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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Russell Wilson's War
3-1 117.08
100.73
 
VS
proj
Lord of the Rings
96.38 2-2
95.88

Russell Wilson's War beat Lord of the Rings in 117.08-96.38 rout

Despite similar records, Russell Wilson's War held a big season point advantage over Lord of the Rings coming into this one (473-374), and they lived up to their reputation with a easy victory, rolling to a 117.08-96.38 win. Russell Wilson's War pulled out to a 14.18-point lead on Thursday behind Kirk Cousins (37.68 points) and never let it go. Matthew Stafford (307 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Adam Thielen (8 Rec, 135 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Lord of the Rings in defeat. Russell Wilson's War (3-1) will look to build on their success against Kneel O'Donnell, while Lord of the Rings (2-2) try to get back on track against Silly Nannies.

Matchup Timeline

  Russell Wilson's War   Lord of the Rings

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cousins was one of four starters to overachieve for Russell Wilson's War this week. He scored 37.68 points (422 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 28 Rush Yds) in a 38-31 lost to the Rams to beat his 21.11-point projection. Cousins ranks #8 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

Russell Wilson's War
Points
% of total points 117.08
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
37.68
21.11
32.2%
2
Sony Michel
RB
17.2
13.62
14.7%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
14.7
8.83
12.6%
4
Davante Adams
WR
12.1
14.15
10.3%
Lord of the Rings
Points
% of total points 96.38
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
24.78
21.23
25.7%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
23.5
14.39
24.4%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
15.5
10.3
16.1%
4
Ty Montgomery
RB
8.4
4.93
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Thursday, but after the smoke cleared, Russell Wilson's War emerged with a 37.68-23.50 lead. For Russell Wilson's War, Kirk Cousins had a 45-yard touchdown pass. Adam Thielen made the highlight reel for Lord of the Rings with a 45-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 38-yard touchdown pass for Lord of the Rings, while Ty Montgomery had a 43-yard catch for Lord of the Rings, who trailed 110.38-90.68 after the early games.

Points By Position

  Russell Wilson's War   Lord of the Rings

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Russell Wilson's War are doing a better job of that, averaging 118.15 versus Lord of the Rings's 93.58.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Russell Wilson's War (3-1) have a better record than Lord of the Rings (2-2).
Even the computers think Russell Wilson's War have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (109.29) than Lord of the Rings (96.07).
Once Russell Wilson's War put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Lord of the Rings (2 vs 1).
Russell Wilson's War have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Lord of the Rings (20 vs 14).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Lord of the Rings - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Russell Wilson's War (0) this season. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, Russell Wilson's War have outscored Lord of the Rings at QB, RB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Russell Wilson's War don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 17 points, third-highest in the league.
Hey Lord of the Rings, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Russell Wilson's War
Wow, Russell Wilson's War, you really made a statement to your leaguemates with this shellacking. Not only did you win by 20.7 points, you also jumped up from fifth place to third in the league standings!
Lord of the Rings
Wow, talk about old-school ground n' pound. As a group, the starting backfield for Lord of the Rings collectively logged four receptions on just five targets this past week. Get those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 5!