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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Towns
2-2 99.94
91.71
 
VS
proj
staf.gu's Team
84.98 1-3
90.15

Towns come back to hand staf.gu's Team third consecutive loss, 99.94-84.98

Towns rallied to earn a 99.94-84.98 win to hand staf.gu's Team their third straight loss. Towns trailed 84.98-80.94 heading into Monday night, but the team came storming back behind the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (19 points). Wayne Gallman Jr. (63 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 55 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Matt Ryan (397 Pass Yds, 18 Rush Yds) led the way for staf.gu's Team in the loss. Towns (2-2) will look to sustain their momentum against vampeta, while staf.gu's Team (1-3) will attempt to right the ship against tonglin8015.

Matchup Timeline

  Towns   staf.gu's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 27-3 win over the Bengals, the Steelers defense scored 19 points to more-than-double their 7.79-point projection. They allowed only 3 points, surrendered 175 yards, and forced 2 turnovers to beat their projection by the third-highest percentage of any DEF in the league this season. The Steelers will play the Ravens next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

Towns
Points
% of total points 99.94
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
23.9
16.55
23.9%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
23.44
17.77
23.5%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
19
7.79
19%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
11.8
12.49
11.8%
staf.gu's Team
Points
% of total points 84.98
1
Wayne Gallman Jr.
RB
21.8
10.46
25.7%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
15.68
19.66
18.5%
3
David Johnson
RB
13.9
13.07
16.4%
4
Will Dissly
TE
11.7
6.62
13.8%

Points By Position

  Towns   staf.gu's Team

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Towns scored more points in this one (99.94) than their season average (91.88).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're staf.gu's Team. They've lost three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Towns are doing a better job of that, averaging 91.88 versus staf.gu's Team's 82.95.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Towns (2-2) have a better record than staf.gu's Team (1-3).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Towns has left fewer points on the bench this season (95.4) than staf.gu's Team (109.2).
Towns are clutch masters, with more close wins than staf.gu's Team (1 vs 0).
Towns should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than staf.gu's Team (2 vs 0).
By position, Towns have outscored staf.gu's Team at RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
Hey staf.gu's Team, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Next Week Preview

Towns
In a matchup between a couple of teams within a game of one another in the standings, Towns (2-2) battle vampeta (1-3) in Week 5. Towns can't depend on another 23-point outing from Matthew Stafford, who will be out on bye in Week 5. vampeta won't have Marvin Jones Jr.. Looking at just the last two weeks, Towns have put up 105.69 points per game, while vampeta have averaged just 87.33 per contest.
staf.gu's Team
On the docket next week, staf.gu's Team (1-3) are set to square off against tonglin8015 (2-2). Through four weeks of action, staf.gu's Team are ranked 12th in points scored, while tonglin8015 have tallied the fourth-highest point total in TDL Premiere 2019 league. Over the last three weeks, staf.gu's Team has put up 83.21 points per game, while tonglin8015 has averaged 101.33 per contest.