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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
VanNoyDownBytheRiver
3-1 160.9
136.72
 
VS
proj
This Guy's the Limit
73.6 1-3
100.41

VanNoyDownBytheRiver top predictions, defeat This Guy's the Limit in 160.9-73.6 rout

VanNoyDownBytheRiver rose to the occasion, rolling to a 160.9-73.6 win over This Guy's the Limit, who fell short of projections. VanNoyDownBytheRiver pulled out to a 21.2-point lead on Thursday behind Melvin Gordon III (25.8 points) and never looked back. Drew Brees (18 points) and Stefon Diggs (17.5) were the leaders for This Guy's the Limit in defeat. VanNoyDownBytheRiver (3-1) will look to earn another W against Balding Eagles, while This Guy's the Limit (1-3) face Orlando City Bombers in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  VanNoyDownBytheRiver   This Guy's the Limit

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen was one of seven starters to overachieve for VanNoyDownBytheRiver this week. He scored 26.2 points (8 Rec, 114 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) against the Texans in Week 4 to beat his 16.12-point projection. Thielen ranks #31 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

VanNoyDownBytheRiver
Points
% of total points 160.9
1
Adam Thielen
WR
26.2
16.12
16.3%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
25.8
16.49
16%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
24.5
27.49
15.2%
4
Will Fuller V
WR
22.8
14.78
14.2%
This Guy's the Limit
Points
% of total points 73.6
1
Drew Brees
QB
18
21.47
24.5%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
17.5
16.94
23.8%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
16.4
18.34
22.3%
4
Cory Littleton
LB
8
8.03
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Melvin Gordon III had a 43-yard touchdown run for VanNoyDownBytheRiver, contributing to a 25.8-4.6 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, VanNoyDownBytheRiver boasted a 119.3-26.6 lead. Will Fuller V had a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 43-yard catch for VanNoyDownBytheRiver, while Russell Wilson had a 57-yard pass. Drew Brees made the highlight reel for This Guy's the Limit with a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Stefon Diggs had a 49-yard catch for This Guy's the Limit, who trailed 160.9-57.2 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  VanNoyDownBytheRiver   This Guy's the Limit

What If

VanNoyDownBytheRiver would have beaten nine other teams besides This Guy's the Limit this week.
This Guy's the Limit would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
VanNoyDownBytheRiver would be 3-1 if they played This Guy's the Limit every week.
Had they played each other last week, VanNoyDownBytheRiver would have been victorious over This Guy's the Limit 149.47-147.5.
VanNoyDownBytheRiver would be 1-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as This Guy's the Limit.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as VanNoyDownBytheRiver, This Guy's the Limit would be 1-2.
If VanNoyDownBytheRiver had played every team in the league each week, they would be 29-15.
If they played every team every week, This Guy's the Limit would be 15-29.

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