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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Ga(y)iders
3-1 95.95
103.2
 
VS
proj
Jon Gruden
70.85 3-1
82.97

Ga(y)iders overtake Jon Gruden for top spot in 95.95-70.85 rout

Ga(y)iders overtook Jon Gruden in the standings, jumping into the No. 1 position in Raider Nation Football League with a convincing victory, rolling to a 95.95-70.85 win. There wasn't much drama in the matchup, as Ga(y)iders jumped out to a 46.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar performances from Dalvin Cook and Russell Wilson. Cook racked up 146 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 24.3 points, while Wilson passed for 360 yards and 2 touchdowns (16.25 points). Za'Darius Smith (8 Tackles, 3 Sacks) and CeeDee Lamb (5 Rec, 79 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) did their part for Jon Gruden in defeat. Ga(y)iders (3-1) will look to sustain their winning ways against Raiders Hell Hounds, while Jon Gruden (3-1) will try to get some positive momentum against Bloodlust.

Matchup Timeline

  Ga(y)iders   Jon Gruden

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Texans in Week 4, Cook scored 24.3 points to more-than-double his 10.21-point projection. He racked up 146 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Ga(y)iders this week. Next week, Cook will battle the Seahawks.
Dalvin Cook

Top Player Comparison

Ga(y)iders
Points
% of total points 95.95
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
24.3
10.21
25.3%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
16.25
21.37
16.9%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
14.85
6.53
15.5%
4
Mike Davis
RB
11.55
7.4
12%
Jon Gruden
Points
% of total points 70.85
1
Za'Darius Smith
LB
18.5
7.97
26.1%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.1
5.43
22.7%
3
Mark Ingram II
RB
7.85
5.6
11.1%
4
Matt Ryan
QB
5.25
15.04
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which Ga(y)iders became the proud owner of a 77.85-31.35 lead. Mark Andrews had a 25-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch for Ga(y)iders, while Russell Wilson had a 57-yard pass. CeeDee Lamb made the highlight reel for Jon Gruden with a 43-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Travis Kelce had a 45-yard catch for Jon Gruden.

Points By Position

  Ga(y)iders   Jon Gruden

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Ga(y)iders scored fewer points in this one (95.95) than their season average of 111.78.
We heard scoring helps you win. Ga(y)iders are doing a better job of that, averaging 111.78 versus Jon Gruden's 96.34.
Even the computers think Ga(y)iders have better players. Their projected average points is higher (101.68) than Jon Gruden (88.57).
Once Ga(y)iders put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Jon Gruden (3 vs 0).
By position, Ga(y)iders have outscored Jon Gruden at QB, RB, TE, and K this season.
Ga(y)iders don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 26 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Ga(y)iders had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Jon Gruden (2).
Don't worry Jon Gruden, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Ga(y)iders
Hey, football is all about exploiting the mismatches. With some monster yardage production from our running backs, our team really made that happen this week. Our three backfield starters put up 86 more yards from scrimmage than the RBs of Jon Gruden (271 total yards to 185), as we ultimately doubled up them at the position (36.55 points to 17.25).
Jon Gruden
Jon Gruden may find it tough to complain about lack of opportunities this past week. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) were targeted a healthy 25 times in Week 4. With only 15 total catches, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.