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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Boom Town
2-2 170.2
112.25
 
VS
proj
Baker's Dirty Dozen
120.4 0-4
110.51

Boom Town hand Baker's Dirty Dozen fourth straight loss in 170.20-120.40 rout

Boom Town rolled to a 170.20-120.40 win to hand Baker's Dirty Dozen their fourth straight loss to open the season. Boom Town got out to a 25.80-point lead on Thursday behind Melvin Gordon III and never looked back. Amari Cooper (23.4 points) and Will Fuller V (18.8) led the charge for Baker's Dirty Dozen in defeat. Boom Town (2-2) will look to notch another win against BGMoney II, while Baker's Dirty Dozen (0-4) try to right the ship against Haskins our Savior!.

Matchup Timeline

  Boom Town   Baker's Dirty Dozen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gordon III racked up 118 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns as the Broncos beat the Jets 37-28. In doing so, he put up 25.8 points and nearly doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Boom Town this week. Next week, Gordon III will face the Patriots.
Melvin Gordon III

Top Player Comparison

Boom Town
Points
% of total points 170.2
1
Joe Mixon
RB
40.1
13.2
23.6%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
33.04
18.21
19.4%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
25.8
13.06
15.2%
4
Ronald Jones II
RB
14.8
11.87
8.7%
Baker's Dirty Dozen
Points
% of total points 120.4
1
Amari Cooper
WR
23.4
12.4
19.4%
2
Will Fuller V
WR
18.8
9.61
15.6%
3
Jerick McKinnon
RB
15.7
11.76
13%
4
Rodrigo Blankenship
K
14
7.84
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Melvin Gordon III had a 43-yard touchdown run for Boom Town, contributing to a 25.80-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was Boom Town who grabbed the lead, 137.16-90.70. Joe Mixon had a 34-yard touchdown run and a 23-yard touchdown run for Boom Town, while Ka'imi Fairbairn had a 50-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Will Fuller V had a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 43-yard catch for Baker's Dirty Dozen, while Amari Cooper had a 20-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Aaron Rodgers had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Boom Town on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Boom Town   Baker's Dirty Dozen

Game Notes

Most (7 of the 9) of the starters on Boom Town scored higher than their projected point totals.
Baker's Dirty Dozen lost despite five of their nine starters scoring higher than their points projection.
Boom Town had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Baker's Dirty Dozen.
Each team recorded its highest point totals of the year.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
Boom Town ranked 1st in the league in scoring this week, while Baker's Dirty Dozen ranked 3rd.
The 170.2 points scored by Boom Town are the 2nd-most in the league this year.
The matchup's 49.8-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Boom Town get the win, but they also covered the 1.74-point projected margin of victory.
Both of the wins for Boom Town have been blowout wins.
On the losing side, Amari Cooper recorded 23.4 points, the second-best score for a wide receiver this week.

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