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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Marry Our Cousins!
4-0 219.48
160.17
 
VS
proj
My Broken Johnson
193.2 2-2
131.68

Marry Our Cousins! come back to top My Broken Johnson to remain undefeated, 219.48-193.20

Marry Our Cousins! won their fourth matchup in a row to open the season with a come-from-behind victory over My Broken Johnson, rallying for a 219.48-193.20 win. Marry Our Cousins! trailed 193.20-177.38 heading into Monday night, but the squad came storming back behind Kareem Hunt, who racked up 175 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 33.5 points, and Tyreek Hill, who caught 9 passes for 54 yards (8.6 points). Marry Our Cousins! improve to 4-0 on the season, while My Broken Johnson fall to 2-2.

Matchup Timeline

  Marry Our Cousins!   My Broken Johnson

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 422 yards and 3 touchdowns and running for 28 yards against the Rams, Cousins scored 40.68 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 21.57-point projection and was higher than his 29.9-point season scoring average. Cousins ranks #8 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

Marry Our Cousins!
Points
% of total points 219.48
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
40.68
21.57
18.5%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
33.5
19.28
15.3%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
26.6
23.34
12.1%
4
Sterling Shepard
WR
21.7
12.07
9.9%
My Broken Johnson
Points
% of total points 193.2
1
Jared Goff
QB
49.3
21.09
25.5%
2
Taylor Gabriel
WR
30.4
10.63
15.7%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
24.6
10.99
12.7%
4
David Johnson
RB
22.2
19.59
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had several players with big-time plays on Thursday, but after the smoke cleared, Marry Our Cousins! boasted a 95.38-73.90 lead. Kirk Cousins had a 45-yard touchdown pass for Marry Our Cousins!, while Todd Gurley II had a 56-yard catch. Meanwhile, Jared Goff teamed up with Brandin Cooks for a 47-yard touchdown pass for My Broken Johnson. Goff also lit up the scoreboard with a 70-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Early
Calvin Ridley had a 30-yard touchdown catch for Marry Our Cousins!, who trailed 186.00-155.68 after the early round of games.
Monday
Kareem Hunt had a 45-yard run for Marry Our Cousins! on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Marry Our Cousins!   My Broken Johnson

Game Notes

Most (8 of the 11) of the starters on Marry Our Cousins! scored higher than their projected point totals.
My Broken Johnson lost despite eight of their 11 starters scoring more than their projected points.
Each team scored its highest point totals of the season.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
My Broken Johnson ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while Marry Our Cousins! ranked 1st.
The 219.48 points scored by Marry Our Cousins! are the most in the league this season.
The matchup's 26.28-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The loss ends a streak of two consecutive wins for My Broken Johnson.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Marry Our Cousins!. They got the win, but did not cover the 28.49-point projected margin of victory.
Marry Our Cousins! moves to (2-0) in comeback games this year, while My Broken Johnson falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Jared Goff tallied 49.3 points, the 3rd-highest score in the league this year.

Coach Talk

Marry Our Cousins!
Well done, Marry Our Cousins!. Putting together a lineup that logged 219.48 points this past week... we'll take this victory in stride, tip our hat to the GM of My Broken Johnson, and continue the march towards the Et Le Touchdown 2017 league championship.
My Broken Johnson
You can take our word for it, we've been in this business for quite a long time now. Adversity happens, losses pile up, your fans whine a bit, and the local beat writers get a little chippy with their incessant questions. All part of living that coach life. Just remember that in the world of fantasy football, winning really does cure all! Keep your head held high, My Broken Johnson!