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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Sad Sacks
3-1 288
240.08
 
VS
proj
Billsrback
280 2-2
208.89

Sad Sacks come back to win against Billsrback in 288-280 battle

Both teams brought their A game and beat projections, but it was Sad Sacks who got the victory, staging an impressive comeback for a 288-280 win over Billsrback. Despite trailing 251-239 heading into Monday night, Sad Sacks roared back behind Patrick Mahomes (304 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Case Keenum (245 Pass Yds). Sad Sacks (3-1) will look to keep it rolling against Barb's Unreal Team, while Billsrback (2-2) attempt to get back on track against samuel's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Sad Sacks   Billsrback

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 1.42 points, Swaim crushed that amount by scoring 9 points as the Cowboys beat the Lions 26-24. He caught 3 passes for 39 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Sad Sacks this week. Swaim will battle the Texans in Week 5.
Geoff Swaim

Top Player Comparison

Sad Sacks
Points
% of total points 288
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
45
17.73
15.6%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
37
23.56
12.8%
3
J.J. Watt
DE
34
20.49
11.8%
4
Myles Garrett
DE
34
17.67
11.8%
Billsrback
Points
% of total points 280
1
Nick Chubb
RB
39
0.41
13.9%
2
John Brown
WR
27
7.17
9.6%
3
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
27
28.47
9.6%
4
Eli Manning
QB
23
18.78
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Sad Sacks became the proud owner of a 186-180 lead. For Sad Sacks, Trey Burton had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch. Nick Chubb made the highlight reel for Billsrback with a 63-yard touchdown run and a 41-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Alvin Kamara had a 49-yard touchdown run for Sad Sacks to contribute to a 239-219 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
John Brown had a 33-yard touchdown catch and a 71-yard catch for Billsrback to contribute to a 251-239 lead for the team.
Monday
Case Keenum had a 42-yard pass for Sad Sacks during Monday Night Football, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Sad Sacks   Billsrback

Game Notes

Sad Sacks won despite the fact that only nine of their 22 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite 13 of their 23 starters scoring above their points projection, Billsrback lost.
The final result could have looked differently, as Sad Sacks had two starters score zero points, while Billsrback had one.
Sad Sacks got the win despite scoring a season-low 288 points.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 8-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Sad Sacks. They got the win, but did not cover the 31.19-point projected margin of victory.
Sad Sacks moves to (1-0) in close games this season, while Billsrback falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Nick Chubb registered 39 points, the fifth-best score for a RB this year.

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