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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Brandon's Team
3-1 133.6
131.4
 
VS
proj
Earl's Glorious Team
121.84 1-3
148.85

Earl's Glorious Team fall short of predictions, succumb to Brandon's Team, 133.60-121.84

There's no sugarcoating it, Earl's Glorious Team didn't do their job, at least compared to projections, as Brandon's Team earned a 133.60-121.84 win. Brandon's Team never trailed in this one after earning a 6.00-point lead on Thursday behind the Denver Broncos defense. Amari Cooper (33.4 points) and Aaron Jones (22.1) led the way for Earl's Glorious Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Brandon's Team have knocked off Earl's Glorious Team, after winning 180.18-124.64 in their last matchup. Brandon's Team (3-1) will look to sustain their winning ways against Mike mighty team, while Earl's Glorious Team (1-3) try to right the ship against Ryan Farris's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Brandon's Team   Earl's Glorious Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 360 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Dolphins, Wilson registered 21.9 points this week. He scored right around his 24.98-point projection in the 31-23 win. Wilson ranks #2 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Russell Wilson

Top Player Comparison

Brandon's Team
Points
% of total points 133.6
1
George Kittle
TE
40.1
15.63
30%
2
Chris Carson
RB
25
15.93
18.7%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
21.9
24.98
16.4%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
14.6
18.4
10.9%
Earl's Glorious Team
Points
% of total points 121.84
1
Amari Cooper
WR
33.4
18.54
27.4%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
22.1
18.96
18.1%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20.24
25.25
16.6%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
16.2
17.28
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Brandon's Team boasted a 73.40-54.60 lead. For Brandon's Team, Russell Wilson had a 57-yard pass. Amari Cooper made the highlight reel for Earl's Glorious Team with a 20-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Patrick Mahomes found Travis Kelce for a 45-yard pass for Earl's Glorious Team.

Points By Position

  Brandon's Team   Earl's Glorious Team

Game Notes

Brandon's Team won despite the fact that only two of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Earl's Glorious Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Brandon's Team scored more points than their projected total, while Earl's Glorious Team failed to reach their projection.
This matchup included the week's two lowest-scoring teams.
The matchup's 11.76-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
In upset games this year, Brandon's Team moves to (1-0), while Earl's Glorious Team falls to (0-1).
A bright spot in the defeat, Amari Cooper officially recorded the fourth-best score for a wideout this season with 33.4 points.

Coach Talk

Brandon's Team
Sure, we ultimately got the win, but there's not really any other way to put it, Brandon's Team. Our starting wide receivers were utterly outplayed by the opposition. Buoyed by Tyler Lockett (39 yards from scrimmage, no TDs) and DK Metcalf (106 yards, no TDs), our three WRs combined for only 20.5 points in Week 4. The starting wideouts for Earl's Glorious Team doubled us up with a score of 49.6. We need to bounce back with a big statement in Week 5!
Earl's Glorious Team
Unless Earl's Glorious Team wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting many opportunities" isn't really an excuse this week. Our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) collectively received a grand total of 35 targets in Week 4. Those players might need to hit the practice field, considering they reeled in only 19 receptions.