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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Fighting Chichiwawas
2-2 71.14
71.96
 
VS
proj
Blue Crabs
68.94 1-3
87.78

Offensively challenged Fighting Chichiwawas knock off Blue Crabs in 71.14-68.94 battle

Fighting Chichiwawas narrowly earned a 71.14-68.94 win over Blue Crabs despite ranking only 10th in the league in points scored for the week. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Fighting Chichiwawas led 71.14-55.14 heading into Monday night. Blue Crabs came roaring back behind Travis Kelce (7 Rec, 78 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Fighting Chichiwawas (2-2) will look to keep it rolling against Blacula's Bums, while Blue Crabs (1-3) try to right the ship against BoomGoestheDynamite.

Matchup Timeline

  Fighting Chichiwawas   Blue Crabs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kittle scored 21.5 points in a 29-27 loss to the Chargers to more-than-triple his 5.98-point projection. He caught 6 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any TE in the league this season. Next week, Kittle will face the Cardinals.
George Kittle

Top Player Comparison

Fighting Chichiwawas
Points
% of total points 71.14
1
George Kittle
TE
21.5
5.98
30.2%
2
Carlos Hyde
RB
14.2
11.4
20%
3
Baker Mayfield
QB
8.9
11.73
12.5%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
7.4
8.37
10.4%
Blue Crabs
Points
% of total points 68.94
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
21.6
17.37
31.3%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
15.3
9.53
22.2%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
13.8
10.22
20%
4
Stephen Gostkowski
K
8
10.89
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Todd Gurley II had a 56-yard catch for Blue Crabs, contributing to a 33.90-3.14 lead for Blue Crabs.
Sunday Early
Baker Mayfield had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 59-yard pass for Fighting Chichiwawas, while George Kittle had a 82-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 71.14-55.14 lead for Fighting Chichiwawas.

Points By Position

  Fighting Chichiwawas   Blue Crabs

What If

Fighting Chichiwawas would have beaten only one other team besides Blue Crabs this week.
Blue Crabs would have lost to nine other teams besides Fighting Chichiwawas this week.
If Fighting Chichiwawas played Blue Crabs every week this season, they'd be 3-1.
Last week, Fighting Chichiwawas would have been victorious over Blue Crabs 110-76.
Fighting Chichiwawas would be 2-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Blue Crabs.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Fighting Chichiwawas, Blue Crabs would be 2-1.
If Fighting Chichiwawas had played every team in the league each week, they would be 19-25.
If they played every team every week, Blue Crabs would be 20-24.

Coach Talk

Fighting Chichiwawas
Hey Fighting Chichiwawas, the good news is that we took this matchup by more than two points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through Week 3 stood at 92.73. So while we're happy to have gotten this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
Blue Crabs
The problem in Week 4 isn't exactly rocket science, Blue Crabs. Starting the Minnesota Vikings defense and Sammy Watkins in what turned out to be a tight fantasy matchup... let's do a little research beforehand in Week 5?