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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Purple Mountain
2-2 108.1
130.25
 
VS
proj
AngryBirdman
104.6 1-3
120.78

Purple Mountain manage to defeat AngryBirdman in 108.1-104.6 battle

Both teams underperformed their projected point totals, but Purple Mountain did enough to get the best of AngryBirdman. Predicted to win 130.3-120.8, Purple Mountain squeaked by for a 108.1-104.6 win over AngryBirdman. AngryBirdman made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Purple Mountain led 108.1-100.1 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 4.5 points from JuJu Smith-Schuster on Monday night for AngryBirdman. Purple Mountain were led by Leonard Fournette (26.5 points) and Russell Wilson (16.7). Purple Mountain (2-2) will look to keep it rolling against Treasure Hunters, while AngryBirdman (1-3) will match up against Centreviews in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Purple Mountain   AngryBirdman

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Cowboys in Week 4, the Saints defense scored 11 points to nearly double their 5.61-point projection. They allowed only 10 points, surrendered 257 yards, and forced 3 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Purple Mountain this week. Next week, the Saints will face the Buccaneers.
The New Orleans Saints defense

Top Player Comparison

Purple Mountain
Points
% of total points 108.1
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
26.5
15.31
24.5%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
16.7
24.29
15.4%
3
Wil Lutz
K
14
8.44
13%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
11.9
20.98
11%
AngryBirdman
Points
% of total points 104.6
1
Philip Rivers
QB
23.5
23.51
22.5%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
19
18.12
18.2%
3
Mike Evans
WR
18.9
16.2
18.1%
4
James White
RB
13.8
13.11
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but after the results were tallied, AngryBirdman had a 100.1-71.2 lead. For Purple Mountain, Leonard Fournette had an 81-yard run. Mike Evans made the highlight reel for AngryBirdman with a 67-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Purple Mountain   AngryBirdman

What If

Purple Mountain would have beaten four other teams besides AngryBirdman this week.
AngryBirdman would have lost to nine other teams besides Purple Mountain this week.
If they played AngryBirdman every week, Purple Mountain would be 3-1 this season.
Last week, Purple Mountain would have gotten the win over AngryBirdman 169.8-142.6.
Purple Mountain would be 1-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as AngryBirdman.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Purple Mountain, AngryBirdman would be 1-2.
If Purple Mountain had played every team in the league each week, they would be 30-22.
If they played every team every week, AngryBirdman would be 22-30.

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