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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
DreDreDeWinner🤑
3-1 240
169.2
 
VS
proj
Pillage & Plunder
196 1-3
157.01

DreDreDeWinner🤑 defeat Pillage & Plunder to remain perfect, 240-196

DreDreDeWinner🤑 extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Pillage & Plunder, earning a 240-196 win. DreDreDeWinner🤑 grabbed a 79-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 100 points from Andrew Luck (464 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 11 Rush Yds) and Ezekiel Elliott (152 Rush Yds, 88 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. DeAndre Hopkins (39 points) and Patrick Mahomes (30) led the charge for Pillage & Plunder in the loss. DreDreDeWinner🤑 improve to 3-1 on the season, while Pillage & Plunder fall to 1-3.

Matchup Timeline

  DreDreDeWinner🤑   Pillage & Plunder

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Lions in Week 4, Elliott scored 43 points to more-than-double his 19.16-point projection. He racked up 240 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass to beat his projection by the second-highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. In Week 5, Elliott and the Cowboys will battle the Texans.
Ezekiel Elliott

Top Player Comparison

DreDreDeWinner🤑
Points
% of total points 240
1
Andrew Luck
QB
57
25.75
23.8%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
43
19.16
17.9%
3
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
42
30.92
17.5%
4
Giovani Bernard
RB
24
16.22
10%
Pillage & Plunder
Points
% of total points 196
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
39
18.09
19.9%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
30
28.56
15.3%
3
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
28
35.73
14.3%
4
Sterling Shepard
WR
25
12.99
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, DreDreDeWinner🤑 had a 214-135 lead. Andrew Luck had a 42-yard pass and a 40-yard pass for DreDreDeWinner🤑, while Ezekiel Elliott had a 38-yard touchdown catch and a 41-yard run. Calvin Ridley made the highlight reel for Pillage & Plunder with a 30-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  DreDreDeWinner🤑   Pillage & Plunder

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. DreDreDeWinner🤑 scored more in this matchup (240) than their season average (213).
DreDreDeWinner🤑 are on fire, winning three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Pillage & Plunder need some help then, averaging just 161.5 versus DreDreDeWinner🤑's 213.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" DreDreDeWinner🤑 (3-1) have a better record than Pillage & Plunder (1-3).
Even the machines think DreDreDeWinner🤑 have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (165.55) than Pillage & Plunder (156.32).
Once DreDreDeWinner🤑 put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Pillage & Plunder (2 vs 1).
DreDreDeWinner🤑 don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Pillage & Plunder (0 vs 1).
DreDreDeWinner🤑 should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Pillage & Plunder (4 vs 2).
DreDreDeWinner🤑 have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Pillage & Plunder (26 vs 17).
By position, DreDreDeWinner🤑 have outscored Pillage & Plunder at RB, WR, TE, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
DreDreDeWinner🤑 don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 46 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for DreDreDeWinner🤑 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Pillage & Plunder (1).
Don't worry Pillage & Plunder, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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