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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Mahom-y Cheetah
3-1 141.66
98.03
 
VS
proj
Show Me the (Sa)Quon
124.3 3-1
112.03

Mahom-y Cheetah knock Show Me the (Sa)Quon from top spot, 141.66-124.30

Mahom-y Cheetah came back for a 141.66-124.30 win over Show Me the (Sa)Quon, knocking them out of the top spot in There Won't Be Controversy. Mahom-y Cheetah trailed 115.50-96.00 heading into Monday night, but the unit charged back behind Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 304 yards and a touchdown for 22.86 points, and Royce Freeman, who ran for 67 yards and a touchdown (12.7 points). Mahom-y Cheetah (3-1) will look to add to their success against Des Moines Lugnuts, while Show Me the (Sa)Quon (3-1) attempt to get back on track against Gurley Men.

Matchup Timeline

  Mahom-y Cheetah   Show Me the (Sa)Quon

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 33.7 points, Kupp more-than-tripled his 10.31-point projection as the Rams beat the Vikings 38-31. 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 play the Seahawks.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Mahom-y Cheetah
Points
% of total points 141.66
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
33.7
10.31
23.8%
2
James White
RB
27.2
11.84
19.2%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
22.86
22.43
16.1%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
14
7.72
9.9%
Show Me the (Sa)Quon
Points
% of total points 124.3
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
32.1
21.11
25.8%
2
Sterling Shepard
WR
20.7
11.19
16.7%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
19
18.23
15.3%
4
Trey Burton
TE
15.6
8.57
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Cooper Kupp had a 70-yard touchdown catch for Mahom-y Cheetah, contributing to a 41.90-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was Mahom-y Cheetah who grabbed the lead, 96.00-67.90. For Mahom-y Cheetah, James White had a 22-yard touchdown run. Trey Burton made the highlight reel for Show Me the (Sa)Quon with a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Mahom-y Cheetah   Show Me the (Sa)Quon

Game Notes

Six of the eight starters on Mahom-y Cheetah scored higher than their projected point totals.
Show Me the (Sa)Quon lost despite five of their eight starters exceeding their projected points.
Both teams scored their highest point totals of the season.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The 141.66 points scored by Mahom-y Cheetah are the 3rd-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 17.36-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In upset games this year, Mahom-y Cheetah moves to (2-0), while Show Me the (Sa)Quon falls to (0-1).
A bright spot in the defeat, Deshaun Watson officially put up the fifth-highest scoring output for any quarterback this year with 32.1 points.

Next Week Preview

Mahom-y Cheetah
A pair of 3-1 teams will be featured as Mahom-y Cheetah battle Des Moines Lugnuts next week in an early-season matchup.Mahom-y Cheetah may have to shuffle the deck a bit with the Chicago Bears defense and Chris Godwin out on bye in Week 5. Des Moines Lugnuts won't have Jameis Winston. In terms of recent scoring output, these two teams have posted similar results lately. Mahom-y Cheetah have put up 124.71 points per game over the last three weeks, while Des Moines Lugnuts have averaged 123.23 per outing over that same stretch.
Show Me the (Sa)Quon
The outlook doesn't exactly get any rosier for fifth-place Show Me the (Sa)Quon, as they'll now get to go head-to-head against the league-leading Gurley Men in Week 5. Show Me the (Sa)Quon will need to prep for the fact that Trey Burton has a bye in Week 5. Gurley Men won't have Peyton Barber or Ronald Jones II.