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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
America's Team
4-0 180.84
173.91
 
VS
proj
Son Of Sam
153.53 1-3
146.15

America's Team top Son Of Sam to remain perfect, 180.84-153.53

America's Team won their fourth matchup in a row to open the season with a hard-fought victory over Son Of Sam, securing a 180.84-153.53 win. It was the third consecutive loss for Son Of Sam. America's Team never trailed in this one after taking a 29.26-point lead on Thursday behind Cooper Kupp. Matthew Stafford (33.78 points) and Giovani Bernard (24.25) were the leaders for Son Of Sam in the loss. America's Team (4-0) will look to notch another win against 2Sexy2Lose, while Son Of Sam (1-3) will meet You down with JPP? in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  America's Team   Son Of Sam

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 38-31 win over the Vikings, Kupp scored 29.26 points to more-than-triple his 9.5-point projection. He caught 9 passes for 162 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the second-highest percentage of any WR in the league this season. Next week, Kupp will go up against the Seahawks.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

America's Team
Points
% of total points 180.84
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
29.6
18.41
16.4%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
29.26
9.5
16.2%
3
DeMarcus Lawrence
DE
16
6.12
8.8%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
15.6
11.52
8.6%
Son Of Sam
Points
% of total points 153.53
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
33.78
23.61
22%
2
Giovani Bernard
RB
24.25
15.88
15.8%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
16.9
12.44
11%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
12.7
12.74
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Cooper Kupp had a 70-yard touchdown catch for America's Team, helping to stake the team to a 29.26-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, America's Team had a 162.31-111.73 lead. For America's Team, Ezekiel Elliott had a 38-yard touchdown catch and a 41-yard run. Matthew Stafford made the highlight reel for Son Of Sam with a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 38-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  America's Team   Son Of Sam

What If

America's Team would have beaten 11 other teams besides Son Of Sam this week.
Son Of Sam would have lost to seven other teams besides America's Team this week.
America's Team would be 4-0 if they played Son Of Sam every week.
Last week, America's Team would have beaten Son Of Sam 173-170.
America's Team would be 3-0 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Son Of Sam.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as America's Team, Son Of Sam would be 1-2.
If America's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 56-4.
If they played every team every week, Son Of Sam would be 25-35.

Next Week Preview

America's Team
America's Team (4-0) will battle 2Sexy2Lose (2-2) in Week 5.America's Team may need to shuffle the deck a bit with Allen Robinson II and Peyton Barber out on bye next week. 2Sexy2Lose will be without Roquan Smith. Over the last three weeks, America's Team have scored 182.22 points per game, while 2Sexy2Lose have averaged 152.95 per contest.
Son Of Sam
Coming up next week, 14th-place Son Of Sam (1-3) will try to bounce back against eighth-place You down with JPP? (2-2). After four weeks of action, Son Of Sam have put up the 10th-most points in the league while You down with JPP? (155.48 PPG) are ranked sixth. When it comes to scoring production, these two teams have posted similar results recently. Son Of Sam has scored 149.32 points per game over the last three weeks, while You down with JPP? has averaged 151.66 per matchup over that same span.