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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Endzone Dance
2-2 119.36
108.41
 
VS
proj
Slim Pickens
94.08 1-3
98.82

Endzone Dance hand Slim Pickens third consecutive loss, 119.36-94.08

Endzone Dance secured a 119.36-94.08 win to hand Slim Pickens their third straight loss. Endzone Dance nabbed a 23.98-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from Melvin Gordon III (25.9 points) and Tom Brady (274 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and never looked back. Alvin Kamara (134 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 47 Rec Yds) and Marshawn Lynch (130 Rush Yds, 27 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Slim Pickens in the loss. Endzone Dance (2-2) will look to build on their success against Mananas, while Slim Pickens (1-3) will attempt to get back in the win column against Firestorm.

Matchup Timeline

  Endzone Dance   Slim Pickens

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 8.54 points, Shepard scored 83.8% more than that amount by scoring 15.7 points as the Giants lost to the Saints 33-18. He caught 10 passes for 77 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Endzone Dance this week. In Week 5, Shepard and the Giants will face the Panthers.
Sterling Shepard

Top Player Comparison

Endzone Dance
Points
% of total points 119.36
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
25.9
15.81
21.7%
2
Tom Brady
QB
24.96
24.5
20.9%
3
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
17
16.92
14.2%
4
Sterling Shepard
WR
15.7
8.54
13.2%
Slim Pickens
Points
% of total points 94.08
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
38.1
18.25
40.5%
2
Marshawn Lynch
RB
17.7
11.26
18.8%
3
Mason Crosby
K
14
8.92
14.9%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
8.98
23.09
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Endzone Dance owned a 79.86-55.88 lead. For Endzone Dance, Tom Brady had a 55-yard touchdown pass. Mason Crosby had a 52-yard field goal and a 52-yard field goal for Slim Pickens, while Marshawn Lynch had a 52-yard run.
Sunday Late
Alvin Kamara had a 49-yard touchdown run for Slim Pickens, who trailed 97.86-94.08 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Endzone Dance   Slim Pickens

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Endzone Dance exceeded their projected point totals.
Slim Pickens had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Slim Pickens can partially blame the loss on O.J. Howard, who didn't score any points.
Endzone Dance put up more points than their season scoring average (108.98) while Slim Pickens fell short of theirs (113.44).
Endzone Dance scored more points than their projected total, while Slim Pickens failed to reach their projection.
The victory puts an end to a two-game winless streak for Endzone Dance.
Not only did Endzone Dance win, but they also easily covered the 9.59-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Alvin Kamara registered 38.1 points, the highest scoring output for any RB this season.

Next Week Preview

Endzone Dance
Endzone Dance (2-2) are set to go up against Mananas (3-1) in a Week 5 showdown between teams separated by just a game in the standings.Endzone Dance may have to shuffle the deck a bit with the Chicago Bears defense out on bye next week. Mananas will be without Taylor Gabriel. Over the last three weeks, Endzone Dance have put up 101.18 points per game, while Mananas have averaged 127.45 per contest.
Slim Pickens
Two squads with identical 1-3 records, 10th-place Slim Pickens will now have a date with 11th-place Firestorm in Week 5. Slim Pickens might have to shuffle the deck a bit with O.J. Howard out on bye next week. Firestorm will be without Trey Burton, Allen Robinson II, and Ronald Jones II.