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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Los Jefes
1-3 140.34
118.16
 
VS
proj
illegal ALIENs
122 2-2
117.67

Back-and-forth battle ends with Los Jefes coming back to top illegal ALIENs, 140.34-122.00

Well, that was exhilarating! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Los Jefes earned a come-from-behind victory over illegal ALIENs, rallying for a 140.34-122.00 win. After trailing 122.00-86.04 heading into Monday night, Los Jefes came storming back behind the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (27 points) and James Conner (22.5). Leonard Fournette (225 Rush Yds, 20 Rec Yds) and Philip Rivers (310 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) were the leading scorers for illegal ALIENs in the loss. Los Jefes (1-3) will look to keep it rolling against Eat it!, while illegal ALIENs (2-2) will face The Things in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Los Jefes   illegal ALIENs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Steelers defense allowed only 3 points, surrendered 175 yards, and forced 2 turnovers in a 27-3 win over the Bengals. In doing so, they put up 27 points to more-than-double their 10.72-point projection, the second-highest percent increase of any DEF in the league this season. In Week 5, the Steelers will face the Ravens.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

Los Jefes
Points
% of total points 140.34
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
29.44
19.67
21%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
27
10.72
19.2%
3
James Conner
RB
22.5
13.64
16%
4
Chris Carson
RB
16.5
14.35
11.8%
illegal ALIENs
Points
% of total points 122
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
25.5
13.67
20.9%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
24.4
23.23
20%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
22.4
13.98
18.4%
4
Wil Lutz
K
14
8.19
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Leonard Fournette had an 81-yard run for illegal ALIENs, while Cooper Kupp had a 29-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 96.00-72.04 lead for illegal ALIENs.
Monday
James Conner had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Los Jefes on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Los Jefes   illegal ALIENs

Game Notes

Five of the nine starting players on Los Jefes scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite five of their nine starters scoring above their points projection, illegal ALIENs lost.
Each team registered its top point totals of the season.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
illegal ALIENs ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while Los Jefes put up the 1st-best score.
The matchup's 18.34-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Los Jefes win, but they also covered the 0.49-point predicted margin of victory.
In comeback games this year, Los Jefes moves to (1-0), while illegal ALIENs falls to (0-1).
In a losing effort, Leonard Fournette recorded 25.5 points, the fourth-best score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Los Jefes
Wow, talk about a bounce-back... The GM of Los Jefes shrugged off their three-game winless skid by logging a staggering 140.34 points this past week!
illegal ALIENs
Hey now, talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting backfield for illegal ALIENs collectively logged a couple of receptions on just three measly targets this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 5!