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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Nighthawks 11
1-3 110.1
109.71
 
VS
proj
Virginia Paradise 2
70.88 2-2
105.56

Virginia Paradise 2 succumb to Nighthawks 11 in 110.10-70.88 rout

There's no sugarcoating it, Virginia Paradise 2 underdelivered, at least based on projections, as Nighthawks 11 rolled to a 110.10-70.88 win. It didn't take long to learn who would lead the way in the matchup, as Nighthawks 11 nabbed a 30.77-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 42.8 points from Deshaun Watson (300 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Mark Andrews (3 Rec, 57 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Lamar Jackson (193 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 53 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Alvin Kamara (83 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 36 Rec Yds) led the charge for Virginia Paradise 2 in the loss. Nighthawks 11 (1-3) will look to get another W against Nuk Nasty, while Virginia Paradise 2 (2-2) face Duke Broncos#5 in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Nighthawks 11   Virginia Paradise 2

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 3 passes for 57 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Football Team, Andrews registered 16.35 points this week. His scoring output was 78.9% more than his 9.14-point projection and was much higher than his 9.58-point season scoring average. Andrews ranks #78 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Mark Andrews

Top Player Comparison

Nighthawks 11
Points
% of total points 110.1
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
26.45
23.97
24%
2
Mark Andrews
TE
16.35
9.14
14.9%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
12.25
14.53
11.1%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
11.1
10.77
10.1%
Virginia Paradise 2
Points
% of total points 70.88
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
28.08
25.37
39.6%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
13.45
15.16
19%
3
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
7.65
6.99
10.8%
4
Sam Sloman
K
5
9.66
7.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Nighthawks 11 owned an 81.95-51.18 lead. Deshaun Watson had a couple of 24-yard touchdown passes for Nighthawks 11, while Mark Andrews had a 25-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch. Lamar Jackson made the highlight reel for Virginia Paradise 2 with a 50-yard touchdown run and a 25-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Brandon Aiyuk had a 38-yard touchdown run for Nighthawks 11, helping the team to a 103.65-62.08 lead.

Points By Position

  Nighthawks 11   Virginia Paradise 2

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Nighthawks 11 scored more in this one (110.1) than their season average (101.58).
In dire times, at least Nighthawks 11 keep it close. They've been blown out less times than Virginia Paradise 2 (1 vs 2).
Nighthawks 11 should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Virginia Paradise 2 (3 vs 2).
By position, Nighthawks 11 have outscored Virginia Paradise 2 at QB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Nighthawks 11 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for Virginia Paradise 2 (3).
There's not much good to say about Virginia Paradise 2 this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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