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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
james's Team
2-2 120.9
116.42
 
VS
proj
My Team
98.3 1-3
85.2

james's Team hand My Team third straight loss in 120.9-98.3 rout

james's Team cruised to a 120.9-98.3 win to hand My Team their third consecutive loss. My Team nabbed a 5.0-point lead on Thursday, but it was all james's Team after that. They were led by Deshaun Watson, who passed for 375 yards , ran for 41 yards and scored 3 touchdowns for 32.1 points, and Saquon Barkley, who racked up 100 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (19 points). DeAndre Hopkins (10 Rec, 169 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Melvin Gordon III (104 Rush Yds, 55 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for My Team in defeat. james's Team (2-2) will look to keep it rolling against SF Niners, while My Team (1-3) attempt to right the ship against Steven's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  james's Team   My Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 7.98 points, Eifert scored 47.9% more than that amount by scoring 11.8 points as the Bengals beat the Falcons 37-36. He caught 4 passes for 38 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any TE in the league this season. In Week 5, Eifert and the Bengals will square off against the Dolphins.
Tyler Eifert

Top Player Comparison

james's Team
Points
% of total points 120.9
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
32.1
21.98
26.6%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
19
18.23
15.7%
3
Will Fuller V
WR
12.9
11.74
10.7%
4
Davante Adams
WR
12.1
14.14
10%
My Team
Points
% of total points 98.3
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
27.9
15.88
28.4%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
27.4
17.64
27.9%
3
Brandon McManus
K
13
10.07
13.2%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
9.4
10.46
9.6%

Points By Position

  james's Team   My Team

Game Notes

james's Team had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Despite four of their eight starters exceeding their projected points, My Team lost.
My Team can partially blame the loss on Chris Thompson, who didn't score any points.
james's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (94.74) while My Team fell short of theirs (105.47).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
james's Team managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 31.22-point projected margin of victory.
Both of the wins for james's Team have been blowout wins.
Despite the loss, DeAndre Hopkins tallied 27.9 points, the top overall scoring output of any player on My Team this year.

Next Week Preview

james's Team
In a matchup that features two squads that are separated by only one game in the standings, james's Team (2-2) are set to go up against SF Niners (1-3) in Week 5.james's Team may need to shuffle their lineup some with DeSean Jackson and Ryan Fitzpatrick out on bye in Week 5. SF Niners will be without Cody Parkey. Over the last two weeks, james's Team have scored 114.25 points per game, while SF Niners have averaged 118.11 per contest.
My Team
A pair of teams sporting matching 1-3 records, eighth-place My Team will now get a date with last-place Steven's Team in Week 5. My Team may have to rearrange the deck some with Jordan Howard out on bye in Week 5. Four weeks into the season, My Team have scored the sixth-most points in the league while Steven's Team (and their 77.19 points per game) are ranked last.