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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
# 4 Broke My ♥
2-2 165.65
126.38
 
VS
proj
Finkle & Einhorn
68.83 1-3
88.02

# 4 Broke My ♥ top Finkle & Einhorn in 165.65-68.83 rout

Despite similar records, # 4 Broke My ♥ held a substantial season point advantage over Finkle & Einhorn coming into this one (501-396), and they lived up to their reputation with a easy victory, cruising to a 165.65-68.83 win. # 4 Broke My ♥ got out to a 18.35-point lead on Thursday behind Brandin Cooks (22.35 points) and never gave it up. Royce Freeman (12.7 points) and Duke Johnson Jr. (11.6) carried the flag for Finkle & Einhorn in the loss. # 4 Broke My ♥ (2-2) will look to keep it rolling against FriendsOfDonCherry, while Finkle & Einhorn (1-3) attempt to get back on track against The Philly Specials.

Matchup Timeline

  # 4 Broke My ♥   Finkle & Einhorn

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While not allowing any points, surrendering 145 yards, and forcing 3 turnovers against the Bills, the Packers defense scored 30 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-tripled their 9.34-point projection and was much higher than their 14-point season scoring average. The Packers defense ranks #4 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Lions next week.
The Green Bay Packers defense

Top Player Comparison

# 4 Broke My ♥
Points
% of total points 165.65
1
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
30
9.34
18.1%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
22.35
9.43
13.5%
3
T.J. Yeldon
RB
20.75
6.84
12.5%
4
Phillip Lindsay
RB
15.68
8.86
9.5%
Finkle & Einhorn
Points
% of total points 68.83
1
Royce Freeman
RB
12.7
10.57
18.5%
2
Duke Johnson Jr.
RB
11.6
2.67
16.9%
3
Davante Adams
WR
11.1
12.73
16.1%
4
Drew Brees
QB
9.38
22.98
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Brandin Cooks had a 47-yard touchdown catch for # 4 Broke My ♥, helping the team to a 22.35-4.00 lead.
Sunday Early
T.J. Yeldon had a 31-yard touchdown catch for # 4 Broke My ♥, while Aaron Rodgers had a 43-yard pass, helping # 4 Broke My ♥ to a 122.72-36.75 lead.

Points By Position

  # 4 Broke My ♥   Finkle & Einhorn

Game Notes

# 4 Broke My ♥ had seven of their 14 starters exceed their projected point totals.
Finkle & Einhorn had only three of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Finkle & Einhorn even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
# 4 Broke My ♥ had six players score more points than the leading scorer for Finkle & Einhorn.
# 4 Broke My ♥ put up more points than their season scoring average (125.18) while Finkle & Einhorn fell short of theirs (99.04).
# 4 Broke My ♥ recorded more points than their projected total, while Finkle & Einhorn failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 96.82-point margin is the largest in the league this season.
Not only did # 4 Broke My ♥ win, but they also easily covered the 38.36-point projected margin of victory.
# 4 Broke My ♥ moves to (1-2) in blowout games this season, while Finkle & Einhorn falls to (0-1).

Coach Talk

# 4 Broke My ♥
Mission accomplished, # 4 Broke My ♥. Good job assembling a lineup that blew the opponent out by almost 97 points this past matchup. We'll keep this momentum going as we head into our next challenge in Week 5.
Finkle & Einhorn
Fortunately, Finkle & Einhorn, this week's problem was pretty easy to spot. Going with Dominique Alexander, Jake Butt, and Linden Stephens in a tough fantasy matchup... let's do a bit of research ahead of time in Week 5?