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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
DARC NARC
2-2 189.6
120.67
 
VS
proj
Hard Targets
129.35 1-3
149.44

DARC NARC top projections, earn win against Hard Targets in 189.60-129.35 rout

DARC NARC beat their projected point total, cruising to a 189.60-129.35 win over Hard Targets, who fell short of projections. There wasn't much drama in this matchup, as DARC NARC jumped out to a 38.20-point lead on Thursday behind impressive showings from Jordan Howard and Zach Ertz. Howard racked up 115 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns for 32.5 points, while Ertz caught 7 passes for 65 yards (13.5 points). Philip Rivers (310 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and the New England Patriots defense (10 Pts Allowed, 375 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) led the way for Hard Targets in defeat. DARC NARC (2-2) will look to get another win against Norman Nobodies, while Hard Targets (1-3) will face off against DominationStation in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  DARC NARC   Hard Targets

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 114 yards of total offense and running for a touchdown against the Bengals, Samuels registered 23.85 points this week. His scoring output crushed his 2.65-point projection and was much higher than his 7.39-point season scoring average. Samuels will face the Ravens next week.
Jaylen Samuels

Top Player Comparison

DARC NARC
Points
% of total points 189.6
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
32.95
27.3
17.4%
2
Jordan Howard
RB
32.5
5.5
17.1%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
26
15.09
13.7%
4
Jaylen Samuels
RB
23.85
2.65
12.6%
Hard Targets
Points
% of total points 129.35
1
Philip Rivers
QB
27.5
27.16
21.3%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
25
8.87
19.3%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.5
18.65
12.8%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
14.7
13.06
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jordan Howard had a 20-yard touchdown catch for DARC NARC, helping to give the team a 51.00-12.80 lead.
Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 50-yard touchdown pass for DARC NARC, helping the team to a 123.65-79.50 lead.
Sunday Late
Greg Zuerlein had a 58-yard field goal for DARC NARC, helping the team to a 165.75-108.85 lead.

Points By Position

  DARC NARC   Hard Targets

What If

DARC NARC would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Hard Targets would have lost to six other teams besides DARC NARC this week.
DARC NARC would be 2-2 if they played Hard Targets every week.
Last week, Hard Targets would have topped DARC NARC 147.5-111.95.
DARC NARC would be 0-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Hard Targets.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as DARC NARC, Hard Targets would be 2-1.
If DARC NARC had played every team in the league each week, they would be 25-27.
If they played every team every week, Hard Targets would be 30-21-1.

Next Week Preview

DARC NARC
DARC NARC (2-2) match up against Norman Nobodies (1-3) in a Week 5 matchup that'll showcase teams separated by just a game in the standings. DARC NARC may need to shuffle the deck a bit with Matthew Stafford out on bye in Week 5. Over the last three weeks, DARC NARC have scored 144.05 points per game, while Norman Nobodies have averaged 123.92 per contest.
Hard Targets
Coming up next week, Hard Targets (1-3) will take on DominationStation (2-2). Hard Targets might have to shuffle their lineup some with Danny Amendola out on bye in Week 5. DominationStation will be without Kenyan Drake.