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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Evangelion
4-0 96
91.81
 
VS
proj
Manager-less Team
76 0-4
57.75

Evangelion beat Manager-less Team to remain undefeated, 96-76

Evangelion won their fourth straight game to open the season with a hard-fought victory over Manager-less Team, emerging victorious with a 96-76 win. Manager-less Team remains winless for the season. Manager-less Team nabbed a 27-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding showings from Davante Adams (18 points) and Mason Crosby (9). But Evangelion held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Austin Ekeler (60 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 62 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Jared Goff (517 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). Evangelion (4-0) will look to maintain their momentum against Pantheon, while Manager-less Team (0-4) will attempt to get back on track against Vizzéteers.

Matchup Timeline

  Evangelion   Manager-less Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ekeler (60 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 62 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 24 points in a 30-10 win over the Dolphins in Week 4. He scored 75.4% more than his 13.68-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

Evangelion
Points
% of total points 96
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
24
13.68
25%
2
Jared Goff
QB
20
17.38
20.8%
3
Devonta Freeman
RB
9
8.74
9.4%
4
Tyrell Williams
WR
9
7.01
9.4%
Manager-less Team
Points
% of total points 76
1
Courtland Sutton
WR
18
7.54
23.7%
2
Davante Adams
WR
18
12.46
23.7%
3
Robert Woods
WR
16
8.04
21.1%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
9
8.74
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Davante Adams had a 58-yard catch for Manager-less Team, helping to stake Manager-less Team to a 27-0 lead.
Sunday Late
Jared Goff had a 29-yard touchdown pass for Evangelion, contributing to a 92-76 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Evangelion   Manager-less Team

Game Notes

Evangelion had five of their 10 starters exceed their projected points.
Manager-less Team lost despite six of their 10 starters scoring above their projected points.
Was Manager-less Team even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Evangelion put up fewer points than their season scoring average (97.5) while Manager-less Team scored above theirs (58.5).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Evangelion. They won, but failed to cover the 34.06-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Courtland Sutton put up 18 points, the second-best score for a WR this week.

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