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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Team Tadlock
2-2 149.85
143.46
 
VS
proj
Orange bloods
143.75 0-4
150.04

Team Tadlock hand Orange bloods fourth straight loss, 149.85-143.75

Team Tadlock secured a 149.85-143.75 win to hand Orange bloods their fourth consecutive loss to open the season. Team Tadlock nabbed an early 4.60-point lead on Thursday. Orange bloods came back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by Devin Singletary (18.6 points) and Nelson Agholor (14.4). Not to be deterred, Team Tadlock rallied later that night, as Carson Wentz (25.35 points) and Kendrick Bourne (6.3) put them back in the lead for good. Team Tadlock (2-2) will look to get another win against Rooster's, while Orange bloods (0-4) face off against GreatPlainsDrifters in an effort to get their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  Team Tadlock   Orange bloods

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen scored 26.2 points against the Texans in Week 4 to beat his 16.12-point projection. He caught 8 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Team Tadlock this week. Next week, Thielen will battle the Seahawks.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Team Tadlock
Points
% of total points 149.85
1
Adam Thielen
WR
26.2
16.12
17.5%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
25.35
22.11
16.9%
3
Will Fuller V
WR
22.8
14.78
15.2%
4
DeVante Parker
WR
21
15.66
14%
Orange bloods
Points
% of total points 143.75
1
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB
24.45
24.4
17%
2
Mike Davis
RB
22.1
15.95
15.4%
3
Scotty Miller
WR
19.3
11.06
13.4%
4
Devin Singletary
RB
18.6
13.88
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Team Tadlock who grabbed the lead, 100.50-95.85. Will Fuller V had a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 43-yard catch for Team Tadlock, while Mark Andrews had a 25-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Scotty Miller had a 44-yard catch for Orange bloods, while Danny Amendola had a 50-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Carson Wentz had a 42-yard touchdown pass for Team Tadlock, helping the team to a 149.85-135.75 lead.

Points By Position

  Team Tadlock   Orange bloods

StatSmack

Team Tadlock must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (149.85) than their season average (131.96).
Orange bloods would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last four matchups.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Team Tadlock (2-2) have a better record than Orange bloods (0-4).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Team Tadlock has left fewer points on the bench this season (123.6) than Orange bloods (328.95).
Team Tadlock play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than Orange bloods (2).
Team Tadlock should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Orange bloods (1 vs 0).
Orange bloods have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Team Tadlock (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Team Tadlock have outscored Orange bloods at WR, TE, and DEF this season.
The starters for Team Tadlock had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Orange bloods (2).
There's not much good to say about Orange bloods this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Team Tadlock
Two teams sporting matching 2-2 records, Team Tadlock and Rooster's will each aim for their third win next in Week 5. Each team will have players on bye next week, as Aaron Rodgers, AJ Dillon, and Jace Sternberger are off for Rooster's and Matt Prater and Kerryon Johnson will get the week off for Team Tadlock. Over the last three weeks, Team Tadlock have scored 127.72 points per game, while Rooster's have averaged 142.08 per contest.
Orange bloods
On the docket for Week 5, 13th-place Orange bloods (0-4) will look to right the ship versus fourth-place GreatPlainsDrifters (3-1). Orange bloods may have to shuffle the deck some with Danny Amendola out on bye next week. GreatPlainsDrifters won't have the Green Bay Packers defense or Davante Adams.