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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
London Gentlemen
2-2 119.5
100.7
 
VS
proj
Shark bait
74 1-3
73.98

London Gentlemen defeat Shark bait in 119.5-74.0 rout

Despite similar records, London Gentlemen held a significant season point advantage over Shark bait coming into this one (427-294), and they lived up to their reputation with a convincing victory, cruising to a 119.5-74.0 win. London Gentlemen grabbed a 3.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Dak Prescott (21.5 points) and Terry McLaurin (13) and never gave it up. Joe Mixon (151 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 30 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Adam Thielen (8 Rec, 114 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Shark bait in the loss. London Gentlemen (2-2) will look to earn another win against KC Chiefs 0-4 Start, while Shark bait (1-3) match up against Philly Phresh in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  London Gentlemen   Shark bait

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Prescott passed for 502 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 12 yards as the Cowboys lost to the Browns 49-38. In doing so, he put up 21.5 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on London Gentlemen this week. In Week 5, Prescott and the Cowboys will battle the Giants.
Dak Prescott

Top Player Comparison

London Gentlemen
Points
% of total points 119.5
1
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
27
17.91
22.6%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
21.5
9.94
18%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
13
7.46
10.9%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
13
8.65
10.9%
Shark bait
Points
% of total points 74
1
Joe Mixon
RB
29
8.23
39.2%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
14
8.01
18.9%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
13
17.77
17.6%
4
Wil Lutz
K
5
9.51
6.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, London Gentlemen emerged with a 71.5-68.0 lead. For London Gentlemen, Dak Prescott had a 43-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass. Joe Mixon made the highlight reel for Shark bait with a 34-yard touchdown run and a 23-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  London Gentlemen   Shark bait

Game Notes

Six of the 12 starters on London Gentlemen scored higher than their projected point totals.
Shark bait had only three of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Shark bait even trying this week? They started four players who scored zero points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The 119.5 points scored by London Gentlemen are the 4th-most in the league this year.
The matchup's 45.5-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did London Gentlemen win, but they also covered the 26.72-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, London Gentlemen moves to (1-2), while Shark bait falls to (1-2).
A bright spot in the loss, Joe Mixon officially registered the 5th-best overall point total in the league this season with 29 points.

Next Week Preview

London Gentlemen
Week 5 will feature two teams heading in different directions, as London Gentlemen (2-2) enter Week 5 on a two-game winning streak, while their opponent (KC Chiefs 0-4 Start, 0-4), have recorded four straight defeats. Four weeks into the 2020 campaign, London Gentlemen have tallied the second-most points in the league while KC Chiefs 0-4 Start (86.5 PPG) are ranked seventh. Over the last three weeks, London Gentlemen have put up 115.5 points per game, while KC Chiefs 0-4 Start have averaged just 92.33 per contest.
Shark bait
Coming up next week, 10th-place Shark bait (1-3) will square off against sixth-place Philly Phresh (2-2). Shark bait might need to shuffle the deck a bit with D'Andre Swift, Jamal Agnew, and Jonathan Garvin out on bye next week. Philly Phresh won't have Mason Crosby.