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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Steel Reign
1-3 163.3
144.98
 
VS
proj
Mutinous Apes
81.5 2-2
159.19

Steel Reign knock off Mutinous Apes in 163.3-81.5 rout

Steel Reign exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 163.3-81.5 win over Mutinous Apes, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to figure out who would lead the way in this one, as Steel Reign grabbed a 75.9-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding performances from Dak Prescott and Chris Carson. Prescott passed for 502 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 12 yards for 50.3 points, while Carson racked up 100 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (25 points). Matthew Stafford (206 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 21 Rush Yds) and Jonathan Taylor (68 Rush Yds, 11 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Mutinous Apes in the loss. Steel Reign (1-3) will look to maintain their momentum against Hooligans, while Mutinous Apes (2-2) will attempt to right the ship against Brewmasters.

Matchup Timeline

  Steel Reign   Mutinous Apes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Prescott was one of six starters to overachieve for Steel Reign this week. He scored 50.3 points (502 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 12 Rush Yds) against the Browns in Week 4 to beat his 32.2-point projection. Prescott ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Dak Prescott

Top Player Comparison

Steel Reign
Points
% of total points 163.3
1
Dak Prescott
QB
50.3
32.2
30.8%
2
Chris Carson
RB
25
15.93
15.3%
3
Jerick McKinnon
RB
22.7
15.8
13.9%
4
DeVante Parker
WR
21
15.66
12.9%
Mutinous Apes
Points
% of total points 81.5
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
30.4
25.83
37.3%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
8.9
15.85
10.9%
3
Justin Tucker
K
8
10.96
9.8%
4
Julio Jones
WR
7.2
19.19
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Steel Reign who emerged with the lead, 122.4-46.5. For Steel Reign, Dak Prescott had a 43-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass. Matthew Stafford made the highlight reel for Mutinous Apes with a 50-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Brandon Aiyuk had a 38-yard touchdown run for Steel Reign, helping the team to a 163.3-65.3 lead.

Points By Position

  Steel Reign   Mutinous Apes

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Steel Reign scored more in this matchup (163.3) than their season average (149.13).
We heard scoring helps you win. Steel Reign are doing a better job of that, averaging 149.13 versus Mutinous Apes's 136.55.
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Mutinous Apes has left more points on the bench this season (269.25) than Steel Reign (120.2).
Steel Reign should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Mutinous Apes (3 vs 2).
Steel Reign have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Mutinous Apes (24 vs 14).
Mutinous Apes have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than Steel Reign (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Steel Reign have outscored Mutinous Apes at QB, RB, and DEF this season.
The starters for Steel Reign had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Mutinous Apes (1).
There's not much good to say about Mutinous Apes this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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