.78 per contest.
Jinxproof
A pair of teams with matching 2-2 records, sixth-place Jinxproof will now get a date with eighth-place Darkhorse198 next week. Four weeks into the 2018 campaign, Jinxproof have tallied the sixth-most points in the league while Darkhorse198 (116.65 PPG) are ranked ninth. In terms of recent scoring production, these two teams have been mirror images of each other lately. Jinxproof has put up 120.34 points per game over the last three weeks, while Darkhorse198 has averaged 121.06 per contest over that same stretch.