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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Detroit Lions
4-0 279.98
205.52
 
VS
proj
Indianapolis Colts
257.46 2-2
238.26

Detroit Lions beat Indianapolis Colts to remain undefeated, 279.98-257.46

Detroit Lions won their fourth game in a row to open the season with a hard-fought victory over Indianapolis Colts, earning a 279.98-257.46 win. Detroit Lions never trailed in this one after grabbing a 32.70-point lead on Thursday behind Cooper Kupp (37.2 points) and Eric Kendricks (6). Andrew Luck (464 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 11 Rush Yds) and DeAndre Hopkins (10 Rec, 169 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for Indianapolis Colts in the loss. Detroit Lions (4-0) will look to keep it rolling against Miami Dolphins, while Indianapolis Colts (2-2) attempt to right the ship against Chicago Bears.

Matchup Timeline

  Detroit Lions   Indianapolis Colts

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kupp (9 Rec, 162 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 37.2 points in a 38-31 win over the Vikings in Week 4. His scoring output nearly tripled his 12.57-point projection and was much higher than his 21.03-point season scoring average. Kupp ranks #28 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Detroit Lions
Points
% of total points 279.98
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
37.2
12.57
13.3%
2
Golden Tate
WR
33.2
14.46
11.9%
3
James White
RB
31.2
14.62
11.1%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
24.78
22.05
8.9%
Indianapolis Colts
Points
% of total points 257.46
1
Andrew Luck
QB
44.66
24.34
17.3%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
33.9
18.87
13.2%
3
John Brown
WR
20.9
11.68
8.1%
4
T.Y. Hilton
WR
15.5
16.95
6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Cooper Kupp had a 70-yard touchdown catch for Detroit Lions, contributing to a 43.20-10.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were multiple players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Detroit Lions owned a 260.98-210.86 lead. Matthew Stafford found Golden Tate on multiple big plays for Detroit Lions: a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 38-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Andrew Luck hit T.Y. Hilton on multiple big plays for Indianapolis Colts: a 42-yard pass and a 40-yard pass.
Sunday Night
John Brown had a 33-yard touchdown catch and a 71-yard catch for Indianapolis Colts, who trailed 279.98-251.46 after the evening game.

Points By Position

  Detroit Lions   Indianapolis Colts

Game Notes

Detroit Lions had 13 of their 24 starters score higher than their projected points.
Despite 12 of their 24 starters exceeding their projected points, Indianapolis Colts lost.
Indianapolis Colts can partially blame the loss on Chris Long, who didn't score any points.
Each team registered its highest scoring output of the year.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
Indianapolis Colts ranked 4th in the league in points scored this week, while Detroit Lions put up the 1st-best score.
The 279.98 points scored by Detroit Lions are the 2nd-most in the league this season.
In upset games this season, Detroit Lions moves to (1-0), while Indianapolis Colts falls to (0-1).
A bright spot in the defeat, Andrew Luck (44.66 points) officially posted the top overall score of any player on Indianapolis Colts this year.

Next Week Preview

Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions (4-0) face Miami Dolphins (2-2) in Week 5.Detroit Lions might have to shuffle their lineup some with Adam Humphries out on bye in Week 5. Miami Dolphins won't have Mitchell Trubisky. Over the last three weeks, Detroit Lions have scored 257.45 points per game, while Miami Dolphins have averaged only 194.78 per contest.
Indianapolis Colts
A pair of squads with identical 2-2 records, eighth-place Indianapolis Colts are set to square off against ninth-place Chicago Bears next week. Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 5, as Taylor Gabriel, Khalil Mack, Lavonte David, and Kwon Alexander are off for Chicago Bears and Jameis Winston and Kyle Fuller will sit for Indianapolis Colts.