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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Manchester Mercs
3-1 104.1
109.04
 
VS
proj
Brian's Team
51.7 2-2
78.98

Brian's Team fall short of projections, lose to Manchester Mercs in 104.1-51.7 rout

Brian's Team failed to rise to the occasion, as Manchester Mercs rolled to a 104.1-51.7 win. There wasn't much drama in this one, as Manchester Mercs grabbed a 45.3-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 49.3 points from Christian McCaffrey (93 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 86 Rec Yds) and Philip Rivers (310 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). Greg Zuerlein (13 points) and Deshaun Watson (11.6) did their part for Brian's Team in the loss. Manchester Mercs (3-1) will look to keep it rolling against Russ's Miracle Water, while Brian's Team (2-2) will face INDY's Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Manchester Mercs   Brian's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 31-24 loss to the Raiders, Ebron scored 11.3 points to nearly double his 6.04-point projection. He caught one pass for 48 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Manchester Mercs this week. Ebron will face the Chiefs in Week 5.
Eric Ebron

Top Player Comparison

Manchester Mercs
Points
% of total points 104.1
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
28.9
19.22
27.8%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
22.5
13.85
21.6%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
20.4
20.38
19.6%
4
Eric Ebron
TE
11.3
6.04
10.9%
Brian's Team
Points
% of total points 51.7
1
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
10.4
25.1%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
11.6
22.03
22.4%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
8.8
8.86
17%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
7.3
16.7
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Eric Ebron had a 48-yard touchdown catch for Manchester Mercs, helping the team to a 78.0-32.7 lead.
Sunday Late
Greg Zuerlein had a 58-yard field goal for Brian's Team, who trailed 104.1-51.7 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Manchester Mercs   Brian's Team

What If

Manchester Mercs would have beaten six other teams besides Brian's Team this week.
Brian's Team would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Brian's Team every week, Manchester Mercs would be 3-1 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Manchester Mercs would have gotten the win over Brian's Team 129.86-111.54.
Manchester Mercs would be 2-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Brian's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Manchester Mercs, Brian's Team would be 2-1.
If Manchester Mercs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 31-13.
If they played every team every week, Brian's Team would be 19-25.

Coach Talk

Manchester Mercs
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? With some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team certainly made that happen this week. Our three backfield starters recorded 215 more yards from scrimmage than the RBs of Brian's Team (288 total yards to 73), and we ended up royally dominating them at the position (55.3 points to 8.8).
Brian's Team
Ugh, talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting backfield for Brian's Team collectively logged just three receptions on five targets this past week. Tell those offensive coordinators to draw up a couple of screen plays in Week 5!