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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
COVID Calamity
2-2 112.34
112.36
 
VS
proj
Raged Barbarians
99.7 2-2
130.28

Raged Barbarians fall short of expectations, succumb to COVID Calamity, 112.34-99.70

There's no way around it, Raged Barbarians underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as COVID Calamity came out on top with a 112.34-99.70 win. Raged Barbarians earned an 11.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but COVID Calamity held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by CeeDee Lamb, who caught 5 passes for 79 yards and 2 touchdowns for 22.7 points, and Derek Carr, who passed for 311 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 20 yards (22.44 points). Adam Thielen (8 Rec, 114 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Ezekiel Elliott (54 Rush Yds, 71 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Raged Barbarians in the loss. COVID Calamity (2-2) will look to maintain their momentum against Black Ice, while Raged Barbarians (2-2) will face off against Cowboy Dave in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  COVID Calamity   Raged Barbarians

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 128 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Ravens, Gibson put up 20.8 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.3-point projection and was much higher than his 12.35-point season scoring average. Gibson ranks #70 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Rams next week.
Antonio Gibson

Top Player Comparison

COVID Calamity
Points
% of total points 112.34
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
22.7
10.71
20.2%
2
Derek Carr
QB
22.44
18.21
20%
3
Antonio Gibson
RB
20.8
9.3
18.5%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
19.6
17.04
17.4%
Raged Barbarians
Points
% of total points 99.7
1
Adam Thielen
WR
22.2
13.25
22.3%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.5
20.32
16.5%
3
James Robinson
RB
12.7
13.17
12.7%
4
Matt Ryan
QB
12.4
20.63
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
CeeDee Lamb had a 43-yard touchdown catch for COVID Calamity, while Antonio Gibson had a 40-yard catch for the team, who trailed 73.80-62.00 after the early slate.

Points By Position

  COVID Calamity   Raged Barbarians

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. COVID Calamity scored less in this one (112.34) than their season average of 130.47.
We heard scoring helps you win. Raged Barbarians need some help then, averaging just 121.27 versus COVID Calamity's 130.47.
COVID Calamity see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Raged Barbarians (0).
COVID Calamity have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Raged Barbarians (17 vs 13).
Raged Barbarians have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (5) than COVID Calamity (3) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, COVID Calamity have outscored Raged Barbarians at QB, RB, and K this season.
The starters for COVID Calamity had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Raged Barbarians (0).
Don't worry Raged Barbarians, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

COVID Calamity
In a showdown between teams separated by just a game in the standings, COVID Calamity (2-2) take on Black Ice (1-3) in Week 5. COVID Calamity may need to shuffle the deck some with Aaron Jones and Allen Lazard out on bye in Week 5. Black Ice won't have Mason Crosby. Over the last three weeks, COVID Calamity have scored 141.29 points per game, while Black Ice have averaged 129.53 per contest.
Raged Barbarians
Coming up next week, sixth-place Raged Barbarians (2-2) will look to right the ship against 10th-place Cowboy Dave (1-3). Raged Barbarians might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Matthew Stafford and Marquez Valdes-Scantling out on bye next week. Cowboy Dave won't have Marvin Jones Jr..