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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
A Darnold Good Time
2-2 160.56
138.76
 
VS
proj
Gabriel Gray's Team
113.18 2-2
131.21

A Darnold Good Time earn win against Gabriel Gray's Team in 160.56-113.18 rout

A Darnold Good Time outperformed expectations, cruising to a 160.56-113.18 win over Gabriel Gray's Team, who fell short of projections. A Darnold Good Time took a 15.78-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Joe Mixon (39.1 points) and Tom Brady (33.46) and never let it go. Matthew Stafford (23.34 points) and Gardner Minshew II (21.94) did their part for Gabriel Gray's Team in defeat. A Darnold Good Time improve to 2-2 on the season, while Gabriel Gray's Team fall to 2-2.

Matchup Timeline

  A Darnold Good Time   Gabriel Gray's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 19.1 points, Brady scored 75.2% more than that amount by scoring 33.46 points as the Buccaneers beat the Chargers 38-31. He passed for 369 yards and 5 touchdowns to beat his projection by the second-highest percentage of any QB in the league this season. Next week, Brady will face the Bears.
Tom Brady

Top Player Comparison

A Darnold Good Time
Points
% of total points 160.56
1
Joe Mixon
RB
39.1
14.67
24.4%
2
Tom Brady
QB
33.46
19.1
20.8%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
19.6
17.04
12.2%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
14.2
14.61
8.8%
Gabriel Gray's Team
Points
% of total points 113.18
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
23.34
19.63
20.6%
2
Gardner Minshew II
QB
21.94
18.95
19.4%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
19.2
12.14
17%
4
Ronald Jones II
RB
15.8
13.2
14%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout plays early Sunday, after which A Darnold Good Time became the proud owner of a 105.66-89.88 lead. Tom Brady had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard pass for A Darnold Good Time, while Joe Mixon had a 34-yard touchdown run and a 23-yard touchdown run. Meanwhile, Mark Andrews had a 25-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch for Gabriel Gray's Team, while Matthew Stafford had a 50-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Brandon Aiyuk had a 38-yard touchdown run for A Darnold Good Time to contribute to a 128.56-106.68 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  A Darnold Good Time   Gabriel Gray's Team

StatSmack

A Darnold Good Time must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (160.56) than their season average (151.13).
We heard scoring helps you win. Gabriel Gray's Team need some help then, averaging just 124.17 versus A Darnold Good Time's 151.13.
You can't win if you don't play. A Darnold Good Time has left fewer points on the bench this season (148.56) than Gabriel Gray's Team (204.18).
Once A Darnold Good Time put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Gabriel Gray's Team (1 vs 0).
A Darnold Good Time should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Gabriel Gray's Team (3 vs 2).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Gabriel Gray's Team - they’ve made more transactions (3) than A Darnold Good Time (2) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, A Darnold Good Time have outscored Gabriel Gray's Team at QB, RB, WR, and DEF this season.
The starters for A Darnold Good Time had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for Gabriel Gray's Team (3).
Don't worry Gabriel Gray's Team, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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