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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
The Kaptains
3-1 102
62.65
 
VS
proj
Gators 🐊🐊🐊🐊
83 0-3-1
56.7

The Kaptains knock off Gators 🐊🐊🐊🐊 to remain undefeated, 102-83

The Kaptains extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Gators 🐊🐊🐊🐊, securing a 102-83 win. The Kaptains leapt out to a 72-point lead on Thursday behind 60 points from Jared Goff (465 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs) and Dan Bailey (3-3 FG, 40 long, 2-2 XP) and never looked back. Matt Ryan (34 points) and James White (17) carried the flag for Gators 🐊🐊🐊🐊 in the loss. The Kaptains (3-1) will look to sustain their winning ways against The Punisher, while Gators 🐊🐊🐊🐊 (0-3-1) will meet NYC in an effort to get their first win.

Matchup Timeline

  The Kaptains   Gators 🐊🐊🐊🐊

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Vikings in Week 4, Goff scored 48 points to more-than-double his 19.83-point projection. He passed for 465 yards and 5 touchdowns to beat his projection by the second-highest percentage of any QB in the league this season. Goff will play the Seahawks next week.
Jared Goff

Top Player Comparison

The Kaptains
Points
% of total points 102
1
Jared Goff
QB
48
19.83
47.1%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
14
7.85
13.7%
3
Dan Bailey
K
12
7.06
11.8%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
11
5.03
10.8%
Gators 🐊🐊🐊🐊
Points
% of total points 83
1
Matt Ryan
QB
34
21.18
41%
2
James White
RB
17
4.93
20.5%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
15
8.71
18.1%
4
Royce Freeman
RB
9
4.64
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jared Goff teamed up with Brandin Cooks for a 47-yard touchdown pass for The Kaptains. Goff also lit up the scoreboard with a 70-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass, helping The Kaptains to a 72-0 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was The Kaptains who emerged with the lead, 88-67. For The Kaptains, DeSean Jackson had a 48-yard catch and a 42-yard catch. Matt Ryan had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass for Gators 🐊🐊🐊🐊, while James White had a 22-yard touchdown run.
Monday
Kareem Hunt had a 45-yard run for The Kaptains on Monday night en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  The Kaptains   Gators 🐊🐊🐊🐊

StatSmack

The Kaptains must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (102) than their season average (74.25).
The Kaptains are looking unstoppable, with victories in three straight matchups.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" The Kaptains (3-1) have a better record than Gators 🐊🐊🐊🐊 (0-3-1).
The Kaptains see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Gators 🐊🐊🐊🐊 (0).
The Kaptains have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Gators 🐊🐊🐊🐊 (1 vs 0).
By position, The Kaptains have outscored Gators 🐊🐊🐊🐊 at WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The Kaptains has a higher average scoring margin (4) than Gators 🐊🐊🐊🐊 this season (-21).
The starters for The Kaptains had more big plays in their NFL games this week (8) than the starters for Gators 🐊🐊🐊🐊 (3).
Hey Gators 🐊🐊🐊🐊, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Next Week Preview

The Kaptains
In a showdown between two squads that are separated by only one game in the standings, The Kaptains (3-1) are set to go up against The Punisher (2-2) in Week 5.The Kaptains might need to shuffle the deck a bit with DeSean Jackson and O.J. Howard out on bye next week. The Punisher will be without Chris Godwin. In terms of scoring production, these two squads have posted eerily similar results recently. The Kaptains have scored 76.67 points per game over the last three weeks, while The Punisher have averaged 77.67 per contest over that same period.
Gators 🐊🐊🐊🐊
On the docket next week, Gators 🐊🐊🐊🐊 (0-3-1) will try to right the ship against NYC (1-3). Through four weeks of action, Gators 🐊🐊🐊🐊 have tallied the ninth-most points in the league while NYC (and their 57.5 points per game) are ranked last. Over the last three weeks, Gators 🐊🐊🐊🐊 has put up 83.33 points per game, while NYC has averaged only 62.33 per contest.