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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Alvin Instant Kamara
4-0 217
171.85
 
VS
proj
Square357
126 0-4
142.72

Alvin Instant Kamara knock off Square357 to remain undefeated in 217-126 rout

Alvin Instant Kamara won their fourth game in a row to open the season with a easy victory over Square357, cruising to a 217-126 win. Square357 remains winless for the season. Alvin Instant Kamara took a 46-point lead on Thursday behind impressive performances from Cooper Kupp and Brandin Cooks. Kupp caught 9 passes for 162 yards and 2 touchdowns for 43 points, while Cooks caught 7 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown (28 points). Square357 came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Tarik Cohen (33 points) and Matt Bryant (15). Not to be deterred, Alvin Instant Kamara got it going later that afternoon, as Alvin Kamara (49 points) and the New Orleans Saints defense (29) put them back ahead for good. Alvin Instant Kamara improve to 4-0 on the season, while Square357 fall to 0-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Alvin Instant Kamara   Square357

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kupp was one of seven starters to overachieve for Alvin Instant Kamara this week. He scored 43 points (9 Rec, 162 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) against the Vikings in Week 4 to more-than-triple his 12.42-point projection. Kupp ranks #28 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Alvin Instant Kamara
Points
% of total points 217
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
49
25.04
22.6%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
43
12.42
19.8%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
29
28.45
13.4%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
28
12.02
12.9%
Square357
Points
% of total points 126
1
Tarik Cohen
RB
33
9.56
26.2%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
25
20.14
19.8%
3
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
16
18.16
12.7%
4
Matt Bryant
K
15
11.2
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with standout plays on Thursday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Alvin Instant Kamara emerged with a 71-25 lead. Cooper Kupp had a 70-yard touchdown catch for Alvin Instant Kamara, while Brandin Cooks had a 47-yard touchdown catch. Todd Gurley II made the highlight reel for Square357 with a 56-yard catch.
Sunday Early
Matt Bryant had a 55-yard field goal for Square357 to contribute to a 104-97 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Alvin Kamara had a 49-yard touchdown run for Alvin Instant Kamara, contributing to a 197-104 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Alvin Instant Kamara   Square357

What If

Alvin Instant Kamara would have beaten six other teams besides Square357 this week.
Square357 would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Square357 every week, Alvin Instant Kamara would be 4-0 this season.
Last week, Alvin Instant Kamara would have topped Square357 216-113.
Alvin Instant Kamara would be 1-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Square357.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Alvin Instant Kamara, Square357 would be 2-1.
If Alvin Instant Kamara had played every team in the league each week, they would be 25-10-1.
If they played every team every week, Square357 would be 6-30.

Coach Talk

Alvin Instant Kamara
You know, the key to football is spotting and exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by royally dominating Square357 at the wide receiver position (79 points to 16).
Square357
Well, we can't really complain about a lack of opportunities this week, can we? Our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) combined to receive a grand total of 27 targets in Week 4. Chemistry could be the primary problem, as that group reeled in just 14 receptions.