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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Bruising Knights
3-1 236.73
190.3
 
VS
proj
PwnStars
156.47 2-2
175.59

Bruising Knights beat projections, knock off PwnStars in 236.73-156.47 rout

Bruising Knights brought their A game and outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 236.73-156.47 win over PwnStars, who fell short of projections. Bruising Knights earned a 4.00-point lead on Thursday behind Davante Adams (23 points) and never relinquished it. LeSean McCoy (56 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 33 Rec Yds) and the Chicago Bears defense (6 Pts Allowed, 222 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) did everything they could for PwnStars in defeat. Bruising Knights (3-1) will look to rack up another W against Ram's Den, while PwnStars (2-2) take on Newbies Rule in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Bruising Knights   PwnStars

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 9.44 points, the Patriots defense more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 26 points in a 16-10 win over the Bills. They allowed only 10 points, surrendered 375 yards, and intercepted 4 passes to beat their projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any player in the league this season. The Patriots will play the Redskins in Week 5.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Bruising Knights
Points
% of total points 236.73
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
40
21.9
16.9%
2
Chris Carson
RB
27.5
21.48
11.6%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
26
9.44
11%
4
David Johnson
RB
23.4
22.01
9.9%
PwnStars
Points
% of total points 156.47
1
LeSean McCoy
RB
21.4
17.07
13.7%
2
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
18
9.73
11.5%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
15.8
20.39
10.1%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
15.7
25.74
10%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Davante Adams had a 58-yard catch for Bruising Knights to contribute to a 23.00-19.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Matt Prater had a 53-yard field goal for PwnStars, who trailed 113.93-84.90 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Leonard Fournette had an 81-yard run for Bruising Knights, while Cooper Kupp had a 29-yard touchdown catch, helping Bruising Knights to a 236.73-140.67 lead.

Points By Position

  Bruising Knights   PwnStars

Game Notes

More than half (7 of the 12) of the starters on Bruising Knights scored higher than their projected point totals.
PwnStars had only five of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Bruising Knights had six players score more points than the leading scorer for PwnStars.
Bruising Knights put up more points than their season scoring average (194.14) while PwnStars fell short of theirs (172.67).
Bruising Knights scored more points than their projected total, while PwnStars failed to reach their projection.
The 236.73 points scored by Bruising Knights are the 2nd-most in the league this year.
The matchup's 80.26-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This defeat snaps a streak of two consecutive wins for PwnStars.
Not only did Bruising Knights win, but they also easily covered the 14.71-point projected margin of victory.
Bruising Knights moves to (1-0) in blowout games this season, while PwnStars falls to (0-1).

Next Week Preview

Bruising Knights
Bruising Knights (3-1) are set to square off against Ram's Den (0-4) in Week 5. Bruising Knights may need to rearrange their lineup some with Kenny Golladay and T.J. Hockenson out on bye next week. Ram's Den won't have Kenyan Drake. Over the last three weeks, Bruising Knights have scored 197.08 points per game, while Ram's Den have averaged just 144.26 per contest.
PwnStars
Looking ahead to Week 5, fifth-place PwnStars (2-2) will look to get back in the win column against seventh-place Newbies Rule (1-3). PwnStars may need to shuffle the deck a bit with Matt Prater out on bye in Week 5. Newbies Rule won't have Kerryon Johnson.