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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Vandals
1-3 180.25
139.54
 
VS
proj
The Mechanics
172.8 2-2
140.69

Vandals outperform predictions, knock off The Mechanics, 180.25-172.80

Both teams outperformed projections, but Vandals knocked off The Mechanics, earning a 180.25-172.80 win. The Mechanics nabbed a 4.50-point lead on Thursday, but Vandals held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Cooper Kupp, who caught 9 passes for 162 yards and 2 touchdowns for 37.4 points, and Blake Bortles, who passed for 388 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 28 yards (32.2 points). Kirk Cousins (41.9 points) and James White (31.2) were the leading scorers for The Mechanics in the loss. Vandals (1-3) will look to build on their success against Enforcers, while The Mechanics (2-2) face GreatPlainsDrifters in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Vandals   The Mechanics

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kupp was one of six starters to overachieve for Vandals this week. He scored 37.4 points (9 Rec, 162 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) against the Vikings in Week 4 to nearly triple his 12.57-point projection. Kupp ranks #28 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Vandals
Points
% of total points 180.25
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
37.4
12.57
20.7%
2
Blake Bortles
QB
32.2
21.86
17.9%
3
Corey Davis
WR
31.1
12.12
17.3%
4
Antonio Brown
WR
17.2
20.29
9.5%
The Mechanics
Points
% of total points 172.8
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
41.9
23.82
24.2%
2
James White
RB
31.2
14.62
18.1%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
30.9
19.46
17.9%
4
Tyler Eifert
TE
13.8
9.72
8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with standout plays on Thursday, but it was The Mechanics who owned the lead, 41.90-37.40. For Vandals, Cooper Kupp had a 70-yard touchdown catch. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for The Mechanics with a 45-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which The Mechanics emerged with a 166.40-150.10 lead. Blake Bortles had a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass for Vandals, while Corey Davis had a 51-yard catch. James White made the highlight reel for The Mechanics with a 22-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Night
Antonio Brown had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Vandals to contribute to a 180.25-166.40 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Vandals   The Mechanics

StatSmack

Vandals must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (180.25) than their season average (132.35).
Even the machines think Vandals have better players. They have a higher projected points average (147.76) than The Mechanics (135.06).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Vandals has left fewer points on the bench this season (166.45) than The Mechanics (278.35).
By position, Vandals have outscored The Mechanics at WR and DEF this season.
The starters for Vandals had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for The Mechanics (2).
There's not much good to say about The Mechanics this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Vandals
In a matchup that features two teams separated by just a single game in the standings, Vandals (1-3) will go up against Enforcers (2-2) in Week 5.Four weeks into the season, Vandals are ranked 11th in points scored, while Enforcers have posted the 12th-highest point total in OklahomIraqis League PFC. Over the last two weeks, Vandals have put up 145.25 points per game, while Enforcers have averaged 134.83 per contest.
The Mechanics
The outlook doesn't exactly get any better for seventh-place The Mechanics, as they next have the privilege of squaring off against undefeated (and first-place) GreatPlainsDrifters next week. The Mechanics might have to shuffle the deck a bit with Mitchell Trubisky out on bye in Week 5. GreatPlainsDrifters will be without Peyton Barber, Jordan Howard, and O.J. Howard.