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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Raising Cardinals
2-2 149.2
134.61
 
VS
proj
NorthSiders
117.62 1-3
141.26

Raising Cardinals defeat NorthSiders in 149.20-117.62 runaway

Raising Cardinals beat their projected point total, rolling to a 149.20-117.62 win over NorthSiders, who fell short of projections. NorthSiders nabbed a 17.30-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Raising Cardinals after that. They were led by DJ Moore (8 Rec, 113 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and the Buffalo Bills defense (0 Pts Allowed, 109 Yds Allowed, 5 Turnovers). Saquon Barkley (27.1 points) and Josh Allen (21.02) led the charge for NorthSiders in defeat. Raising Cardinals (2-2) will look to maintain their momentum against Born Tua be wild, while NorthSiders (1-3) face Poldi Steelers in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Raising Cardinals   NorthSiders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bills defense was one of five starters to overachieve for Raising Cardinals this week. They scored 23 points (0 Pts Allowed, 109 Yds Allowed, 5 Turnovers) against the Texans in Week 4 to more-than-double their 9.32-point projection. The Bills defense ranks #57 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
The Buffalo Bills defense

Top Player Comparison

Raising Cardinals
Points
% of total points 149.2
1
DJ Moore
WR
27.9
14.47
18.7%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
23
9.32
15.4%
3
David Montgomery
RB
22.6
14.21
15.1%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
20.3
23.03
13.6%
NorthSiders
Points
% of total points 117.62
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
27.1
15.51
23%
2
Josh Allen
QB
21.02
25.94
17.9%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
16.3
12.59
13.9%
4
Randy Bullock
K
12
7.66
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Saquon Barkley had a 54-yard touchdown catch for NorthSiders, while Josh Allen had a 25-yard touchdown pass for the team, who trailed 115.90-97.02 after the early slate.

Points By Position

  Raising Cardinals   NorthSiders

What If

Raising Cardinals would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
NorthSiders would have lost to three other teams besides Raising Cardinals this week.
Raising Cardinals would be 4-0 if they played NorthSiders every week.
Raising Cardinals would have defeated NorthSiders 132.92-120.92 had they played each other last week.
Raising Cardinals would be 1-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as NorthSiders.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Raising Cardinals, NorthSiders would be 1-2.
If Raising Cardinals had played every team in the league each week, they would be 24-12.
If they played every team every week, NorthSiders would be 12-24.

Next Week Preview

Raising Cardinals
In a showdown between a pair of teams that are separated by only one game in the standings, Raising Cardinals (2-2) will face Born Tua be wild (1-3) in Week 5. After four weeks of action, Raising Cardinals have put up the second-most points in the league while Born Tua be wild (and their 108.22 points per game) are ranked last. Over the last three weeks, Raising Cardinals have put up 136.21 points per game, while Born Tua be wild have averaged only 110.62 per contest.
NorthSiders
On the docket for Week 5, ninth-place NorthSiders (1-3) will square off against fifth-place Poldi Steelers (2-2). Four weeks into the 2021 season, NorthSiders have posted the league's second-lowest point total while Poldi Steelers (and their 125.52 points per game) are ranked fifth. Over the last three weeks, NorthSiders has scored 120.5 points per game, while Poldi Steelers has averaged 133.93 per contest.