Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 4

Weekly
Grade
XFL 2.0 (Matt)
3-1 97.48
97.24
 
VS
proj
Sesquipedantic Squad
55.04 2-2
90.79

XFL 2.0 (Matt) knock off Sesquipedantic Squad, 97.48-55.04

Despite similar records, XFL 2.0 (Matt) held a significant season point advantage over Sesquipedantic Squad coming into this one (419-329), and they lived up to their reputation with a hard-fought victory, securing a 97.48-55.04 win. XFL 2.0 (Matt) never trailed in this one after nabbing a 4.00-point lead on Thursday behind Jake Elliott. Dalvin Cook (13 points) and Stefon Diggs (8.8) led the way for Sesquipedantic Squad in the loss. XFL 2.0 (Matt) (3-1) will look to earn another win against Touchdown Abbey, while Sesquipedantic Squad (2-2) will try to get back in the win column against DeKaylin Zecharius.

Matchup Timeline

  XFL 2.0 (Matt)   Sesquipedantic Squad

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Bills in Week 4, the Patriots defense allowed only 10 points, surrendered 375 yards, and intercepted 4 passes. In doing so, they put up 25 points to more-than-double their 8.87-point projection, the third-highest percent increase of any DEF in the league this season. Next week, the Patriots will play the Redskins.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

XFL 2.0 (Matt)
Points
% of total points 97.48
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
25
8.87
25.6%
2
James Conner
RB
18.5
12.16
19%
3
Baker Mayfield
QB
16.78
18.02
17.2%
4
Austin Hooper
TE
13
5.99
13.3%
Sesquipedantic Squad
Points
% of total points 55.04
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
13
14.57
23.6%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
8.8
7.19
16%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
7.1
10.49
12.9%
4
Carlos Hyde
RB
6.4
9.32
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Baker Mayfield had a 65-yard pass and a 59-yard pass for XFL 2.0 (Matt), contributing to a 68.48-11.50 lead for the team.
Monday
James Conner had a 21-yard touchdown catch for XFL 2.0 (Matt) on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  XFL 2.0 (Matt)   Sesquipedantic Squad

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on XFL 2.0 (Matt) scored higher than their projected point totals.
Sesquipedantic Squad had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
XFL 2.0 (Matt) won despite starting Nelson Agholor, who scored zero points.
XFL 2.0 (Matt) had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Sesquipedantic Squad.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
XFL 2.0 (Matt) put up more points than their projected total, while Sesquipedantic Squad fell short of their projection.
XFL 2.0 (Matt) ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while Sesquipedantic Squad ranked 12th.
Not only did XFL 2.0 (Matt) earn the win, but they also easily covered the 6.45-point forecasted margin of victory.

Coach Talk

XFL 2.0 (Matt)
Well XFL 2.0 (Matt), the good news is that we won this matchup by over 42 points. The *even better* news is that we know we're better than this, as our scoring average through Week 3 stood at 107.17. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Sesquipedantic Squad
Your starting QB threw one interception and no touchdowns? It might be good to go back and review the game tape: Was Andy Dalton actually that out-of-sync with the receivers, or were the Steelers just that good defending the pass? What do you think? Do we continue to roll with him as the starting QB of Sesquipedantic Squad?