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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Throwball Champ
3-1 118.86
139.01
 
VS
proj
Blue Ox
101.6 1-3
125.48

Throwball Champ knock off Blue Ox for third straight win, 118.86-101.60

Throwball Champ extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Blue Ox, emerging victorious with a 118.86-101.60 win. Blue Ox earned a 20.7-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 57.7 points from Philip Rivers (310 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Duke Johnson (56 Rush Yds, 22 Rec Yds). But Throwball Champ held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Christian McCaffrey (47.4 points) and LeSean McCoy (22.4). Throwball Champ (3-1) will look to notch another W against NMSaints, while Blue Ox (1-3) take on CHIEFS in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Throwball Champ   Blue Ox

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 7.33 points, Gay more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 15 points as the Buccaneers beat the Rams 55-40. He made both of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the second-highest percentage of any K in the league this season. Next week, Gay will face the Saints.
Matt Gay

Top Player Comparison

Throwball Champ
Points
% of total points 118.86
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
47.4
30.2
39.9%
2
LeSean McCoy
RB
22.4
18.24
18.8%
3
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
18
9.76
15.1%
4
Matt Gay
K
15
7.33
12.6%
Blue Ox
Points
% of total points 101.6
1
Philip Rivers
QB
44.9
46.44
44.2%
2
Duke Johnson
RB
12.8
11.5
12.6%
3
Darren Waller
TE
12.3
13.2
12.1%
4
Ito Smith
RB
12.1
9.81
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Duke Johnson had a 40-yard run for Blue Ox to contribute to a 97.60-76.90 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Matt Gay had a 58-yard field goal for Throwball Champ, helping the team to a 112.26-101.60 lead.

Points By Position

  Throwball Champ   Blue Ox

StatSmack

Throwball Champ are on fire, winning three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Throwball Champ are doing a better job of that, averaging 123.66 versus Blue Ox's 116.59.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Throwball Champ (3-1) have a better record than Blue Ox (1-3).
Even the computers think Throwball Champ have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (135.67) than Blue Ox (127.2).
Throwball Champ see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Blue Ox (0).
Throwball Champ are clutch masters, with more close wins than Blue Ox (1 vs 0).
Throwball Champ have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Blue Ox (14 vs 11).
By position, Throwball Champ have outscored Blue Ox at RB, WR, and K this season.
Throwball Champ has a higher average scoring margin (4) than Blue Ox this season (-20).
There's not much good to say about Blue Ox this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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