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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Mississippi
2-2 454.99
458.11
 
VS
proj
Bill's Quality
399.97 2-2
454.18

Bill's Quality come up short of projections, lose to Mississippi, 454.99-399.97

Bill's Quality were unable to rise to the occasion, as Mississippi emerged victorious with a 454.99-399.97 win. Mississippi jumped out to a 169.62-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 128.88 points from Amari Cooper (12 Rec, 134 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Justin Herbert (290 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 14 Rush Yds) and never looked back. Derek Carr (311 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 20 Rush Yds) and CeeDee Lamb (5 Rec, 79 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) did their part for Bill's Quality in the loss. Mississippi (2-2) will look to keep it rolling against Lance Harbor, while Bill's Quality (2-2) take on Word in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Mississippi   Bill's Quality

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooper was one of seven starters to overachieve for Mississippi this week. He scored 71.8 points (12 Rec, 134 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) against the Browns in Week 4 to beat his 39.81-point projection. Cooper ranks #29 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Mississippi
Points
% of total points 454.99
1
Amari Cooper
WR
71.8
39.81
15.8%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
57.08
42.95
12.5%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
54.8
35.58
12%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
54.18
55.55
11.9%
Bill's Quality
Points
% of total points 399.97
1
Derek Carr
QB
65.23
50.23
16.3%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
49.38
27.87
12.3%
3
Drew Brees
QB
45.03
51.53
11.3%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
33.2
39.39
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was Mississippi who owned the lead, 359.01-189.39. Will Fuller V had a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 43-yard catch for Mississippi, while Justin Herbert had a 72-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Mark Andrews had a 25-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch for Bill's Quality, while Drew Brees had a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Travis Kelce had a 45-yard catch for Mississippi on Monday night en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Mississippi   Bill's Quality

Game Notes

Mississippi emerged victorious despite the fact that only seven of their 19 starters exceeded their projected scores.
Bill's Quality had only six of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
Bill's Quality can partially blame the loss on Jamal Adams, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
The loss snaps a two-match winning streak for Bill's Quality.
Not only did Mississippi get the win, but they also easily covered the 3.93-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Derek Carr scored 65.23 points, the top overall score of any player on Bill's Quality this season.

Coach Talk

Mississippi
Props to you, Mississippi. Nice work deploying a lineup that nearly recorded 455 points this past week. Let's take this win in stride, tip our cap to the GM of Bill's Quality, and continue on our way towards a fantasy title.
Bill's Quality
Luckily, this week's problem is pretty easy to spot, Bill's Quality. Going with Jamal Adams in a tough fantasy matchup... let's use this as an opportunity to get better and all agree that it's not going to happen again?