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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Hakuna Matata
2-2 86.5
80.04
 
VS
proj
Gritz Blitz
78 2-2
93.33

Gritz Blitz come up short of projections, succumb to Hakuna Matata, 86.5-78.0

There's no way around it, Gritz Blitz didn't do their job, at least compared to projections, as Hakuna Matata staged a comeback for an 86.5-78.0 win. Trailing 74.0-67.5 heading into Monday night, Hakuna Matata charged back behind Za'Darius Smith, who made 8 tackles and recorded 3 sacks for 15 points, and Adrian Amos, who made 4 tackles (4 points). The Los Angeles Rams defense (24 points) and Melvin Gordon III (21) led the way for Gritz Blitz in defeat. Hakuna Matata (2-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against Can I Haz Touchdown?, while Gritz Blitz (2-2) attempt to right the ship against Warriors.

Matchup Timeline

  Hakuna Matata   Gritz Blitz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 154 yards from scrimmage and scoring 3 touchdowns against the Cowboys, Beckham Jr. registered 23 points this week. His scoring output nearly tripled his 7.74-point projection and was much higher than his 10-point season scoring average. Beckham Jr. ranks #37 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Odell Beckham Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Hakuna Matata
Points
% of total points 86.5
1
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
23
7.74
26.6%
2
Za'Darius Smith
LB
15
5.86
17.3%
3
Josh Allen
QB
14.5
10.02
16.8%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
12
12.42
13.9%
Gritz Blitz
Points
% of total points 78
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
24
19.86
30.8%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
21
9.18
26.9%
3
Jared Goff
QB
5
7.26
6.4%
4
Sam Sloman
K
5
8.28
6.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Melvin Gordon III had a 43-yard touchdown run for Gritz Blitz, contributing to a 21.0-0.0 lead for Gritz Blitz.
Sunday Early
Odell Beckham Jr. had a 50-yard touchdown run and a 37-yard touchdown catch for Hakuna Matata, while Jason Myers had a 55-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 40.0-35.0 after the early action.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Gritz Blitz who took the lead, 74.0-67.5. For Hakuna Matata, Josh Allen had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass. Jared Goff made the highlight reel for Gritz Blitz with a 55-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Hakuna Matata   Gritz Blitz

StatSmack

You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Hakuna Matata has left fewer points on the bench this season (254.5) than Gritz Blitz (283.5).
Hakuna Matata play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than Gritz Blitz (1).
Hakuna Matata should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Gritz Blitz (2 vs 1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Gritz Blitz - they’ve made more transactions (4) than Hakuna Matata (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Hakuna Matata have outscored Gritz Blitz at QB and RB this season.
Hakuna Matata has a higher average scoring margin (8) than Gritz Blitz this season (-3).
The starters for Hakuna Matata had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Gritz Blitz (2).
There's not much good to say about Gritz Blitz this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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