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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Red Storm
3-1 199.58
186.83
 
VS
proj
Manager-less Team
131.54 2-2
162.33

Manager-less Team come up short of expectations, lose to Red Storm in 199.58-131.54 rout

There's no way around it, Manager-less Team dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as Red Storm cruised to a 199.58-131.54 win. There was very little drama in the matchup, as Red Storm nabbed a 62.54-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar performances from Tom Brady and Amari Cooper. Brady passed for 369 yards and 5 touchdowns for 74.78 points, while Cooper caught 12 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown (22.36 points). Matt Ryan (28.9 points) and Jared Goff (27.88) were the leaders for Manager-less Team in defeat. Red Storm (3-1) will look to keep it rolling against Michael Scott, while Manager-less Team (2-2) face off against Quarter Chubb in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Red Storm   Manager-less Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 11.97 points, Cooper nearly doubled that amount by scoring 22.36 points as the Cowboys lost to the Browns 49-38. He caught 12 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Red Storm this week. Cooper will go up against the Giants in Week 5.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Red Storm
Points
% of total points 199.58
1
Tom Brady
QB
74.78
42.73
37.5%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
40.72
52.43
20.4%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
22.36
11.97
11.2%
4
Justin Tucker
K
17
17.46
8.5%
Manager-less Team
Points
% of total points 131.54
1
Matt Ryan
QB
28.9
44.11
22%
2
Jared Goff
QB
27.88
44.47
21.2%
3
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
22.16
10.78
16.8%
4
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
18
13.48
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Red Storm had a 124.94-62.40 lead. Tom Brady had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard pass for Red Storm, while Amari Cooper had a 20-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Odell Beckham Jr. had a 50-yard touchdown run and a 37-yard touchdown catch for Manager-less Team, while Ka'imi Fairbairn had a 50-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Jared Goff had a 55-yard touchdown pass for Manager-less Team, who trailed 124.94-90.28 after the late slate.
Monday
Patrick Mahomes had a 45-yard pass for Red Storm on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Red Storm   Manager-less Team

Game Notes

Only three of the 10 starters on Red Storm exceeded their scoring projections.
Manager-less Team had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Manager-less Team could have used points from Davante Adams and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, as both put up goose eggs.
Red Storm put up more points than their season scoring average (191.94) while Manager-less Team fell short of theirs (175.67).
Red Storm recorded more points than their projected total, while Manager-less Team failed to reach their projection.
This loss snaps a two-game unbeaten streak for Manager-less Team.
Not only did Red Storm win, but they also easily covered the 24.5-point projected margin of victory.
Red Storm moves to (1-0) in blowout games this season, while Manager-less Team falls to (0-1).

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