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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
The Nuts
2-2 152.06
114.89
 
VS
proj
Slow Clap
109.04 2-2
165.79

The Nuts defy projections, knock off Slow Clap, 152.06-109.04

The Nuts stepped up and outperformed expectations, earning a 152.06-109.04 win over Slow Clap, who fell short of projections. The Nuts nabbed a 87.42-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar showings from Marcus Mariota (36.36 points) and Golden Tate (31.2) and never looked back. Wil Lutz (4-4 FG, 42 long, 3-3 XP) and Jarvis Landry (4 Rec, 34 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the top performers for Slow Clap in the loss. The Nuts improve to 2-2 on the season, while Slow Clap fall to 2-2.

Matchup Timeline

  The Nuts   Slow Clap

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 112 yards from scrimmage and scoring 2 touchdowns against the Dolphins, White tallied 28.2 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 12.57-point projection and was much higher than his 17.08-point season scoring average. White ranks #39 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
James White

Top Player Comparison

The Nuts
Points
% of total points 152.06
1
Marcus Mariota
QB
36.36
19.79
23.9%
2
Golden Tate
WR
31.2
12.55
20.5%
3
James White
RB
28.2
12.57
18.5%
4
Marshawn Lynch
RB
21.7
15.5
14.3%
Slow Clap
Points
% of total points 109.04
1
Wil Lutz
K
16
10.17
14.7%
2
Jarvis Landry
WR
12.4
13.9
11.4%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
11.4
11.13
10.5%
4
Eric Ebron
TE
11
9.78
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, after which The Nuts owned a 150.56-63.14 lead. Golden Tate had a 45-yard touchdown catch and a 38-yard touchdown catch for The Nuts, while James White had a 22-yard touchdown run. Ryan Fitzpatrick made the highlight reel for Slow Clap with a 48-yard pass and a 42-yard pass.

Points By Position

  The Nuts   Slow Clap

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. The Nuts scored more points in this one (152.06) than their season average (136.85).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. The Nuts has left fewer points on the bench this season (126.62) than Slow Clap (281.76).
The Nuts see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Slow Clap (0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Slow Clap - they’ve made more transactions (2) than The Nuts (0) this season. That didn't seem to help them this week, though.
By position, The Nuts have outscored Slow Clap at QB, TE, and DEF this season.
The Nuts has a higher average scoring margin (1) than Slow Clap this season (-14).
The starters for The Nuts had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Slow Clap (2).
Don't worry Slow Clap, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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