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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Donnie Football
2-2 116.52
93.62
 
VS
proj
The Empire
113.86 2-2
119.87

Donnie Football outperform predictions, knock off The Empire in 116.52-113.86 battle

Donnie Football showed up and exceeded their projected point total, eking out a 116.52-113.86 win over The Empire, who fell short of projections. The Empire made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Donnie Football led 111.52-103.76 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 10.1 points from Tyreek Hill on Monday night for The Empire. Donnie Football (2-2) will look to earn another win against 11 Angry Men, while The Empire (2-2) will face off against Little Machines in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Donnie Football   The Empire

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Penny was one of five starters to overachieve for Donnie Football this week. He scored 4.9 points (49 Rush Yds) in a 20-17 win over the Cardinals to more-than-double his 2.34-point projection. Penny will face the Rams next week.
Rashaad Penny

Top Player Comparison

Donnie Football
Points
% of total points 116.52
1
Blake Bortles
QB
28.32
19.51
24.3%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
27.9
15.88
23.9%
3
Justin Tucker
K
16
11.46
13.7%
4
Trey Burton
TE
15.6
8.57
13.4%
The Empire
Points
% of total points 113.86
1
Giovani Bernard
RB
23.6
15.65
20.7%
2
Robert Woods
WR
18.6
11.86
16.3%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
16.86
23.51
14.8%
4
David Johnson
RB
16.7
15.75
14.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Robert Woods had a 31-yard touchdown catch for The Empire to contribute to a 18.60-0.00 lead for The Empire.
Sunday Early
Blake Bortles had a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass for Donnie Football, while Trey Burton had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch to contribute to a 95.52-82.90 lead for Donnie Football.
Sunday Night
Ben Roethlisberger had a 26-yard touchdown pass for The Empire, who trailed 111.52-103.76 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Donnie Football   The Empire

What If

Donnie Football would have beaten seven other teams besides The Empire this week.
The Empire would have lost to five other teams besides Donnie Football this week.
If Donnie Football played The Empire every week this season, they'd be 1-3.
The Empire would have defeated Donnie Football 134-90 had they played each other last week.
Donnie Football would be 0-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Empire.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Donnie Football, The Empire would be 2-1.
If Donnie Football had played every team in the league each week, they would be 16-36.
If they played every team every week, The Empire would be 35-17.

Next Week Preview

Donnie Football
In a showdown between teams separated by just a game in the standings, Donnie Football (2-2) will go up against 11 Angry Men (3-1) in Week 5.Donnie Football might need to rearrange their lineup some with Trey Burton and O.J. Howard out on bye in Week 5. When it comes to scoring production, these two teams have posted strikingly similar results lately. Donnie Football have scored 103.01 points per game over the last three weeks, while 11 Angry Men have averaged 102.96 per contest over that same stretch.
The Empire
Two teams with matching 2-2 records, seventh-place The Empire will now have a date with 10th-place Little Machines next week. The Empire might have to shuffle the deck a bit with Jameis Winston and Jordan Howard out on bye in Week 5. Little Machines won't have Ronald Jones II.