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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
1x League Champ
2-2 152.56
123.89
 
VS
proj
Golden Nuggets
122.78 2-2
138.27

1x League Champ knock Golden Nuggets from 1st place in 152.56-122.78 rout

1x League Champ cruised to a 152.56-122.78 win over Golden Nuggets, knocking them out of the top spot in 2020 Fantasy Football. 1x League Champ earned an early 28.80-point lead on Thursday. Golden Nuggets came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Dak Prescott (42.28 points) and Alvin Kamara (19.4). Unphased, 1x League Champ pulled it together later that afternoon, as Allen Robinson II (19.6 points) and Stefon Diggs (16.5) put them back ahead once and for all. 1x League Champ (2-2) will look to keep it rolling against Kyler and the gang, while Golden Nuggets (2-2) match up against Don Compalino’s Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  1x League Champ   Golden Nuggets

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 28.8 points, Gordon III nearly doubled his 14.73-point projection as the Broncos beat the Jets 37-28. He racked up 118 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on 1x League Champ this week. Gordon III will go up against the Patriots in Week 5.
Melvin Gordon III

Top Player Comparison

1x League Champ
Points
% of total points 152.56
1
Tom Brady
QB
35.46
20.91
23.2%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
28.8
14.73
18.9%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
19.6
14.99
12.8%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
16.5
15
10.8%
Golden Nuggets
Points
% of total points 122.78
1
Dak Prescott
QB
42.28
27.11
34.4%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
19.4
20.56
15.8%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
19.2
12.26
15.6%
4
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
10
12.53
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Melvin Gordon III had a 43-yard touchdown run for 1x League Champ, helping to stake the team to a 28.80-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Golden Nuggets had a 97.38-76.96 lead. For 1x League Champ, Tom Brady had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard pass. Dak Prescott had a 43-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for Golden Nuggets, while Mark Andrews had a 25-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Stefon Diggs had a 49-yard catch for 1x League Champ, while Daniel Carlson had a 54-yard field goal, helping 1x League Champ to a 136.86-112.78 lead.

Points By Position

  1x League Champ   Golden Nuggets

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on 1x League Champ exceeded their projected point totals.
Golden Nuggets had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
1x League Champ put up more points than their season scoring average (126.54) while Golden Nuggets fell short of theirs (145.33).
1x League Champ recorded more points than their projected total, while Golden Nuggets failed to reach their projection.
The defeat concludes a two-game winning streak for Golden Nuggets.
Both of the wins for 1x League Champ have been blowout wins.
A bright spot in the loss, Dak Prescott officially registered the fourth-highest scoring output for any signal-caller this season with 42.28 points.

Next Week Preview

1x League Champ
In a battle between teams sporting identical 2-2 records, 1x League Champ and Kyler and the gang will go head-to-head next week in an early-season matchup. Through four weeks of action, 1x League Champ have accumulated the fifth-most points in the league. Kyler and the gang (and their 134.87 points per game) are ranked second. Over the last two weeks, 1x League Champ have scored 156.22 points per game, while Kyler and the gang have averaged just 114.16 per contest.
Golden Nuggets
Looking ahead to Week 5, Golden Nuggets (2-2) will try to bounce back against Don Compalino’s Team (3-1). Four weeks into the season, Golden Nuggets have accumulated the most points in the league while Don Compalino’s Team (and their 111.54 points per game) are ranked eighth. Over the last three weeks, Golden Nuggets has scored 158.49 points per game, while Don Compalino’s Team has averaged just 116.57 per contest.