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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Ruffian's
2-2 136.52
144.37
 
VS
proj
M.A.S.K.
135.64 2-2
128.59

Ruffian's beat M.A.S.K. in 136.52-135.64 battle

Despite identical records, M.A.S.K. held a significant season point advantage over Ruffian's coming into this one (566-422). But the trend wouldn't continue this week with Ruffian's squeaking by for a 136.52-135.64 win. M.A.S.K. had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they came up short. Ruffian's led 128.52-115.40 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 20.24 points from Patrick Mahomes on Monday night for M.A.S.K.. Joe Mixon (37.6 points) and Teddy Bridgewater (27.24) did the heavy lifting for Ruffian's in the victory. Ruffian's (2-2) will look to get another win against Titansfan, while M.A.S.K. (2-2) match up against Coolrunnings in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Ruffian's   M.A.S.K.

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Chargers in Week 4, Howard caught 3 passes for 50 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 11.75 points and nearly doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Ruffian's this week. In Week 5, Howard and the Buccaneers will square off against the Bears.
O.J. Howard

Top Player Comparison

Ruffian's
Points
% of total points 136.52
1
Joe Mixon
RB
37.6
13.99
27.5%
2
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
27.24
18.6
20%
3
O.J. Howard
TE
11.75
6.09
8.6%
4
Mark Ingram II
RB
9.95
9.03
7.3%
M.A.S.K.
Points
% of total points 135.64
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
24.3
13.99
17.9%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20.24
25.25
14.9%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
19.1
9.57
14.1%
4
Brandon McManus
K
18
7.79
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Brandon McManus had a 54-yard field goal and a 53-yard field goal for M.A.S.K., while Melvin Gordon III had a 43-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 47.05-0.00 lead for M.A.S.K..
Sunday Early
Joe Mixon had a 34-yard touchdown run and a 23-yard touchdown run for Ruffian's, while O.J. Howard had a 28-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 109.54-108.40 lead for Ruffian's.
Monday
Patrick Mahomes had a 45-yard pass for M.A.S.K..

Points By Position

  Ruffian's   M.A.S.K.

Game Notes

Ruffian's won despite the fact that only five of their 16 starting players scored higher than their point projections.
M.A.S.K. had only six of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
M.A.S.K. could have used points from Chris Jones and Diontae Johnson, as both put up goose eggs.
Ruffian's put up more points than their season scoring average (105.35) while M.A.S.K. fell short of theirs (141.35).
Ruffian's emerged victorious despite scoring fewer points than projected, while M.A.S.K. exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 0.88-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The win concludes a two-game losing streak for Ruffian's, while the loss brings an end to a two-game winning streak for M.A.S.K..
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Ruffian's. They got the win, but did not cover the 15.78-point projected margin of victory.
Ruffian's moves to (1-0) in close games this year, while M.A.S.K. falls to (0-1).
On the losing side, Melvin Gordon III (24.3 points) posted the third-highest score for a RB this week.

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