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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Oakland Dirty Dawgs
2-2 171.98
142.95
 
VS
proj
Ballers
122.87 1-3
157.8

Oakland Dirty Dawgs knock off Ballers in 171.98-122.87 rout

Oakland Dirty Dawgs stepped up and exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 171.98-122.87 win over Ballers, who fell short of projections. Oakland Dirty Dawgs got out to a 13.80-point lead on Thursday behind Brandin Cooks (19.8 points) and never looked back. Philip Rivers (250 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Trey Burton (2 Rec, 86 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Ballers in defeat. Oakland Dirty Dawgs (2-2) will look to sustain their momentum against Big Show, while Ballers (1-3) will take on Team 23 in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Oakland Dirty Dawgs   Ballers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Vikings in Week 4, Cooks caught 7 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 19.8 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Oakland Dirty Dawgs this week. Next week, Cooks will face the Seahawks.
Brandin Cooks

Top Player Comparison

Oakland Dirty Dawgs
Points
% of total points 171.98
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
32.9
26.25
19.1%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
23.8
15.34
13.8%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
19.8
9.32
11.5%
4
Phillip Lindsay
RB
16.68
9.98
9.7%
Ballers
Points
% of total points 122.87
1
Philip Rivers
QB
32.8
31.88
26.7%
2
Trey Burton
TE
12.3
8.4
10%
3
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
11
16.74
9%
4
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
11
9.23
9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Brandin Cooks had a 47-yard touchdown catch for Oakland Dirty Dawgs, helping the team to a 19.80-6.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Trey Burton had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch for Ballers, while Philip Rivers had a 22-yard touchdown pass for Ballers, who trailed 128.00-97.87 after the early games.
Monday
Kareem Hunt had a 45-yard run for Oakland Dirty Dawgs on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Oakland Dirty Dawgs   Ballers

Game Notes

Oakland Dirty Dawgs had eight of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
Ballers had only five of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
Oakland Dirty Dawgs won despite starting Mark Barron, who scored zero points.
Oakland Dirty Dawgs put up more points than their season scoring average (158.23) while Ballers fell short of theirs (151.22).
Oakland Dirty Dawgs recorded more points than their projected total, while Ballers fell short of their projection.
Both of the wins for Oakland Dirty Dawgs have been blowout wins.

Next Week Preview

Oakland Dirty Dawgs
In a battle of squads with identical 2-2 records, Oakland Dirty Dawgs and Big Show will go head-to-head next week in an early-season matchup.Each of these teams will have multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 5, as Khalil Mack, Justin Evans, and Ryan Fitzpatrick are off for Oakland Dirty Dawgs and Tarik Cohen and Chandler Catanzaro are out for Big Show. When it comes to recent scoring production, these two teams have posted similar results lately. Oakland Dirty Dawgs have scored 171.63 points per game over the last three weeks, while Big Show have averaged 169.63 per matchup over that same span.
Ballers
Looking ahead to Week 5, 13th-place Ballers (1-3) are set to square off against fourth-place Team 23 (2-2). Ballers might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Trey Burton, Ronald Jones II, Chris Godwin, and Jordan Howard out on bye next week. Over the last three weeks, Ballers has put up 141.45 points per game, while Team 23 has averaged 165.26 per contest.