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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Elephants Can’t Swim
1-3 86.74
106.79
 
VS
proj
Shake and Bake
71.7 1-3
106.78

Elephants Can’t Swim hand Shake and Bake third consecutive loss, 86.74-71.70

Elephants Can’t Swim earned an 86.74-71.70 win to hand Shake and Bake their third straight loss. Shake and Bake grabbed a 13.90-point lead on Thursday, but Elephants Can’t Swim held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Adam Thielen (8 Rec, 114 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Drew Brees (246 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). Jamison Crowder (13.9 points) and Jared Goff (11.7) were the leaders for Shake and Bake in the loss. Elephants Can’t Swim (1-3) will look to sustain their winning ways against Slammers, while Shake and Bake (1-3) try to get back in the win column against General Monkey.

Matchup Timeline

  Elephants Can’t Swim   Shake and Bake

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown against the Texans, Thielen recorded 22.2 points this week. His scoring output was 67.5% more than his 13.25-point projection and was higher than his 16.4-point season scoring average. Thielen ranks #31 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Elephants Can’t Swim
Points
% of total points 86.74
1
Adam Thielen
WR
22.2
13.25
25.6%
2
Drew Brees
QB
16.54
19.08
19.1%
3
Robby Anderson
WR
13.9
12.28
16%
4
Devonta Freeman
RB
8.8
8.79
10.1%
Shake and Bake
Points
% of total points 71.7
1
Jamison Crowder
WR
13.9
11.9
19.4%
2
Jared Goff
QB
11.7
20.39
16.3%
3
David Johnson
RB
10.2
14.14
14.2%
4
Mark Ingram II
RB
10.2
9.41
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Drew Brees had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Elephants Can’t Swim, contributing to a 57.54-41.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Jared Goff had a 55-yard touchdown pass for Shake and Bake, who trailed 79.14-59.60 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  Elephants Can’t Swim   Shake and Bake

StatSmack

Shake and Bake are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last three matchups.
By position, Elephants Can’t Swim have outscored Shake and Bake at WR this season.
Don't worry Shake and Bake, 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

Elephants Can’t Swim
In a showdown between teams separated by just a game in the standings, Elephants Can’t Swim (1-3) are set to square off against Slammers (2-2) in Week 5. Through four weeks of action, Elephants Can’t Swim are ranked 14th in points scored, while Slammers have tallied the seventh-highest point total in 16 Team Dynasty league. Over the last three weeks, Elephants Can’t Swim have put up 78.18 points per game, while Slammers have averaged 107.92 per contest.
Shake and Bake
On the docket for Week 5, 11th-place Shake and Bake (1-3) are due to take on fourth-place General Monkey (3-1). Shake and Bake may have to rearrange the deck some with Jordan Love out on bye next week. Through four weeks of action, Shake and Bake have put up the 10th-most points in the league. General Monkey (117.2 PPG) are ranked third.