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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Well Oiled Machine
3-1 127.5
104.33
 
VS
proj
Baytown Cowboys
77 1-3
80.94

Well Oiled Machine hand Baytown Cowboys third consecutive loss in 127.5-77.0 rout

Well Oiled Machine cruised to a 127.5-77.0 win to hand Baytown Cowboys their third straight loss. Well Oiled Machine earned an early 22.0-point lead on Thursday. Baytown Cowboys came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by the Jacksonville Jaguars defense (19 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (19). Not to be deterred, Well Oiled Machine rallied later that afternoon, as Alvin Kamara (31 points) put them back on top once and for all. Well Oiled Machine (3-1) will look to maintain their momentum against Can I Haz Touchdown?, while Baytown Cowboys (1-3) match up against London Gentlemen in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Well Oiled Machine   Baytown Cowboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Browns in Week 4, Cooper caught 8 passes for 128 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 15 points to more-than-double his 6.82-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Well Oiled Machine this week. Next week, Cooper will battle the Chargers.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Well Oiled Machine
Points
% of total points 127.5
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
31
14.25
24.3%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
16
8.65
12.5%
3
Justin Tucker
K
16
11.25
12.5%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
15
6.82
11.8%
Baytown Cowboys
Points
% of total points 77
1
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
19
19.98
24.7%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
19
9.3
24.7%
3
Julio Jones
WR
14
8.43
18.2%
4
Matt Bryant
K
14
10.59
18.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Adam Thielen had a 45-yard touchdown catch for Well Oiled Machine, contributing to a 22.0-0.0 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Baytown Cowboys became the proud owner of a 77.0-67.5 lead. For Well Oiled Machine, Andy Dalton had a 39-yard touchdown pass. Julio Jones had a 49-yard catch for Baytown Cowboys, while Matt Bryant had a 55-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Alvin Kamara had a 49-yard touchdown run for Well Oiled Machine, contributing to a 98.5-77.0 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Well Oiled Machine   Baytown Cowboys

Game Notes

Seven of the 12 starters on Well Oiled Machine exceeded their projected point totals.
Baytown Cowboys had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Baytown Cowboys even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Well Oiled Machine put up more points than their projected total, while Baytown Cowboys failed to reach their projection.
The 127.5 points scored by Well Oiled Machine are the 4th-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 50.5-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Well Oiled Machine win, but they also easily covered the 23.39-point predicted margin of victory.
All three of the losses for Baytown Cowboys have been blowout losses.
Despite the loss, the Jacksonville Jaguars defense (19 points) recorded the fourth-best score for a DEF this week.

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