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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Bubba Ray Dudley
4-0 133.44
125.28
 
VS
proj
Brock Lesnar
121.26 3-1
125.85

Bubba Ray Dudley beat Brock Lesnar to remain unbeaten, 133.44-121.26

Bubba Ray Dudley won their fourth matchup in a row to open the season with a hard-fought victory over Brock Lesnar, earning a 133.44-121.26 win. Bubba Ray Dudley never trailed in this one after nabbing a 26.50-point lead on Thursday behind Adam Thielen. Jared Cook (8 Rec, 110 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Patrick Mahomes (304 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) led the way for Brock Lesnar in the loss. Bubba Ray Dudley (4-0) will look to keep it rolling against Diamond Dallas Page, while Brock Lesnar (3-1) will meet Cream of the Crop in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Bubba Ray Dudley   Brock Lesnar

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown against the Rams, Thielen scored 26.5 points this week. He scored 84.2% more than his 14.39-point projection and overachieved for the fourth time this season. Thielen ranks #18 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Bubba Ray Dudley
Points
% of total points 133.44
1
Golden Tate
WR
32.2
11.59
24.1%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
26.5
14.39
19.9%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
19
18.23
14.2%
4
Carlos Hyde
RB
14.2
12.91
10.6%
Brock Lesnar
Points
% of total points 121.26
1
Jared Cook
TE
31
7.44
25.6%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
25.86
23.47
21.3%
3
A.J. Green
WR
15.8
14.6
13%
4
Royce Freeman
RB
12.7
11.11
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Adam Thielen had a 45-yard touchdown catch for Bubba Ray Dudley, helping to stake the team to a 26.50-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Golden Tate had a 45-yard touchdown catch and a 38-yard touchdown catch for Bubba Ray Dudley, while Ryan Fitzpatrick had a 48-yard pass and a 42-yard pass, helping Bubba Ray Dudley to a 114.44-59.30 lead.

Points By Position

  Bubba Ray Dudley   Brock Lesnar

What If

Bubba Ray Dudley would have beaten seven other teams besides Brock Lesnar this week.
Brock Lesnar would have lost to six other teams besides Bubba Ray Dudley this week.
If Bubba Ray Dudley played Brock Lesnar every week this season, they'd be 3-1.
Last week, Bubba Ray Dudley would have gotten the win over Brock Lesnar 147-116.
Bubba Ray Dudley would be 3-0 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Brock Lesnar.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bubba Ray Dudley, Brock Lesnar would be 2-1.
If Bubba Ray Dudley had played every team in the league each week, they would be 36-8.
If they played every team every week, Brock Lesnar would be 28-16.

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