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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Vikes
3-1 124
125.97
 
VS
proj
Swagers81
96.5 2-2
117.97

Swagers81 come up short of expectations, succumb to Vikes in 124.0-96.5 rout

Swagers81 fell short of their projected point total, as Vikes cruised to a 124.0-96.5 win. Vikes earned a 16.9-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Dalvin Cook (29.6 points) and Ronald Jones II (15.8) and never let it go. Russell Wilson (21.9 points) and Mike Evans (19.2) were the leaders for Swagers81 in defeat. Vikes (3-1) will look to keep it rolling against Bad Ilaj, while Swagers81 (2-2) will face Lublin Packers in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Vikes   Swagers81

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cook was one of seven starters to overachieve for Vikes this week. He scored 29.6 points (130 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 16 Rec Yds) against the Texans in Week 4 to nearly double his 15.78-point projection. Cook ranks #9 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Dalvin Cook

Top Player Comparison

Vikes
Points
% of total points 124
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
29.6
15.78
23.9%
2
Ronald Jones II
RB
15.8
11.87
12.7%
3
Jerick McKinnon
RB
15.7
11.76
12.7%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
12.2
11.93
9.8%
Swagers81
Points
% of total points 96.5
1
Russell Wilson
QB
21.9
24.17
22.7%
2
Mike Evans
WR
19.2
11.61
19.9%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
17.9
16.51
18.5%
4
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
9.3
7.51
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Russell Wilson had a 57-yard pass for Swagers81, while Mike Evans had a 48-yard catch for the team, who trailed 92.1-75.2 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Jared Goff had a 55-yard touchdown pass for Vikes, helping the team to a 108.3-87.6 lead.

Points By Position

  Vikes   Swagers81

Game Notes

More than half (7 of the 12) of the starters on Vikes exceeded their projected point totals.
Swagers81 had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Vikes won despite having two starters (Calvin Ridley and Jason Pierre-Paul) score zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The defeat concludes a two-match winning streak for Swagers81.
Not only did Vikes win, but they also easily covered the 8-point forecasted margin of victory.
All three of the wins for Vikes have been blowout wins.

Next Week Preview

Vikes
Vikes (3-1) are set to take on Bad Ilaj (1-3) in Week 5. Each side has two players with byes next week, as Kenny Golladay and T.J. Hockenson are off for Vikes and D'Andre Swift and Marquez Valdes-Scantling for Bad Ilaj. Over the last three weeks, Vikes have put up 132.23 points per game, while Bad Ilaj have averaged only 102.15 per contest.
Swagers81
Looking ahead to Week 5, Swagers81 (2-2) are scheduled to take on Lublin Packers (3-1). Swagers81 might have to rearrange the deck a bit with Allen Lazard out on bye in Week 5. Lublin Packers will be without Matt Prater.