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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
BuckeyeBall
3-1 176.26
131.53
 
VS
proj
Old Leather Balls
126.44 1-3
115.45

BuckeyeBall top Old Leather Balls for third straight win in 176.26-126.44 rout

BuckeyeBall extended their win streak to three games with an easy victory over Old Leather Balls, rolling to a 176.26-126.44 win. Old Leather Balls pulled out to a 1.50-point lead on Thursday, but it was all BuckeyeBall after that. They were led by Joe Mixon, who racked up 181 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns for 38.1 points, and Matthew Stafford, who passed for 206 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 21 yards (29.34 points). Gardner Minshew II (27.94 points) and Adam Thielen (18.2) did their part for Old Leather Balls in the loss. BuckeyeBall (3-1) will look to add to their success against Sandbagging, while Old Leather Balls (1-3) take on Cracklings in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  BuckeyeBall   Old Leather Balls

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Swift (22 Rush Yds, 30 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 11.2 points against the Saints in Week 4. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 4.57-point projection and was much higher than his 7.15-point season scoring average. Swift will face the Jaguars next week.
D'Andre Swift

Top Player Comparison

BuckeyeBall
Points
% of total points 176.26
1
Joe Mixon
RB
38.1
13.31
21.6%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
29.34
23.47
16.6%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
29.12
27.29
16.5%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
20.2
8.5
11.5%
Old Leather Balls
Points
% of total points 126.44
1
Gardner Minshew II
QB
27.94
22.49
22.1%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
18.2
10.37
14.4%
3
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
18
6.3
14.2%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
16.1
11.21
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Mixon had a 34-yard touchdown run and a 23-yard touchdown run for BuckeyeBall, while Kyler Murray had a 48-yard run, helping BuckeyeBall to a 136.56-70.84 lead.

Points By Position

  BuckeyeBall   Old Leather Balls

What If

BuckeyeBall would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Old Leather Balls would have lost to eight other teams besides BuckeyeBall this week.
BuckeyeBall would be 3-1 if they played Old Leather Balls every week.
BuckeyeBall would have defeated Old Leather Balls 145.2-133.92 had they played each other last week.
BuckeyeBall would be 2-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Old Leather Balls.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as BuckeyeBall, Old Leather Balls would be 2-1.
If BuckeyeBall had played every team in the league each week, they would be 52-16.
If they played every team every week, Old Leather Balls would be 35-33.

Next Week Preview

BuckeyeBall
Two squads with identical 3-1 records, BuckeyeBall and Sandbagging are set to go at it next in Week 5. Each of these teams will have multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 5, as Jamaal Williams, Jeff Okudah, and Marvin Jones Jr. are out for Sandbagging and Matthew Stafford and D'Andre Swift will sit for BuckeyeBall. Over the last three weeks, BuckeyeBall have put up 157.02 points per game, while Sandbagging have averaged just 130.79 per contest.
Old Leather Balls
Losing skids converge in Week 5 as 13th-place Old Leather Balls have now lost three consecutive games while the opposition, Cracklings, have dropped four straight. Old Leather Balls might have to shuffle the deck a bit with Allen Lazard out on bye next week. Cracklings will be without Aaron Jones.