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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
$trictlysBelieveItSB
3-1 139.34
127.23
 
VS
proj
FireStarter
114.26 0-4
124.9

$trictlysBelieveItSB top FireStarter to remain perfect, 139.34-114.26

$trictlysBelieveItSB extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over FireStarter, coming out on top with a 139.34-114.26 win. FireStarter nabbed a 6.00-point lead on Thursday, but $trictlysBelieveItSB held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Blake Bortles (26.32 points) and Kareem Hunt (25.5). Marcus Mariota (344 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 46 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Philip Rivers (250 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) did their part for FireStarter in the loss. $trictlysBelieveItSB (3-1) will look to maintain their momentum against Dakattackwhilezekeea, while FireStarter (0-4) will take on ₣₡ $թꬳ¢ᴉἃ₤ in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  $trictlysBelieveItSB   FireStarter

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hunt racked up 175 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Chiefs beat the Broncos 27-23. In doing so, he put up 25.5 points and scored 83.5% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on $trictlysBelieveItSB this week. In Week 5, Hunt and the Chiefs will face the Jaguars.
Kareem Hunt

Top Player Comparison

$trictlysBelieveItSB
Points
% of total points 139.34
1
Blake Bortles
QB
26.32
16.26
18.9%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
25.5
13.9
18.3%
3
Joe Flacco
QB
24.22
16.89
17.4%
4
Carlos Hyde
RB
14.2
11.4
10.2%
FireStarter
Points
% of total points 114.26
1
Marcus Mariota
QB
32.36
15.66
28.3%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
20.7
19.25
18.1%
3
Sony Michel
RB
19.2
12.4
16.8%
4
Harrison Butker
K
9
10.72
7.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was FireStarter who grabbed the lead, 96.56-78.52. For $trictlysBelieveItSB, Blake Bortles had a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass. Marcus Mariota had a 51-yard pass for FireStarter, while Philip Rivers had a 22-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Joe Flacco had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 71-yard pass for $trictlysBelieveItSB to contribute to a 113.84-105.26 lead for the team.
Monday
Kareem Hunt had a 45-yard run for $trictlysBelieveItSB on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  $trictlysBelieveItSB   FireStarter

StatSmack

$trictlysBelieveItSB must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (139.34) than their season average (125.92).
A tale of two teams...headed in opposite directions. $trictlysBelieveItSB have won three straight matchups, while FireStarter have dropped their last four.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" $trictlysBelieveItSB (3-1) have a better record than FireStarter (0-4).
Even the machines think $trictlysBelieveItSB have better players. Their projected average points is higher (130.89) than FireStarter (118.66).
$trictlysBelieveItSB have the clutch gene, with more close wins than FireStarter (1 vs 0).
$trictlysBelieveItSB have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than FireStarter (22 vs 15).
By position, $trictlysBelieveItSB have outscored FireStarter at RB, WR, TE, and K this season.
$trictlysBelieveItSB has a higher average scoring margin (7) than FireStarter this season (-16).
The starters for $trictlysBelieveItSB had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for FireStarter (2).
There's not much good to say about FireStarter this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

$trictlysBelieveItSB
Kudos to you, $trictlysBelieveItSB. Deploying a lineup that recorded more than 139 points this past week... let's keep this momentum rolling as we head into our next matchup in Week 5.
FireStarter
Unless FireStarter wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing many opportunities" doesn't fly as an excuse this week. Our pass-catching corps (four WR and one TE) were targeted a respectable 32 times in Week 4. Chemistry could be an issue, as that group managed just 17 catches.