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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
yard crew
1-3 139.21
104.82
 
VS
proj
BallGrabbers
119.64 0-4
125.06

yard crew hand BallGrabbers fourth straight loss, 139.21-119.64

yard crew earned a 139.21-119.64 win to hand BallGrabbers their fourth consecutive loss to open the season. BallGrabbers leapt out to a 37.86-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 48.61 points from Cooper Kupp (9 Rec, 162 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and John Johnson III (11 Tackles). But yard crew held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Matt Ryan, who passed for 419 yards and 3 touchdowns for 36.16 points, and DeAndre Hopkins, who caught 10 passes for 169 yards and a touchdown (33.4 points). yard crew (1-3) will look to earn another win against Roadhouse Rebels, while BallGrabbers (0-4) will take on da squirts in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  yard crew   BallGrabbers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Bengals in Week 4, Ryan passed for 419 yards and 3 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 36.16 points and scored 83.6% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on yard crew this week. Next week, Ryan will battle the Steelers.
Matt Ryan

Top Player Comparison

yard crew
Points
% of total points 139.21
1
Matt Ryan
QB
36.16
19.69
26%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
33.4
14.38
24%
3
Marshawn Lynch
RB
18.45
11.72
13.3%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
17.05
10.85
12.2%
BallGrabbers
Points
% of total points 119.64
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
37.61
9.18
31.4%
2
The Oakland Raiders defense
DEF
12
7.34
10%
3
John Johnson III
S
11
7.38
9.2%
4
Sebastian Janikowski
K
11
8.51
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Cooper Kupp had a 70-yard touchdown catch for BallGrabbers, helping give BallGrabbers a 54.91-17.05 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was yard crew who emerged with the lead, 138.21-113.14. Matt Ryan had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass for yard crew, while Marshawn Lynch had a 52-yard run. Sebastian Janikowski made the highlight reel for BallGrabbers with a 52-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  yard crew   BallGrabbers

What If

yard crew would have beaten eight other teams besides BallGrabbers this week.
BallGrabbers would have lost to 10 other teams besides yard crew this week.
If they played BallGrabbers every week, yard crew would be 2-2 this season.
BallGrabbers would have gotten the win over yard crew 125-112 had they played each other last week.
yard crew would be 1-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as BallGrabbers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as yard crew, BallGrabbers would be 0-3.
If yard crew had played every team in the league each week, they would be 27-41.
If they played every team every week, BallGrabbers would be 24-44.

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