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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
wasp
2-2 187.38
142.71
 
VS
proj
Mean Machine
109.03 2-2
106.98

wasp beat expectations, knock off Mean Machine in 187.38-109.03 rout

wasp brought their A game and beat their projected point total, rolling to a 187.38-109.03 win over Mean Machine. Mean Machine got out to a 14.10-point lead on Thursday, but it was all wasp after that. They were led by Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 327 yards and 4 touchdowns for 57.08 points, and Dalvin Cook, who racked up 146 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (42.1 points). CeeDee Lamb (27.43 points) and Brian Hoyer (17.5) carried the flag for Mean Machine in defeat. wasp (2-2) will look to maintain their momentum against Cash Money, while Mean Machine (2-2) attempt to get back on track against Ridgemont Wolves.

Matchup Timeline

  wasp   Mean Machine

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Bills in Week 4, Carlson made all 3 of his FG attempts. In doing so, he put up 13 points to scored 61.3% higher than his 8.06-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on wasp this week. Next week, Carlson will face the Chiefs.
Daniel Carlson

Top Player Comparison

wasp
Points
% of total points 187.38
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
57.08
46.11
30.5%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
42.1
27.73
22.5%
3
Will Fuller V
WR
22.8
14.78
12.2%
4
Darren Waller
TE
15.8
15.94
8.4%
Mean Machine
Points
% of total points 109.03
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
27.43
12.91
25.2%
2
Brian Hoyer
QB
17.5
31.66
16.1%
3
Dalton Schultz
TE
17.2
10.68
15.8%
4
Jerry Jeudy
WR
14.1
13.95
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jerry Jeudy had a 48-yard touchdown catch for Mean Machine, contributing to a 14.10-0.00 lead for Mean Machine.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was wasp who claimed the lead, 87.40-69.23. For wasp, Will Fuller V had a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 43-yard catch. CeeDee Lamb had a 43-yard touchdown catch for Mean Machine, while Dalton Schultz had a 26-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Daniel Carlson had a 54-yard field goal for wasp, contributing to a 116.20-91.53 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Brandon Aiyuk had a 38-yard touchdown run for wasp to contribute to a 130.30-91.53 lead for the team.
Monday
Aaron Rodgers had a 21-yard touchdown pass for wasp on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  wasp   Mean Machine

What If

wasp would have beaten 17 other teams besides Mean Machine this week.
Mean Machine would have lost to 15 other teams besides wasp this week.
If they played Mean Machine every week, wasp would be 3-1 this season.
Last week, wasp would have topped Mean Machine 131.39-128.91.
wasp would be 2-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Mean Machine.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as wasp, Mean Machine would be 1-2.
If wasp had played every team in the league each week, they would be 47-29.
If they played every team every week, Mean Machine would be 34-42.

Next Week Preview

wasp
Two teams sporting identical 2-2 records, wasp and Cash Money are set to go head-to-head next week in an early-season matchup. Each team will have players with byes next week, as Matthew Stafford, Adrian Peterson, the Detroit Lions defense, and Bo Scarbrough are out for Cash Money and Aaron Rodgers and D'Andre Swift will take a seat for wasp. When it comes to scoring production, these two squads have almost been mirror images of each other lately. wasp have put up 147.26 points per game over the last three weeks, while Cash Money have averaged 146.93 per matchup over that same period.
Mean Machine
On the docket for Week 5, 13th-place Mean Machine (2-2) will take on fourth-place Ridgemont Wolves (3-1). Mean Machine may have to rearrange the deck a bit with AJ Dillon out on bye next week. Ridgemont Wolves won't have Aaron Jones.