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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS
4-0 186.34
135.35
 
VS
proj
Going Nowhere Slow
166.03 1-3
129.77

TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS beat Going Nowhere Slow to remain perfect in 186.34-166.03 rout

TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS won their fourth consecutive matchup to open the season with a dominant victory over Going Nowhere Slow, rolling to a 186.34-166.03 win. TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS pulled out to a 5.10-point lead on Thursday behind Todd Gurley II (22.6 points) and Marcus Peters (6) and never gave it back. James White (44 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 68 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Adam Thielen (8 Rec, 135 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Going Nowhere Slow in the loss. TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS (4-0) will look to add to their success against JYD, while Going Nowhere Slow (1-3) will seek to generate some positive momentum against Wolverines.

Matchup Timeline

  TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS   Going Nowhere Slow

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cohen racked up 174 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass as the Bears beat the Buccaneers 48-10. In doing so, he put up 27.71 points to more-than-triple his 8.87-point projection, the third-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. Next week, Cohen will face the Dolphins.
Tarik Cohen

Top Player Comparison

TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS
Points
% of total points 186.34
1
Tarik Cohen
RB
27.71
8.87
14.9%
2
Jadeveon Clowney
DE
25
10.54
13.4%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
22.6
18.28
12.1%
4
Sterling Shepard
WR
18.2
9.87
9.8%
Going Nowhere Slow
Points
% of total points 166.03
1
James White
RB
25.2
10.45
15.2%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
23.5
12.81
14.2%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
22.8
9.89
13.7%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
22.18
18.17
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Thursday, but it was TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS who owned the lead, 28.60-23.50. For TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS, Todd Gurley II had a 56-yard catch. Adam Thielen made the highlight reel for Going Nowhere Slow with a 45-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS emerged with a 147.84-132.83 lead. For TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS, DeSean Jackson had a 48-yard catch and a 42-yard catch. Matthew Stafford had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 38-yard touchdown pass for Going Nowhere Slow, while James White had a 22-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Night
Antonio Brown had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Going Nowhere Slow, who trailed 186.34-166.03 after the primetime game.

Points By Position

  TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS   Going Nowhere Slow

Game Notes

TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS had eight of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
Going Nowhere Slow lost despite seven of their 14 starters scoring higher than their projected points.
Each team recorded its highest scoring output of the season.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Going Nowhere Slow ranked 4th in the league in scoring this week, while TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS ranked 2nd.
The 186.34 points scored by TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS are the 3rd-most in the league this season.
Not only did TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS win, but they also easily covered the 5.58-point projected margin of victory.
TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS moves to (3-0) in blowout games this year, while Going Nowhere Slow falls to (1-2).

Next Week Preview

TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS
Something's got to give in Week 5, as TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS (4-0) enter next week on a four-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (JYD, 3-1), have taken each of their last three in a row.Each side will have multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 5, as Tarik Cohen, DeSean Jackson, and Cameron Brate are off for TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS and Kwon Alexander and Ronald Jones II are out for JYD. Over the past two weeks, TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS have scored 163.05 points per game, while JYD have averaged only 132.71 per contest.
Going Nowhere Slow
Looking ahead to Week 5, Going Nowhere Slow (1-3) are set to square off against Wolverines (2-2). After four weeks of action, Going Nowhere Slow have tallied the eighth-most points in the league while Wolverines (and their 113.33 points per game) are ranked 14th. Over the last three weeks, Going Nowhere Slow has scored 139.25 points per game, while Wolverines has averaged only 105.8 per contest.