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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Bless’m Juice
2-2 163
121.45
 
VS
proj
The Prodders
109 0-4
113.49

Bless’m Juice hand The Prodders fourth consecutive loss in 163.0-109.0 rout

Bless’m Juice cruised to a 163.0-109.0 win to hand The Prodders their fourth consecutive loss to open the season. It didn't take long to learn who would be the frontrunner in the matchup, as Bless’m Juice took a 39.5-point lead on Thursday behind a stellar showing from Cooper Kupp, who caught 9 passes for 162 yards and 2 touchdowns. Sterling Shepard (22 points) and the New England Patriots defense (18) led the way for The Prodders in defeat. Bless’m Juice (2-2) will look to keep it rolling against U Baker U bought her, while The Prodders (0-4) try to get their first victory against Maturbin Isdurte.

Matchup Timeline

  Bless’m Juice   The Prodders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 38-31 win over the Vikings, Kupp scored 39.5 points to more-than-triple his 10.5-point projection. He caught 9 passes for 162 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any WR in the league this season. Next week, Kupp will square off against the Seahawks.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Bless’m Juice
Points
% of total points 163
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
45.5
22.06
27.9%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
39.5
10.5
24.2%
3
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
26
18.26
16%
4
Trey Burton
TE
16
9.01
9.8%
The Prodders
Points
% of total points 109
1
Sterling Shepard
WR
22
11.32
20.2%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
18
19.44
16.5%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
17
14.34
15.6%
4
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
15
20.92
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Cooper Kupp had a 70-yard touchdown catch for Bless’m Juice, helping the team to a 39.5-0.0 lead.
Sunday Early
There were several players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Bless’m Juice who emerged with the lead, 117.5-56.0. Trey Burton had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch for Bless’m Juice, while Aaron Rodgers had a 43-yard pass. Meanwhile, T.Y. Hilton had a 42-yard catch and a 40-yard catch for The Prodders, while Matt Bryant had a 55-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Alvin Kamara had a 49-yard touchdown run for Bless’m Juice, helping the team to a 163.0-78.0 lead.
Sunday Night
Ben Roethlisberger had a 26-yard touchdown pass for The Prodders, who trailed 163.0-99.5 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Bless’m Juice   The Prodders

Game Notes

Bless’m Juice won despite the fact that only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
The Prodders had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Bless’m Juice had three players score more points than the leading scorer for The Prodders.
Bless’m Juice put up more points than their season scoring average (127) while The Prodders fell short of theirs (109.75).
Bless’m Juice recorded more points than their projected total, while The Prodders failed to reach their projection.
The 163 points scored by Bless’m Juice are the 5th-most in the league this year.
Not only did Bless’m Juice win, but they also easily covered the 7.96-point forecasted margin of victory.
Both of the wins for Bless’m Juice have been blowout wins.

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