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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
The Matt Cassel Exp.
2-1-1 126.98
107.12
 
VS
proj
Romaine Pettis
122.82 1-3
109.33

The Matt Cassel Exp. come back to hand Romaine Pettis third consecutive loss in 126.98-122.82 battle

The Matt Cassel Exp. rallied for a 126.98-122.82 win to hand Romaine Pettis their third consecutive loss. The Matt Cassel Exp. trailed 122.82-99.48 heading into Sunday night, but the team roared back behind Michael Thomas, who caught 9 passes for 95 yards for 14 points, and Ezekiel Elliott, who racked up 65 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (13.5 points). Christian McCaffrey (93 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 86 Rec Yds) and A.J. Brown (3 Rec, 94 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) carried the flag for Romaine Pettis in the loss. The Matt Cassel Exp. improve to 2-1-1 on the season, while Romaine Pettis fall to 1-3.

Matchup Timeline

  The Matt Cassel Exp.   Romaine Pettis

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Howard (87 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 28 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 31 points against the Packers in Week 4. His scoring output crushed his 5.14-point projection and was much higher than his 13.53-point season scoring average. Howard ranks #65 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Jordan Howard

Top Player Comparison

The Matt Cassel Exp.
Points
% of total points 126.98
1
Jordan Howard
RB
31
5.14
24.4%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
15.68
19.66
12.3%
3
Matt Prater
K
15
8.13
11.8%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
14
14.14
11%
Romaine Pettis
Points
% of total points 122.82
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
28.9
19.22
23.5%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
22.9
6.72
18.6%
3
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
16
8.45
13%
4
Will Dissly
TE
15.2
8.7
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jordan Howard had a 20-yard touchdown catch for The Matt Cassel Exp., contributing to a 31.00-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was Romaine Pettis who grabbed the lead, 91.62-83.48. For The Matt Cassel Exp., Matt Prater had a 53-yard field goal. A.J. Brown made the highlight reel for Romaine Pettis with a 55-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  The Matt Cassel Exp.   Romaine Pettis

StatSmack

The Matt Cassel Exp. must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (126.98) than their season average (107.57).
Romaine Pettis would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. The Matt Cassel Exp. (2-1-1) have a better record than Romaine Pettis (1-3).
Romaine Pettis are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than The Matt Cassel Exp. (2 vs 1).
The Matt Cassel Exp. have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Romaine Pettis (1 vs 0).
By position, The Matt Cassel Exp. have outscored Romaine Pettis at QB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for The Matt Cassel Exp. had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Romaine Pettis (1).
Hey Romaine Pettis, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

The Matt Cassel Exp.
Good work deploying a starting crew that netted almost 127 points this past week. We consider that to be a job well done. We should maintain this momentum as we head into a tricky matchup in Week 5.
Romaine Pettis
Well, Romaine Pettis, this week's problem isn't exactly a brain teaser. Choosing to start Melvin Gordon III in what wound up being a tight fantasy matchup... we'll deem this to be a learning experience and agree that it's not going to happen again.