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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
OUT in Turtle Town
3-1 126.38
145.13
 
VS
proj
Tommy Sleaze
111.2 1-3
137.55

OUT in Turtle Town hand Tommy Sleaze third straight loss, 126.38-111.20

OUT in Turtle Town earned a 126.38-111.20 win to hand Tommy Sleaze their third consecutive loss. OUT in Turtle Town grabbed an early 11.30-point lead on Thursday. Tommy Sleaze bounced back to take the lead during the early games on Sunday, powered by Jacoby Brissett (22.5 points) and Darrel Williams (17.1). Not to be deterred, OUT in Turtle Town pulled it together later that afternoon, as Jared Goff (20.68 points) and David Johnson (17.9) put them back in the lead once and for all. OUT in Turtle Town (3-1) will look to build on their success against ¡VivaLaRevolucion!, while Tommy Sleaze (1-3) will meet Team Rudebrewd in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  OUT in Turtle Town   Tommy Sleaze

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ekeler (60 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 62 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 26.7 points in a 30-10 win over the Dolphins in Week 4. He scored 52.7% more than his 17.48-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Ekeler ranks #5 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

OUT in Turtle Town
Points
% of total points 126.38
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
26.7
17.48
21.1%
2
Jared Goff
QB
20.68
18.28
16.4%
3
David Johnson
RB
17.9
15.34
14.2%
4
Deshaun Watson
QB
11.6
21.39
9.2%
Tommy Sleaze
Points
% of total points 111.2
1
Jacoby Brissett
QB
22.5
16.13
20.2%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
19
7.79
17.1%
3
Darrel Williams
RB
17.1
7.99
15.4%
4
Daniel Jones
QB
12.3
16.59
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jacoby Brissett had a 48-yard touchdown pass for Tommy Sleaze, contributing to a 78.10-72.30 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Jared Goff had a 29-yard touchdown pass for OUT in Turtle Town to contribute to a 117.18-85.20 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  OUT in Turtle Town   Tommy Sleaze

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. OUT in Turtle Town scored fewer points in this one (126.38) than their season average of 145.12.
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Tommy Sleaze. They've lost three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. OUT in Turtle Town are doing a better job of that, averaging 145.12 versus Tommy Sleaze's 128.79.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" OUT in Turtle Town (3-1) have a better record than Tommy Sleaze (1-3).
Even the machines think OUT in Turtle Town have better players. Their projected average points is higher (153.32) than Tommy Sleaze (145.88).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. OUT in Turtle Town has left fewer points on the bench this season (101.62) than Tommy Sleaze (239.64).
OUT in Turtle Town are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Tommy Sleaze (0 vs 1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Tommy Sleaze - they’ve made more transactions (3) than OUT in Turtle Town (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, OUT in Turtle Town have outscored Tommy Sleaze at RB, TE, and DEF this season.
OUT in Turtle Town has a higher average scoring margin (7) than Tommy Sleaze this season (-11).
There's not much good to say about Tommy Sleaze this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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