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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Cooking with Defense
3-1 218.76
212.28
 
VS
proj
Thats Weird
86.84 0-4
116.17

Cooking with Defense hand Thats Weird fourth straight loss in 218.76-86.84 rout

Cooking with Defense cruised to a 218.76-86.84 win to hand Thats Weird their fourth consecutive loss to open the season. Thats Weird took a 2.50-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Cooking with Defense after that. They were led by Kyler Murray (133 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 78 Rush Yds) and Gardner Minshew II (351 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). Patrick Mahomes (236 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 28 Rush Yds) and Will Fuller V (6 Rec, 108 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Thats Weird in the loss. Cooking with Defense (3-1) will look to keep it rolling against g-men, while Thats Weird (0-4) try to get their first victory against The Soulja.

Matchup Timeline

  Cooking with Defense   Thats Weird

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Andrews was one of 10 starters to overachieve for Cooking with Defense this week. He scored 17.7 points (3 Rec, 57 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) against the Football Team in Week 4 to beat his 9.65-point projection. Andrews ranks #78 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Mark Andrews

Top Player Comparison

Cooking with Defense
Points
% of total points 218.76
1
Kyler Murray
QB
46.12
39.31
21.1%
2
Gardner Minshew II
QB
37.94
31.63
17.3%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
17.7
9.65
8.1%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
17.1
14.99
7.8%
Thats Weird
Points
% of total points 86.84
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
33.24
46.89
38.3%
2
Will Fuller V
WR
16.8
9.61
19.3%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
7.9
13.54
9.1%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
6.2
9.62
7.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was Cooking with Defense who grabbed the lead, 164.26-34.70. Mark Andrews had a 25-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch for Cooking with Defense, while Kyler Murray had a 48-yard run. Will Fuller V made the highlight reel for Thats Weird with a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 43-yard catch.
Monday
Patrick Mahomes had a 45-yard pass for Thats Weird.

Points By Position

  Cooking with Defense   Thats Weird

Game Notes

Cooking with Defense had 10 of their 19 starters exceed their projected points.
Thats Weird had only three of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Thats Weird even trying this week? They started eight players who scored zero points.
Cooking with Defense put up more points than their season scoring average (195.5) while Thats Weird fell short of theirs (111.59).
Cooking with Defense scored more points than their projected total, while Thats Weird fell shy of their projection.
The 218.76 points scored by Cooking with Defense are the 3rd-most in the league this year.
The matchup's 131.92-point margin is the largest in the league this season.
Not only did Cooking with Defense get the win, but they also covered the 96.11-point predicted margin of victory.
All three of the wins for Cooking with Defense have been blowout wins.

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