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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Nightmares
1-3 137.55
129.5
 
VS
proj
ExigentCircumstances
135.85 2-2
97.85

Offensively challenged Nightmares come back to knock off ExigentCircumstances in 137.55-135.85 battle

With the 11th-ranked point total in the league for the week, Nightmares were fortunate to earn a win against a foe that had an even worse week, staging an impressive comeback to earn a 137.55-135.85 win over ExigentCircumstances. Trailing 135.85-124.85 heading into Monday night, Nightmares made a run behind Royce Freeman (67 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). Nightmares (1-3) will look to earn another W against Team Tadlock, while ExigentCircumstances (2-2) will attempt to get back in the win column against Blue Falcons.

Matchup Timeline

  Nightmares   ExigentCircumstances

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Shepard was one of five starters to overachieve for Nightmares this week. He scored 25.7 points (10 Rec, 77 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) in a 33-18 lost to the Saints to nearly double his 13.84-point projection. Shepard ranks #76 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Sterling Shepard

Top Player Comparison

Nightmares
Points
% of total points 137.55
1
Julio Jones
WR
26.3
17.78
19.1%
2
Sterling Shepard
WR
25.7
13.84
18.7%
3
Baker Mayfield
QB
19.75
21.1
14.4%
4
Justin Tucker
K
16
11.46
11.6%
ExigentCircumstances
Points
% of total points 135.85
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
32.9
18.87
24.2%
2
T.J. Yeldon
RB
23
9.41
16.9%
3
Dede Westbrook
WR
22.15
8.64
16.3%
4
Robert Woods
WR
21.1
14.42
15.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Robert Woods had a 31-yard touchdown catch for ExigentCircumstances, helping to stake ExigentCircumstances to a 21.10-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, ExigentCircumstances owned a 131.85-83.15 lead. Baker Mayfield had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 59-yard pass for Nightmares, while Julio Jones had a 49-yard catch. T.J. Yeldon made the highlight reel for ExigentCircumstances with a 31-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Nightmares   ExigentCircumstances

Game Notes

Nightmares won despite the fact that only five of their 11 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
ExigentCircumstances had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Nightmares had one starters score zero points, while ExigentCircumstances had two.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
ExigentCircumstances ranked 12th in the league in points scored this week, while Nightmares ranked 11th.
The matchup's 1.7-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Nightmares managed to get the win, but did not cover the 31.65-point projected margin of victory.
Nightmares moves to (1-0) in close games this year, while ExigentCircumstances falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, DeAndre Hopkins (32.9 points) posted the third-best score for a wide receiver this week.

Next Week Preview

Nightmares
Nightmares (1-3) will go up against Team Tadlock (3-1) in Week 5.Nightmares may need to rearrange the deck some with Allen Robinson II out on bye in Week 5. Team Tadlock will be without Trey Burton. Over the last three weeks, Nightmares have put up 129.47 points per game, while Team Tadlock have averaged 190.6 per contest.
ExigentCircumstances
Looking ahead to Week 5, ExigentCircumstances (2-2) will look to bounce back against Blue Falcons (3-1). ExigentCircumstances might need to rearrange the deck a bit with Ronald Jones II out on bye next week. Blue Falcons won't have Ryan Fitzpatrick.